jefferson parish children and youth planning board – 2010-2011
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Jefferson Parish Children and Youth Planning Board – 2010-2011. Act 555- Children and Youth Planning Boards Act. In 2004, to further promote the intent of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2003, the provisions of Act 555, known as the “Children and Youth Planning Boards Act”, was passed. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jefferson Parish Children and Youth Planning Board
Jefferson Parish Children and Youth Planning Board 2010-2011
1Act 555- Children and Youth Planning Boards ActIn 2004, to further promote the intent of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2003, the provisions of Act 555, known as the Children and Youth Planning Boards Act, was passed.
Act 555 mandated local jurisdictions create Children & Youth Planning Boards (CYPBs) whose purpose is to assist in the: AssessmentAlignmentCoordinationPrioritization, andMeasurementof all available services and programs that address the needs of children and youth.
2- Juvenile Justice Implementation Commission started reform effort- State realized that Juvenile Justice needed to be improve.- Community concerns prompted changeJefferson Parish CYPBEstablished by Parish Council ordinance on August 25, 2004Organizational Structure:Executive Committee (Oversight)Interagency Coordination and TrainingPrevention & Early Intervention / Continuum of CareEvaluation & MonitoringJuvenile Detention Alternatives InitiativeBalance in Juvenile JusticeYouth Advisory BoardMental Health Task ForceModels for Change Committee (EBP, DMC, & AFP)
3 How structure was developed Responding to needs of community
CYPB Comprehensive PlanSubmitted annually to OJJ and the Childrens Cabinet
Designed to be a plan for the development, implementation, and operation of services for children and youth
The plan is entitled: Vision 2011 and Beyond: The Comprehensive Plan of the Jefferson Parish Children and Youth Planning Board and contains: Historical and Physical Information Census Characteristics Educational Demographics Assets and Liabilities Economic Indicators Current Initiatives Comprehensive Community Profile
The many agencies, community groups and individual citizens involved in this endeavor strive to carry this plan into full fruition, guided by the common, unifying goal of improving the lives of all children and youth in Jefferson Parish.
4 Document that discusses our progress and goals for future Community assessment- Our master plan has been used as a model for the rest of the stateInteragency Coordination & TrainingInteragency Coordination & Training Committee current tasks: Louisianas first Memorandum of Understanding for juvenile justice information-sharingPolice on Campus TrainingSchool Administrators TrainingStaff trainings on CYPB effortsFacilitate discussion on computerized information sharing
5Accomplishments include coordinating training for Police on Campus (POC) and setting the stage for a system-wide information sharing agreement.Training for POCs was recognized as a critical need due to the large percent of arrests generated in schools.A curriculum was developed in concert with Models for Change Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network to provide POCs with training that will enable them to respond to mental health crises more effectively.Since the training, POCs have identified additional areas of concern when dealing with such crises which will be addressed via CYPB activities.Prevention & Early Intervention / Continuum of CareThe Prevention & Early Intervention / Continuum of Care Committee current tasks:Collaborating with faith-based organizations in middle schools to increase suicide prevention programs;Mentoring program for 1st graders;Assisting young mothers and their babies with reading room;Working with the Youth Council to see what they feel is needed in the community along with survey of other agencies.
6One high risk school was targeted and volunteer tutors/mentors were provided to children chosen by educators in the first and/or second grade. Test scores, reading level, and student behavior will be tracked to determine if the addition of tutors/mentors effect improvement.The Continuum of Care Committee continues to find services that have not been included in 300 youth programs developed in the initial program survey. The COC is looking forward this year to working with the Nurse Family Partnership to assist in getting teen mother back in school and finding affordable childcare.In 2009, the COC committee introduced the web-based CYPB Directory of Community Services which already appeared on the Juvenile Services website and added it to the JP Juvenile Court website and the CYPB website to expand outreach to the community.In 2010 distribution was further expanded by the COC with creation of a resource booklet entitled Jefferson Parish Community Resource Booklet for Families with Children, placed in several areas where parents of young children visit and also available on the CYPB website.In 2010-2011 the COC committee will be working with faith based and educational groups to provide youth that have dropped out of school the opportunity to continue their education and receive GEDs.The COC accomplished its goal of creating this PowerPoint presentation. The group will work on attaining goals not yet reached and will look at any changes that need to be made in the committee vision and goals.Evaluation & Monitoring The Evaluation and Monitoring Committee current tasks:Ensuring data-driven decision-makingDevelop and maintain data-collection sheet for probation departmentMonitors data provided by probation departmentFuture efforts will focus on encouraging performance standards for all CYPB agencies, including data collection and analysis
7The Evaluation and Monitoring Committee is charged with ensuring compliance to outcome-based service provision. Through the efforts of this committee, performance indicators were established that make program evaluation part of the provision of contract services for the Dept. of Juvenile Services.Models for Change The Models for Change Committee Juvenile justice reform initiative with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationAlternatives to Formal Case ProcessingDisproportionate Minority ContactEvidence-Based Practices
8Juvenile Detention Alternatives InitiativeJuvenile Detention Alternatives InitiativeDetention reform initiative with the Annie E. Casey Foundation that focuses on:Detention Assessment Instrument (what is the tool)Examples of Alternatives to Secure DetentionElectronic MonitoringTrackersGlobal Positioning System (GPS) tracking (high risk, no phone line required)Disproportionate Minority ContactConditions of ConfinementDetention Center Self-Assessment (validated instrument) changes to Rivarde to occur as a result of findings.
9Mental Health TaskforceThe Mental Health Taskforce current tasks:Clarify and disseminate mental health crisis protocolsAssist in the development of suicide/homicide response plans for schools, Juvenile Court, the Juvenile Assessment Center, and Rivarde Detention Center Streamline and improve coordination of mental health crises across the various agencies involved with youth Assisting with mental health services for Rivarde and JAC
10Balance in Juvenile JusticeThe Balance in Juvenile Justice CommitteeAddresses the juveniles that have shown a pattern of increasingly detrimental behavior to their lives and the lives of the citizens of Jefferson ParishDevelopment of the Red File Program that provides up to date, detailed information to the court and probation department concerning a serious habitual offender (high risk scoring)
11Youth InvolvementThe Youth Advisory CommitteeYouth members meet monthly to openly discuss and analyze issues affecting youthBased on their experience members will make suggestions on how to improve services to families and youth Youth recruitment efforts
12New Initiatives to ComeShelter careDecreasing reliance on juvenile justice system by school system thereby reducing school-related referrals to juvenile justice (Study from school system)Community assessment
13Shelter care is sought as an alternative to detention for youth who have no place to go. Roughly 1/3 of all arrests originate at schools. Finding ways to assist population.Community assessment will assist in determining best services for children and youth. Data used to determine community resources and needs.
How CYPB impacts youSafer and healthier communities (improved child welfare indicators)Improved services to Jefferson Parish residents (Information sharing, lack of duplicative services)Improvements across the child and youth service systemFinancial benefits (cost savings, increased efficiency)
14The bottom line is that Jefferson Parish wants to provide the best services possible to the children and families.46% decrease in Families in Need of Services from 2008-2009.
How CYPB impacts you (cont.)System-wide improvementsAgreement to make data-driven decisionsReduction of juveniles in detention: Capacity is 55 juveniles. Average daily population as of July 1, 2010 is 36 juveniles.Juveniles in custody of OJJ as of October, 2010: 53 placed in secure care; 39 placed in non-secure care.Directory of services provides community members with information on servicesIncrease in effective programs from 12% in 2007 to 95% in 2010Improved coordination of services with Information-Sharing MOU
State Office of Juvenile Justice provided statisticsOther system-wide improvements: increase use best practice services, moving away from punitive-correctional model to family-focused model thereby decreasing referrals to juvenile court.
15How Can You Get Involved?CYPB Website: http://cypb.jpjc.orgIf you are interested in participating in any committee or would like to know more about our achievements, please contact the committee chairperson listed below: Interagency Coordination and Training-Dawn Palermo, 367-3500, ext 862, [email protected] & Early Intervention / Continuum of Care- Nancy Pearson, 737-2574, [email protected] & Monitoring- Dr. John Ryals, 364-3750, ext 241, [email protected] for Change- Chris Trosclair, 364-3750, ext. 285, [email protected] & John Ryals Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative- Ashley DeMouy, 364-3750, ext. 256, [email protected] Health Committee- Dr. Daliah Bauer, 349-8755, [email protected] in Juvenile Justice- Lonnie Taix, 364-3707, [email protected] Advisory Kim Dilosa, 473-4602, [email protected]
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