Ed G. Jacoubs

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Ed is a certified GAINS Center Trainer (SAMSHA), certified instructor from the National Alliance of Drug Endangered Children and Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI). In 2008, Ed became involved with the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI) and their publication “Helping Traumatized Children Learn”. TLPI is an affiliate of Mass Advocates for Children and Harvard Law School. Since 2011, Ed has been working nationally with Handle with Care (HWC) - West Virginia on the nationwide interest in HWC and has presented to over 28,000 educators, law enforcement/first responders, community stakeholders nationally.

Ed retired from the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office as the Director of Grants and Sponsored Projects after 23 years of service. He was responsible for grant writing and administration, as well as community education and special projects. From 2000 until his retirement, he oversaw $24.3 million in State, Federal and Foundation funding. He began with the District Attorney’s office in 1998, prior he was a Massachusetts Probation Officer for 13 years supervising juvenile offenders and adults with mental illness as well as Director of one of Massachusetts Dept. of Youth Service’s Detention Center at the Old Colony YMCA in Brockton for seven years. He holds a master’s degree of Clinical Social Work from Boston College, and he completed his clinical training at McLean Hospital, Belmont Ma. with a concentration in addictions and adolescent behavioral health. Ed has 43 years’ experience in the juvenile justice and forensic mental health field. Ed has presented to diverse audiences including MA Bar Association, National Crime Prevention Conference, US Attorney of West Virginia’s Crime Against Children Task Force, West Virginia Department of Education, John Jay College (NY) for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Drug Endangered Children Conference, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, National RX Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, ACES Conference (San Francisco), Office for Victims of Crime, National Weed and Seed office, BJA Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP).