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Juvenile Resources Provided To The Community

RESOURCES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE:

Safety
Community safety - a secure 24/7 facility to house delinquent/violent youth
Court room security

Evaluation/Intervention/Education
Assessments - risk to reoffend/interventions, suicide screen, substance abuse evaluations, PESQ
Disposition reports - provide a holistic picture of the youth for sentencing
Education - assessments, curriculum, credits, tutoring
Counseling - daily life, behavior modification, substance abuse
Training for youth - personal hygiene, sex education
On-site testing - DNA/UA
NA Panel - weekly at detention center
Spiritual advisor - weekly at detention center
Facilitation of mental health services - referrals, follow up
Family support - contacts with parents/guardians
Alcohol Drug Education Classes - monthly 4 hour class
Aggression Replacement Training - ten week class
Case management - not just monitoring, but facilitating change in behavior, reduction of risk factors, increase of protective factors

Community Interface
Restorative justice - consequences, restitution, community service, victim/offender mediation
Interagency Meetings - CSAT, CPT, Interagency Consortium
Staff members are positive role models for youth in the community
Interagency training - free in-service training provided, approximately seven times a year
Detention facility tours
Community Education

Volunteer Programs
Community volunteer programs:
CAB (Community Accountability Board): 6 areas, 69 current volunteers, 150 trained
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates): 15 active, 72 trained since 1998
Mentor Program: 3-13 volunteers as an additional positive adult relationship for kids

Non-offender Programs
Truancy Court - working with 9 school districts weekly, annual meeting, monitoring community service, detention, school, and purge conditions
At Risk Youth/Children in Need of Services - Becca Bill - assistance for out of control teens
Child advocacy - Guardian ad Litem - abused/neglected children/family court/adoptions - 977 children served since 1991
Adoption file information - Confidential Intermediary

County Representation
Representation at state meetings
Legislative Advocacy

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Last updated on 04/18/07