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Youth Intervention Program

Youth Intervention Program. Saving At-Risk Youth for 35 Years! Scott Beaty, Executive Director Paul Meunier, Director of Services MN Youth intervention Programs Association April 3, 2013. Public Safety.

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Youth Intervention Program

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  1. Youth Intervention Program Saving At-Risk Youth for 35 Years! Scott Beaty, Executive Director Paul Meunier, Director of Services MN Youth intervention Programs Association April 3, 2013

  2. Public Safety • Charging, adjudicating and incarcerating youth costs significantly more than community-based early intervention programs • Does not result in a increased public safety risk Research data consistently supports:

  3. There is a gap in services Youth are falling through the cracks • Watching video games • Socially isolated • Lacking meaningful relationships • Mental health issues

  4. Youth Intervention Program Funding(Requires a $2 community match for every $1 of state funding) Eight years ago • $4.8 million • 67 funded organizations • Approximately 20,000 youth served Currently • $3 million • 51funded organizations • Approximately 10,000 youth served • 135 funded organizations are needed

  5. Youth Intervention Program Locations

  6. Youth in intervention programs: • Do better in school • Have better life skills • Develop a pro-social attitude • 90% don’t commit a new offense while in a program

  7. Youth intervention saves money Wilder Research & the University of MN 2007 Study on Minnesota’s Youth Intervention Programs • $4.89 for every one dollar invested • $14.68 for every state dollar invested; assuming a $2 to $1 match of other funding

  8. Projected Annual Outcomes • 14,850 fewer youth will have further legal involvement • 190 organizations gain access to FREE best-in-class trainings • A $73,400,000 return on a $5,000,000 investment

  9. Questions?

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