Michigan Family Impact Seminars Youth BEYOND Bars Capitol Forum Agenda April 7, 2015 Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol 111 Grand Ave. Lansing, MI 48933 8:30am – 9:00am Registration 9:00am – 9:15am Welcome and Opening Remarks • Justice Mary Beth Kelly, Michigan Supreme Court, Chair of the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice • Dennis Schrantz, Executive Director, Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency 9:15 am – 10:30am Plenary Panel—Q & A with Formerly Incarcerated Michigan Youth • • • TJ Parsell, Human Rights Activist, Writer, Filmmaker Jamie Rykse, GED & Literacy Program Coordinator, Heartside Ministry Aaron Kinzel, Educator, Consultant and PhD Candidate in Education, University of Michigan-Dearborn 10:45am – 12:00pm Plenary Panel – A National Movement to Treat Kids as Kids: Lessons Learned from Other States • • • Abby Anderson, Executive Director, Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance Carmen Daugherty, Policy Director, Campaign for Youth Justice, Washington, DC Jeff Bradley, Former Illinois State’s Attorney and Juvenile Justice Project Manager and Government Affairs Liaison, Illinois Collaboration on Youth 12pm: Buffet Lunch (attendees are encouraged to lunch and learn during the Family Impact Seminar) 12:30pm – 1:50pm: Michigan Family Impact Seminar: The Intersection of the Developing Teen Brain & Emerging Justice Policies • Rep. Harvey Santana (D-Detroit), Minority Chair, House Appropriations Committee • Dr. Cheryl Sisk, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University • Dr. Lori Hoisington, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University 2:00pm - 3:30pm • • • Putting Research into Practice: Break-Out Sessions Session 1: The Importance of Family Engagement in Michigan’s Justice System Session 2: Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Courtroom Session 3: Supporting the Well-Being and Education of Older Youth 3:45pm – 4:00pm Closing Remarks *Note that the agenda is subject to change.