We support juvenile justice programs to implement state-of-the-science screening and assessment for behavioral health, forensic mental health, and risk management needs.
National Youth Screening & Assessment Partners (NYSAP) provides juvenile justice programs with technical assistance, research, and expert clinical consulting.
Our team of experts works to support juvenile justice decisions that are consistent with the health and positive development of youth as well as community interests.
Our Services
We collaborate exclusively with juvenile justice agencies and their partners to provide focused technical assistance in three key areas:
Juvenile
Competence
Evaluating youths’ competence to stand trial and providing competency remediation services
Risk Assessment & Case Planning
Implementing risk screening and assessment with case planning to improve youths’ likelihood of success
Behavioral Health
Screening
Screening for behavioral (mental) health problems, including trauma symptoms
Other Specialized Services
Critical Intervention
Mapping
Identifying and resolving service gaps for legally involved youth
Mental Health Training for Juvenile Justice (MHT-JJ)
Increasing staff capacity to work with youth with behavioral health needs
Crisis Intervention Teams for Youth (CIT-Y) Training
Improving interactions between law enforcement and youth experiencing behavioral health crises
Support for Each Phase of Implementation
Having served hundreds of juvenile justice programs nationwide, we know there are no “one-size-fit-all” solutions. Our partners collaborate with you to understand the specific screening and assessment needs of your program.
We employ the empirically supported methods of implementation science to assist programs with all phases of developing screening and assessment procedures.
Selection
selecting screening and assessment instruments and methods
Development
developing program policies for use of screening and assessment
Training
training staff in proper use of the screening and assessment methods
Implementation
putting practices in place to assure sustained practices with fidelity
Our Team
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![Dr. Gina Vincent professional headshot]()
Gina Vincent, PhD
Partner
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Ivan Kruh, PhD
Partner
Director of Juvenile Comptence Services -
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Thomas Grisso, PhD
Partner
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![Headshot of Keith Cruise wearing a blue suit and red tie with a blurry green foliage background]()
Keith Cruise, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health Screening Services
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![Headshot of Amy Thornton wearing a gray cardigan]()
Amy Thornton, BS
Administrative Support
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![Headshot of Alexis Kirkland wearing a white collared shirt]()
Alexis Kirkland, BA
Training Coordinator
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![Headshot of Cassandra Beinemann with a black short sleeve shirt]()
Cassandra (Jo) Beinemann, MA
Risk Assessment Support
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Kelly Clement, MS
Risk Assessment & Case Planning
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![Headshot of Elizabeth Fritz with a black suit jacket]()
Elizabeth (Beth) Fritz, MS
Risk Assessment & Case Planning
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![Headshot of Karli Keator wearing a black shirt]()
Karli J. Keator, M.P.H.
Critical Intervention Mapping & Behavioral Health Screening
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![Headshot of Kathleen Kemp wearing a dark green shirt]()
Kathleen Kemp, PhD
Cross-Service Expertise
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![Headshot of Christina Riggs Romaine wearing a white shirt]()
Christina Riggs Romaine, PhD
Juvenile Competence & Risk Assessment
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