Patrick Kanary

An ardent advocate for the reform of Ohio鈥檚 juvenile justice system, Patrick Kanary is an independent consultant with expertise in policies and practices related to youth and families at the intersection of the behavioral health, child welfare and juvenile justice systems. He retired in 2016 as founding director of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences鈥 Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, where he remains  a member of its advisory board.