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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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