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 historyYouth Services Institute, The University of Alabama, 205-348-5721 (fax)
Jill 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.
