Resources
Organizations & Web Based Resources
A web-based toolkit for the brain injury community and the legal community.
Brain Injury Services of Toronto (Canada)
Free online training for professionals in the justice system to learn skills to identify and work with individuals with communication issues.
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Resources for families, legal professionals, and speech-language therapists focused on improving New Zealand’s response to the speech, language and communication needs experienced by many children, youth, and adults involved with care and protection, justice, mental health and behaviour services.
An open access evidence platform–making public policy research and resources accessible and usable. As a unique public good with a trusted reputation, they champion open access and evidence-informed decision-making.
Free access to practical, evidence-based guidance on vulnerable witnesses and defendants.
An international children’s rights charitable humanitarian umbrella organization under the aegis of the International Federation of Terre des Hommes (TDHIF), with independent organizations in Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, and Syria.
A global initiative developed by a group of international organizations to address the most current issues related to children in contact and conflict with the law.
Communication Disabilities Access Canada provides training for communication intermediaries, and a database that police, legal, and justice professionals can use to search for a CI in their area.
Document Resources
How we fail children who offend and what to do about it: ‘A breakdown across the whole system’
Summary of groundbreaking research on New Zealand’s Youth Criminal Legal System and how the system negatively impacts youth within it. Offers excellent recommendations for better treating youth who are in legal systems.
What were they thinking? A discussion paper on brain and behaviour in relation to the justice system in New Zealand
Report by Dr. Ian Lambie, Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor for the Justice Sector.
Using evidence to build a better justice system: The challenge of rising prison costs
Report from the New Zealand’s Chief Science Advisor on the costs (and harms) of prison systems. Offers key insight into the relationship among youth, mental health, and prison systems.
The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Model of Disability
A brief summary of the World Health Organization’s ICF model of functional disability. Describes the framework for “biopsychosocial disability” adopted by scientific, clinical, and social work professionals across the globe.
Cognitive-Communication Risks and the Law – A Systems-Level Analysis
Academic paper on communication risks with the law. Offers a useful framework for determining how TBI and neurodisability might interact with cognition and communication when a youth is in a legal context,
The Adolescent Brain: A second window of opportunity
A compendium on adolescent brain development and neuroplasticity, published by UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti.
Communication Screening Tools
Screening tools to identify a young person’s communication strengths and needs.