Some of our city’s incarcerated youth are participating in a basketball tournament Thursday night at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center. One detained teen explains to WDSU’s Shay O’Connor how serving teens outside of court has a larger purpose. “Basketball is very good for mental health. If you don’t know how to deal with anxiety and depression. You can deal with it through basketball,” the teenager said. Youth compete to win, but the rewards are more valuable than that. The teenager said, “If you feel frustrated, go on the field. Score lots of points.” This was the second basketball tournament of the year for a new initiative at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center. The purpose of the games is to promote conflict resolution skills and mental health advocacy at the center, which houses about 70 of the city’s most violent youth offenders. Dichelle Williams, executive director of the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center, said, “We’re just trying to do our part as a village to do our part and help them become better before reaching their communities.” This event has been approved by the city. of New Orleans. Some of the partners include ARTivism, which promotes dance therapy for teens along with the New Orleans Youth Alliance, which helps teens deal with mental illness and trauma through basketball. Thursday’s match included two youth teams competing against each other. The employees will then compete in two teams against each other. Incarcerated youth winners play the role of winners on staff at JJIC. The winners of the entire tournament will receive a trophy and dinner at the restaurant of their choice. One young man in detention said it changed the way he felt about himself and others. He told WDSU, “My mother was incarcerated. Humility comes with helping, respecting and caring for others. Even if you don’t see it with your own eyes. This is part of being humble.” mine.”Brideisha Harness-Parker with New Orleans Youth Alliance was one of the partners who presented ART, Addressing, Recognizing and Addressing Trauma, Grief and Mental Health through Basketball and Sports sports. Targets and other organizers, are less likely to reoffend. Harness-Parker said, “The goal is to teach them alternatives and hopefully reduce recidivism. A lot of these kids have been here many times. This is to let them know that there is a future here.” out here for all of you.” won’t be open to the public, but organizers say they have more events like this coming up. So please wait a moment.
Some of our city’s incarcerated youth are participating in a basketball tournament Thursday night at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center.
One detained teen explains to WDSU’s Shay O’Connor how serving teens outside of court has a greater purpose.
“Basketball is very good for mental health. If you don’t know how to deal with anxiety and depression. You can deal with it through basketball,” the teenager said.
Youth compete to win, but the rewards are more valuable than that.
The teenager said, “If you’re feeling down, go play. Score lots of points.”
This was the second basketball tournament of the year for the new initiative at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center.
The purpose of the games is to promote conflict resolution skills and mental health advocacy at the center, which houses about 70 of the city’s most violent youth offenders.
Dichelle Williams, executive director of the Center for Juvenile Justice Intervention, said, “We’re just trying to do our part as a village to do our part and help them become better before reaching their communities.”
This event has been approved by the City of New Orleans. Some of the partners include ARTivism, which promotes dance therapy for teens along with the New Orleans Youth Alliance, which helps teens cope with mental illness and trauma through basketball.
Thursday’s match included two youth teams competing against each other. The employees will then compete in two teams against each other. Incarcerated youth winners play the role of winners on staff at JJIC. The winners of the entire tournament will receive a trophy and dinner at the restaurant of their choice.
One young man in detention said it changed the way he felt about himself and others. He told WDSU, “My mother was incarcerated. Humility comes with helping, respecting and caring for others. Even if you don’t see it with your own eyes. This is part of being humble.” mine.”
Brideisha Harness-Parker with the New Orleans Youth Alliance, one of the partners, presented ART, Addressing, Recognizing and Resolving Trauma, Grief and Mental Health through Basketball and Sports. Targets and other organizers, are less likely to reoffend.
“The goal is to teach them alternatives and hopefully reduce the recidivism rate,” Harness-Parker said. “A lot of these kids have been here multiple times. This is to let them know that there is a future. The future is out here for all of you.”
The games will not be open to the public, but organizers say they have more events like this coming up. So please wait a moment.
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