Agenda-at-a-Glance

Empowering Communities for Brighter Futures

A New England Approach to Youth Diversion

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Grappone Conference Center

Concord, NH

Registration will open in spring 2026!

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Monday, June 8, 2026

5:00-7:30PM

Welcome Reception (included in registration fee)

Music, cash bar & heavy hor d’oeuvres served

Additional details to come

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

7:30-8:30AM	Registration, Continental Breakfast, Networking & Exhibits
8:30-8:50AM	Welcome & Opening Address
8:50-9:50AM	Keynote Presentation Using Risks, Protective Factors, and Science to Maximize Youths’ Success Presented by Gina M. Vincent, PhD, Professor & Co-Director, Law & Psychiatry Program, UMass Chan Medical School
9:50-10:10AM	Refreshment & Networking Break
10:10-11:25AM	Breakout Sessions \| Block A Same Skills, Different Places: DBT Across Settings All Roads Lead to Diversion: Statewide Tools and Local Innovation Circle Process: Reflect on and Enhance Our Work with Youth Controlled Fire: Where Lived Experience and Law Enforcement Partnerships Ignite Change with High-Risk Youth Recovery Allyship: What does it mean and how to support youth & families affected by problematic substance use
11:25-11:40AM	Transition Break
11:40AM-12:20PM	Snapshot Sessions Snapshot Sessions are 30–40 minute breakout sessions designed to highlight a specific practice, tool, program model, or insight. Stay tuned for more information. Risk Screening: What to use and how. Presented by Gina M. Vincent, PhD Additional programs will be added soon!
12:20-1:30PM	Lunch Buffet (provided), Exhibits & Networking
1:30-2:45PM	Breakout Sessions \| Block B Additional sessions will be added soon! Moving from Punitive Diversion to a Community-Based Restorative Model Drug Endangered Children: New Research Findings to Enhance Community Response Circle Process: Reflect on and Enhance Our Work with Harmed Parties Using Lived Experiences to Inform Practice Innovation with Dual System-Involved Youth
2:45-3:15PM	Refreshment & Networking Break
3:15-4:30PM	Breakout Sessions \| Block C Additional sessions will be added soon! SMART Girls: Trauma-Informed, Gender-Specific Strategies for Court-Involved Youth Better Together: Juvenile Prosecutors & Court Diversion Exploring Mindfulness within the Framework of Trauma-Informed Care

Summit Contact: Lori Walter | [email protected] | 657-332-3317

This event is managed by the NH Juvenile Court Diversion Network (NHJCDN). For more information about the NHJCDN, please return to the NHJCDN Home page.

NH Juvenile Court Diversion Network

10 Ferry Street, Suite 315

Concord, NH 03301

www.NHCourtDiversion.org

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