Trauma’s impact in juvenile justice cases focus of webinar, June 30

The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan’s Juvenile Justice &?School Safety Training Project will present “Trauma and its Impact in Juvenile Justice Cases: Guidance for Prosecutors” online Monday, June 30, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Leading the webinar will be Dr. Carly Baetz, a clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Psychology Department at Purdue University Northwest.  She is currently based in Chicago and also holds a faculty appointment in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She was the project director and principal investigator on a federally funded grant (SAMHSA) to expand trauma-informed services in New York City juvenile detention facilities and has more than a decade of experience working with youth and families in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. 

Baetz’s current work focuses on treating youth with histories of trauma exposure who are impacted by the juvenile legal system, conducting research on the implementation of trauma-informed practices in the juvenile legal system, and providing trauma-informed training and consultation to juvenile legal system professionals. Prior to becoming a psychologist, Baetz represented youth in child protective and juvenile delinquency cases as a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice in New York, NY.

There is no charge to attend this webinar, but advance registration is required by June 29. To register, prosecutors and APAs should visit https://michiganprosecutor.org and click on “Training Calendar.”