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    Department Director Biography

    Directors pictureWansley Walters is the Director of the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department (JSD). The JAC, a 24-hour centralized processing, referral, and evaluation facility, is currently conducting a national demonstration project with the U.S. Department of Justice and more than 30 national researchers. The JAC is also partnering with the White House Office of Drug Control Policy, and serves as a national model.

    Mrs. Walters has been actively involved in child advocacy for the past 20 years. She currently serves on the Miami-Dade Juvenile Justice Board and the Miami-Dade Youth Crime Task Force. She is a Board member of the Florida Juvenile Justice Association and Chair of the Children’s Mental Health Committee for the District 11 Florida Department of Children and Families. Previously, she served as the Chairperson of the Dade Health and Human Services Board and Chairperson of the Dade-Monroe Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Planning Council for the State of Florida. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida and a frequent presenter on juvenile justice at both national and international conferences.

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    305-755-6200

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    305-755-6202

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    305-755-6150

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