A session presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference (Session B1). Connection with youth is integral to enhancing both safety and accountability for individual youth and communities as a whole. There is a growing need for digital engagement to enhance Tribal Youth Program and Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court efforts, especially in times that require social distancing. This session focused on how communities can engage with youth through a variety of digital channels to ensure that tribal youth programs have the capacity to provide avenues for innovative programming. The session included grantee community examples that exhibit ways in which digital engagement broadens access to services. A variety of digital platforms and strategies for virtual interactions that allow for prevention and intervention to transcend challenges of space and time are explored.
Resource Files:
- Digital Smoke Signals: Using Technology as a Tool for Engagement Session PowerPoint
- Digital Smoke Signals: Using Technology as a Tool for Engagement Session Resource List
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Presenter Name:
Tasha Fridia, Tribal Law and Policy Institute, Angey Rideout, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Nicole Hewitt, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Resource Date of Presentation:
March 30, 2021
