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RED Conference: Session 1

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The Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association is co-sponsoring a series of webinars about Racial and Ethnic Disparity (RED), which are presented by the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative group in Omaha. Tomorrow, July 22, the first session will be presented on.

Session 1: Reducing Racial Disparities in Juvenile Detention with Effective and Innovative Alternatives to Detention, presented by Opal West from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will be streamed Wednesday, July 22, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CDT.

This conference is free to people who work with young people and families in the juvenile justice system. To attend the conference and view the webinar, you can download the app at this link.

Free Webinar: Youth Drug Use in Nebraska

The Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association is hosting a free webinar discussing drug trends among youth in Nebraska. Officer Jermaine Galloway—also known as the Tall Cop—will teach participants how to recognize individuals who are using drugs or alcohol, along with:

  • Popular drug items

  • Over the counter drug use

  • New vape trends

  • Marijuana concentrates

  • Products found in recent community scans

  • And more!

The webinar will be held electronically on June 3, 2020, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM central time. To learn more about attending the webinar, please click here. The NJJA also recommends downloading the app to attend the webinar, since it offers more ways to participate than the in-browser application.