The Youth Services Institute (YSI) is committed to serving youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Housed within UA’s School of Social Work, YSI is one of 30 research centers/facilities at The University of Alabama.
The institute oversees the operation of three juvenile justice programs — the Working On Womanhood (WOW) program, the Accountability Based Sex Offender Program: Continuum of Care (ABSOP: COC) and the Multidisciplinary Abuse Prevention Services (MAPS) Program. Through agreements with the Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS) and the Tuscaloosa Children’s Center, YSI provides assistance in the areas of:
The institute also assists with the facilitation of several other projects that impact adjudicated youth.
Read about YSI’s historyJill R. Beck, JD
Director
Youth Services Institute
The University of Alabama, School of Social Work
Box 870316
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0316
205-348-2992
Jrbeck2@ua.edu
Jacalyn Tippey, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC
Program Director
Working on Womanhood Program
Girls Intensive Education and Treatment Facility
The University of Alabama, School of Social Work
Box 870317
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0317
205-343-2880
Jackie.tippey@dys.alabama.gov
Angelia Gaddis
Phone: 205-348-6625
Email: agaddis@sw.ua.edu.