Contact Us

State of Alaska
Dept of Health & Social Services
Division of Juvenile Justice
240 Main Street, Suite 701
P.O. Box 110635
Juneau, AK 99811-0635

Email: Hss.djj@alaska.gov
Tel: (907) 465-2212
Fax: (907) 465-2333

For additional information, please contact:

DMC Coordinator
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
Angelina Ahrens
PO Box 110635
Juneau, AK 99811-0635
(907) 465-3855
Angelina.Ahrens@alaska.gov

DMC Workgroup Chair
Alaska Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Barbara Tyndall
PO Box 82977
Fairbanks, AK 99708
(907) 488-1433
btbt48 @ gmail.com

DMC Training and Additional Resources

Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice

The Alaska DJJ DMC Coordinator offers training and technical assistance, in addition to AJJAC members offering DMC presentations in local communities.

The Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), in conjunction with the Alaska Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (AJJAC), provides training on DMC issues in the juvenile justice system.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention

The federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) offers free DMC reduction tools, including a technical assistance manual and best practices database, at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/dmc/index.html.

Coalition for Juvenile Justice

The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) hosts national DMC training conferences. Information at www.juvjustice.org.

Anne E. Casey Foundation

The Casey Foundation established the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), which includes training and technical assistance to reduce racial disparities in secure confinement. Information at www.aecf.org.

W. Haywood Burns Institute

The Burns Institute works intensively with communities to reduce the overrepresentation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system. Information at www.burnsinstitute.org/article.php?id=56.