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June 12, 2017

LA County Probation to roll out innovative mental & emotional health screening…

Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca is featured in The Chronicle of Social Change as Girls Health Screen is adopted by the Los Angeles County Probation Department.…

June 9, 2017

Helping girls in juvenile detention get medical, psychiatric help

Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca is featured in The Chronicle of Social Change as Girls Health Screen is adopted by the Los Angeles County Probation Department. …

May 9, 2017

“They Call Us Monsters, Too”

Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Natasha Felder takes a deeper look at key issues presented in the film They Call Us Monsters and highlights efforts currently underway…

April 3, 2017

Start small: The key to a more gender-responsive juvenile justice system

On Jan. 21, hundreds of thousands of women gathered in Washington and other cities to send the message that “women’s rights are human rights.” The…

March 1, 2017

We need an intersectional approach to juvenile justice reform

DMC (disproportionate minority contact) is no longer simply about the over-representation of black and brown youth in the juvenile justice system. In recent years, it…

April 1, 2015

Stopping the Girls to Prison Pipeline

Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca authors an article featured in the 2015 book, Girls in Justice, about the unique health needs of girls who are involved…

March 16, 2013

Addressing girls’ health needs at juvenile detention centers

Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca is featured in the Los Angeles Times for her work developing the Girls Health Screen. Los Angeles County health and probation…

March 1, 2013

MOVING THE DIAL: The National Girls Health Screen Project

Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca shares a report on the results of her Stoneleigh Fellowship project. Leslie created and validated the Girls Health Screen, which is…

November 26, 2012

In juvenile detention, girls find health system geared to boys

Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca is featured by NPR. GOLD: Reylene’s story is typical of girls in detention, and that presents a problem for people who…

July 1, 2011

Shackled and Giving Birth in Pennsylvania Prisons

Stoneleigh Fellow Kathleen Creamer is featured in the inaugural issue of the Philadelphia Bar Association Women in the Profession Newsletter. Her article focuses on the Healthy…

February 22, 2011

Community Cinema: Stories of Young People who have been Victims of Intentional…

Stoneleigh Fellow and Healing Hurt People present two short videos featuring the stories of young people who have been victims of intentional injuries (e.g., gunshot,…

November 15, 2010

National Girls Health Screen: Findings and Technical Report

Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca and Dr. Frances Lexcen, Forensic Psychologist at the University of Washington who serves as senior researcher for the National Girls Health…

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The Stoneleigh Foundation was founded in 2006 by John and Chara Haas to improve the life outcomes of our community's youth. We meet our mission by awarding Fellowships to exceptional leaders who advance change in the systems that serve these young people.

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We seek to improve the life outcomes of our community’s youth by advancing change in the systems that serve them. Because we believe that youth are best served when systems work together to holistically address their needs, Stoneleigh prioritizes work designed to strengthen coordination between or among these systems.

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We award two types of projects that catalyze change within, alongside, and outside of youth-serving systems. Our Fellowship Projects enhance how systems work together, improve practice, shift narratives, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research. Our Youth Partnership Projects support youth-centric organizations that build the leadership and advocacy skills of young people.

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We award two types of Fellowships to exceptional individuals who work within and alongside youth-serving systems to catalyze change. Our Fellows undertake projects that enhance how systems work together, improve practice, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research.