Welcome to the JDAI Help Desk

JDAI Help Desk is a practice-based, informational resource for advocates, practitioners, policymakers, and others interested in improving the detention component of their delinquency system.  Featured are materials that have been generated from JDAI (and other) sites in the course of their detention reform endeavors to achieve fairer, more effective, and more efficient juvenile justice systems.  If you are unable to locate specific information on this site, you may submit questions to the Help Desk.

About JDAI

For fifteen years, the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has demonstrated that jurisdictions can safely reduce reliance on secure detention and generally strengthen their juvenile justice systems through a series of inter-related reform strategies.  JDAI is now being replicated in over 100 jurisdictions across the country. Learn more about JDAI’s background in The JDAI Story or browse through our Starter Kit and Pathway Series for detail guides on how JDAI is implemented.  For additional information about JDAI, its sites, and its results, please visit the Annie E. Casey Foundation's website by clicking here.

The JDAI Help Desk is operated by the Pretrial Justice Institute in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We are interested in hearing your thoughts. Please feel free to leave us feedback.

Disclaimer: The JDAI Help Desk is an on-line resource for people and organizations interested in juvenile detention reform efforts.  We do not provide direct services or legal advice nor arrange for services to be provided. We also do not become involved in individual legal matters. Please consult with your defense attorney, probation officer or local legal aid agency to best resolve individual concerns.