Success, Failures and the Way Back Home

Performance-based Standards (PbS) mentor Stephen has been working directly with three young people selected for the J. Russell “Russ” Jennings Scholarship Award. He reflects on his experiences as he mentors them through their pursuit of education while incarcerated or transitioning out of a facility.

This podcast episode features a discussion between Stephen and two of his mentees about their experiences with success, failures and much more.

PbS measures and monitors facility practices by collecting and reporting data from administrative records and survey responses from youths, staff and families to provide a holistic picture of the conditions and quality of life in residential facilities, highlights the practices that are effective in promoting youths’ healthy maturation and identifies those that are not. PbS data is reported every April and October.  PbS trains staff to use the information to change practices and support reforms implementing the adolescent development approach.

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