Full community collaboration in support of system- involved youth

1. Full community collaboration in support of system- involved youth The Family Partnerships Program Larimer County Colorado

2. HISTORY of LCDHS in JUVENILE JUSTICE • Prior to 2002-Same as Most of State • 2002-Youth Services Home Based • 2006-Began implementing model from Olmstead, MN • 2008-Learned about Hampton VA model • 2009-In January Family Assessment and Planning Team was created • 2009-In March a CFSR was completed in Larimer • 2009-In October there was a shift to Family Partnerships

3. FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS • Designed by Probation, Department of Human Services, SB94 (pre-adjudication tracking unit) and the District Attorneys Office • Two functions • Department of Human Services Court Intake • Family Partnership Program (FPP)

4. COURT INTAKE • Representation and Liaison in Court • Perform assessment for DHS Intakes • Typically new in system • Suggest and refer families to appropriate services (including FP) when necessary • Access to services via DHS and community funding • Member of Juvenile Assessment Team (JAT) • Probation, DHS (including juvenile screening entity), SummitStone(local mental health provider), SB94 • Streamline sharing of information and assessment duties

5. FP Program • Provides Intensive Case management • High intensity at start • Minimum of weekly face to face • Extensive collateral work • Service matching and referral • Intensity decreases over time • Responsive to family crisis • Tenacious advocacy within systems • Developing informal support network • Planning for alternatives to congregate care placements • Facilitating access to Family Engagement meetings • Screening for trauma related issues

6. ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA Youth/Family Must: • High Risk by the Pre-CJRA. Moderate youth need supervisor override • Have a parent/guardian that is willing to meet with FP Staff • Not be involved with other intensive in home services • Upon assessment, the FP program may deem the family not appropriate if the current supports and services appear to be meeting the family’s needsor if the family does not feel they would benefit from services

7. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA In addition, during the screening process it must be determined that youth/family meet 4 of the following 6 Criteria. The youth/child at risk, or the Parent(s)/Guardian(s) have a diagnosed Mental Health Disorder that has caused disruption in the last year. The youth/child is already placed out of the home (Priority given to congregate care placements). The youth/child at risk or Parent(s)/Guardian(s) have used illicit substances in the past 6 month, that has resulted in negative behavioral consequences There has been documented violence/aggression/threats in the home, school or community. A history of trauma to the youth and/or parent and/or a history of Child Protection involvement Age of youth listed is 13 or younger.

8. THE REAL SECRET TO THE SUCCESS RELATIONSHIPS are the FOUNDATION • Specific DHS worker teamed with specific Probation Officer(s) • Direct referrals not only accepted, but encouraged • Probation gains access to service for families without court order • Easier to work through differing opinions within context of relationships • DHS and Probation work together to build resiliency in families and one another

9. PARADIGM SHIFT

10. WHO SAYS SYSTEMS CANT WORK TOGETHER Naysayers Believed: • Agencies cant work together, it will just become a turf war • The use of Residential and DYC is only going to skyrocket • More recidivism, less success on probation • The community will be unsafe

11. HIGHEST LEVELS OF CARE

12. Positive outcomes • Off all the youth committed to the Department of Youth Corrections for FY 14/15 and FY 15/16 only 26% of those were youth who received Family Partnerships Support • This is particularly significant given that the youth involved in Family Partnerships can be defined as very high risk based on various forms of objective screening measures

13. Ongoing and future programming Current Practices and Programming • Juvenile Recovery Court • Girls Group • Crossover Court • Trauma Informed Community Practice • Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) • Drug and Alcohol Group • WhyTry • Restorative Justice Practice • Family Assessment and Planning Team • Offense Specific Programming (for sexually offending youth) • Strategies for Behavior Change • Safety Organized Practice • Tremendous variety of community programming provided by collaborative partners

14. Ongoing and future programming Pending programs (to be implemented by end of 2017) • Girls Program • Program model to address Racial and Ethnic Disparity at the point of commitment

15. WHERE TO FROM HERE • Continued focus on zero youth in congregate care • The goal is continuous improvement • Continue to address the overrepresentation of Latino youth in the delinquency system • Continue work to improve trauma informed services • Continue to maintain and develop programming that decreases the length of stay in detention and number of DYC commitments • Use data to guide areas that need improvement, address identified service gaps and utilize services with proven successful outcomes • Adapt programming and support to meet current budget needs

16. QUESTIONS Contact Info: • Hava Simmons, 970-498-6996, simmonhr@larimer.org • Dixie Vogel, 970-622-2154, dixie.vogel@judicial.state.co.us