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One Community’s Partnership with Juvenile Justice. Dawn Project 2004 Marion County, Indiana. Multiple Customers Families Juvenile Probation Providers Funders One Philosophy of Care. Philosophy of Care. Build on strengths to meet needs One family/client - One team - One Plan
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One Community’s Partnership with Juvenile Justice Dawn Project 2004 Marion County, Indiana
Multiple CustomersFamiliesJuvenile ProbationProvidersFundersOne Philosophy of Care
Philosophy of Care • Build on strengths to meet needs • One family/client - One team - One Plan • Flexible integration of formal and informal resources • Family Access, Voice and Ownership (Choice) • Responsive assistance that is community-based, culturally competent and family-centered • Maintain primary relationships over time and trouble
Individualized Care Plan Case Manager Child Welfare Family Mental Health/ Substance Abuse School Juv Probation Care Coordinator Single point of Communication PLAN FAMILIES DON’T FAIL--PLANS DO
Life Domains: a framework for Strength Based Care Probation Juv. Crt Order Home/Place to Live Legal Financial School Plan IEP, Gen Ed. Social/ Recreational Educational Vocational Doctor’s orders Family Plan Child Welfare Permanency, safety Family / Relationships Health/Medical Safety/Crisis Assess Strengths & Needs for each Mental Health Plan and Substance use assessment Cultural/ Spiritual Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Case Rate Mechanism Referral sources
Dawn 1000 • 7 years of service to Child Welfare, Juvenile Probation, Education and Mental Health • 330 Juvenile Probation Youth served to date • 979 clients enrolled and served • 180 active clients • 67% are ages 11-14 years old • 70% are male • 67% have identified Special Education needs • 68% are African American/Bi-racial • 65% are Medicaid eligible
Building a Lasting Partnership • Cooperation • Shorter term informal relations, sharing info – one way • Coordination • More formal relationships and understanding of missions – no money shared or pooled • Collaboration • Durable and pervasive relationship with full commitment to a common mission – everybody pays, everybody shares, (give and take)