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MatchBook Journal
A new partner in youth firesetting intervention is MatchBook Journal. Their web site and journal compliment SOS FIRES very well. Their effort is positioned to carry the field of youth firesetting intervention to another level. Their particular strength is connecting the various professional disciplines involved in youth firesetting intervention (Fire Service, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health/Social Services/ Pediatric Burn Care, Schools). Visit their web site to learn more about them. Below is a description of MatchBook Journal. What is the Journal?MatchBook Journal is published twice a year and is and augmented with this website which is updated regularly by Brandon School & Residential Treatment Center. MatchBook is a professional journal developed with the goal of providing current practical and reliable information and resources to the diverse professional groups engaged in juvenile firesetting intervention. Why was MatchBook started?Every year, juvenile firesetting is responsible for hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, property loss in the hundreds of millions of dollars, as well as significant personal trauma and family disruption. MatchBook has been created in an effort to provide a unifying forum for the dissemination of reliable and current firesetting prevention and intervention information to a multi-disciplinary professional audience. Why is MatchBook important?MatchBook will provide professionals the regular opportunity to receive practical and evidenced based information, to locate training and teaching resources, and to share emerging practices and challenges. MatchBook's success will arise from it's collaborative approach and it's commitment to meeting the needs of the the diverse professional groups critical to the successful efforts in reducing our juvenile firesetting problem.
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