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Making A Difference in Juvenile Justice - JDAI Helpdesk

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Speaker Biographies/Information<br />

Barbie Burfoot<br />

Barbie Burfoot has been employed <strong>in</strong> the correctional field for 20 years. She was employed as an Adult Probation and Parole Officer<br />

<strong>in</strong> Richmond for 16 years before accept<strong>in</strong>g her current position as the Sentenc<strong>in</strong>g Advocate <strong>in</strong> the Richmond Public Defender’s<br />

Office. As a Sentenc<strong>in</strong>g Advocate, Ms. Burfoot participates on the <strong>Juvenile</strong> Drug Court Team, prepares mitigation packets for Circuit<br />

Court and assists the attorneys on daily tasks. She has been actively <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> Richmond’s <strong>Juvenile</strong> Detention Alternatives Initiative<br />

(<strong>JDAI</strong>) and co-chairs the weekly Detention Review Committee. By review<strong>in</strong>g the case of each deta<strong>in</strong>ed youth, the committee’s goal is to<br />

ensure that only those juveniles who pose a threat to public safety are placed <strong>in</strong> secure detention, that cases “step down” to less secure<br />

options when appropriate, and that all cases move expeditiously through the system, reduc<strong>in</strong>g unnecessary delays. Ms. Burfoot earned<br />

a Bachelor of Science degree <strong>in</strong> Adm<strong>in</strong>istration of Crim<strong>in</strong>al <strong>Justice</strong> from Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Commonwealth University. She has been active <strong>in</strong><br />

many community organizations <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g PTA, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.<br />

Richmond Public Defender’s Office<br />

<strong>Juvenile</strong> Division, Suite C-287<br />

Oliver Hill Courts Build<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

1600 Oliver Hill Way, Richmond, VA 23219<br />

Phone: 804-646-2958 E-Mail: bburfoot@idc.virg<strong>in</strong>ia.gov<br />

Jeanette DuVal, LCSW<br />

Jeanette DuVal has served as the Director of <strong>Juvenile</strong> Competency Services for the Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Department of Mental Health, Mental<br />

Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS), s<strong>in</strong>ce 1999. From 1996 to 2000, she provided statewide leadership <strong>in</strong><br />

the development, operation and oversight of Virg<strong>in</strong>ia’s forensic mental health system. Prior to her work <strong>in</strong> forensic services, Ms. DuVal<br />

provided mental health services to children and adolescents on both the local level and the state level. Ms. DuVal earned her masters<br />

degree <strong>in</strong> social work from Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Commonwealth University and is licensed to practice as a Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Social Worker.<br />

Director of <strong>Juvenile</strong> Competency Services<br />

DMHMRSAS<br />

1220 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219<br />

Phone: 804-221-0015 E-Mail: jeanette.duvall@co.dmhmrsas.virg<strong>in</strong>ia.gov<br />

Sandi Heuisler<br />

Sandi Heuisler is a Consumer Advocate for the National Center for Trauma-Informed Care. Ms. Heuisler has spoken nationally on<br />

trauma, <strong>in</strong>carceration, and recovery and is featured <strong>in</strong> the documentary: “Beh<strong>in</strong>d Closed Doors: Trauma Survivors and the Psychiatric<br />

System”. The National Center for Trauma-Informed Care is part of the Center for Mental Health Services, under the U.S. Department<br />

of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adm<strong>in</strong>istration.<br />

National Center for Trauma-Informed Care<br />

4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 800 North<br />

Bethesda, MD 20814<br />

Phone: 301-634-1785 E-Mail: nctic@abtassoc.com<br />

<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> a <strong>Difference</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Juvenile</strong> <strong>Justice</strong><br />

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