Performance-based Standards (PbS) is very pleased to announce Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility in Miles City, MT as one of the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award in the correction category. Pine Hills was selected as a finalist for their trauma-informed approaches to improving safety. Staff concerns and other factors, such as a lack of trauma-informed t ...
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Ramey-Estep Homes Residential Services Named Finalist for the 2019 Barbara Allen-Hagen Award
Performance-based Standards (PbS) is very pleased to announce Ramey-Estep Homes Residential Services in Rush, KY as one of the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award in the community residential category. Ramey-Estep was selected as a finalist for their trauma-informed plan to improve youth safety and relationships with staff. Results from the April 2018 data col ...
Congratulations to the 2019 PbS Kids Got Talent Contest Finalists
The PbS Kids Got Talent Contest launched in 2015 to challenge the field to extend their commitment to treating all youths in custody as one of our own. The contest also provides youths with the opportunity to compete for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to perform before a live audience. The PbS team is very grateful for the 378 entries received since the contest began, ...
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center Named Finalist for the 2019 Barbara Allen-Hagen Award
Performance-based Standards (PbS) is very pleased to announce Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center (FPJDC) in Covington, LA as one of the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award in the detention category. FPJDC was selected as a finalist for their comprehensive plan to reduce staff turnover to improve their direct care staff to youth ratio. The PbS team at F ...
Juvenile Corrections Center- St. Anthony Named Finalist for the 2019 Barbara Allen-Hagen Award
Performance-based Standards (PbS) is very pleased to announce Juvenile Corrections Center- St. Anthony (JCCSA) in St. Anthony, ID as one of the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award in the correction category. JCCSA was selected as a finalist for improving mental health programming to reduce restraint use, injuries and youth fear for safety. The PbS team at JCCS ...
Reducing Isolation, A Report on the Key Findings of National Isolation Data
This June 2019 report highlights key findings on the use of isolation and room confinement including historical trends and changes in PbS data. Reducing Isolation, A Report on the Key Findings of National Isolation Data ...
Congratulations to the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Finalists
Performance-based Standards (PbS) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award. PbS received 24 applications from youth correction, detention, assessment and community residential facilities and programs in 15 states describing how they improved conditions of confinement and the quality of life for youths and staff and exemplified PbS’ vision th ...
Inspiration and Appreciation: Celebrating Juvenile Justice Staff, Youth at CJCA and PbS Awards Night
The night’s refrain of support and appreciation for the work juvenile justice professionals do every day continued in a funny and touching way with the PbS Kids Got Talent Group Performance winning video, created by eight youths from Snowden Cottage in Delaware. They produced a news team complete with green screen and intro jingle to give advice from youths to both youths and s ...
Implementing Trauma-Informed Principles and Practices: What Staff, Youth and Families Say
This issue brief explores the perceptions of youth, staff and families regarding the implementation of trauma-informed principles and practices.
PbS Perspective July 2017
PbS Perspective July 2017 provides a snapshot of data from the April 2017 collection in areas related to family engagement.