Juvenile Arrests Drop
By Ruth Schubert, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 3, 2003
Juvenile arrest rates in Washington are at a 20-year low. Those involved in the system believe that this trend is due in part to intervention programs that address the underlying factors of juvenile delinquency. TeamChild is one such program. Read the article online.
New Paths Provided for Troubled Youth
By Andrew DeMillo, Seattle Times, June 6, 2000
TeamChild is recognized at the Juvenile Justice Summit as an innovative model of advocacy to be replicated countrywide. Read the article online.

Watching the Bottom Line: Cost-Effective Interventions for Reducing Crime in Washington
Washington State Institute for Public Policy - Jan. 1998
The Washington State Institute for Public Policy finds that TeamChild saves nearly $4000 in future taxpayer and crime victim costs per youth. Download the PDF article.

Before They Fall Through the Cracks
By Candy Hatcher, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 5, 2000
TeamChild fills the gap between the juvenile justice system and community service providers to help kids who would otherwise fall through the cracks. Read the article online.



Innovative Approaches to Juvenile Indigent Defense
By Patty Puritz & Wendy Wan Long Shang, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Bulletin, December 1998
An independent evaluation of TeamChild finds that our clients are less likely to be rearrested, violate probation, or be convicted of new crimes. Download the PDF article.

TeamChild
By Wendy Kaufman, All Things Considered, NPR, May 22, 2001
NPR's Wendy Kaufman reported on TeamChild, an innovative program in Washington State designed to keep young offenders from becoming repeat offenders. Hear the report online. (You will need RealPlayer to listen to this report. Click here to open a new browser and download a free version of the program.)

TeamChild: Defender/Civil Collaboration For the Whole Juvenile Client
By Elizabeth Calvin, Indigent Defense, Mar/Apr 1998
The founding director of TeamChild, Elizabeth Calvin, explains TeamChild's collaboration with civil legal service organizations and public defenders to address the underlying civil legal issues that often are at the root of a youth's involvement in the juvenile justice system. NOT POSTED



TeamChild is New Approach
By Wendy Harris, Photo by Gordon King, Yakima Herald, March 29, 1998
TeamChild works for youth involved in the Yakima juvenile justice system by helping them access the community services they need to stay out of trouble. NOT POSTED

TeamChild Program Helps Troubled Teens Get Back on Track
By Chris Norred, Photo by Marcus Donner, South County Journal, July 14, 1997
TeamChild partners with public defenders and civil legal services to help youth in Washington. NOT POSTED

TeamChild Goes Where Courts Cannot
By Darrell Glover, Photo by Grant Haller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 24, 1997
TeamChild is an innovative program designed to focus on the underlying problems and provides needed services for youths 12-17 years old who have entered the juvenile justice system. NOT POSTED