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ATTORNEYS AND YOUTH AT RISK

ATTORNEYS AND YOUTH AT RISK. Attorneys and Youth at Risk. Potential Areas For Increased Attorney Involvement Young Offenders (12 years and younger) Truant Youth Youth Aging Out of DHS System. Attorneys and Youth at Risk. Young Offenders: Population at risk for becoming violent offenders

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ATTORNEYS AND YOUTH AT RISK

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  1. ATTORNEYS AND YOUTH AT RISK

  2. Attorneys and Youth at Risk Potential Areas For Increased Attorney Involvement Young Offenders (12 years and younger) Truant Youth Youth Aging Out of DHS System

  3. Attorneys and Youth at Risk • Young Offenders: • Population at risk for becoming violent offenders • Six out of 10 are likely to be future serious, violent and chronic offenders • Cost: an average of $1.7–$2.3 million per youth on average is spent through their juvenile and young adult years

  4. Young Offenders • What is the trend of young offending?

  5. Young Offenders • What types of crimes do they commit?

  6. Young Offenders: Best Practice Models Based upon a comprehensive assessment of strengths and deficits, youth (and their families) can be matched to any combination of the following: Get Real About Violence Aggression Replacement Training The Parenting Project and Parenting Adolescents Wisely Street Worker Surveillance • (AVRP Components)

  7. Truancy…… First Step to a Lifetime of Problems

  8. Truancy…… 40.4% Philadelphia public school students had 8 or more unexcused absences in 2005-06 Translation: more than 90,000 Philadelphia public school students are currently in danger of experiencing long-term educational and social problems

  9. Were 3.2 times more likely to be suspended one or more times during the 2005-06 school year Were approximately 2.4 times more likely than their non-truant counterparts to drop out of high school within the next four years of schooling (cohort was truant youth in 8th grade in 2001-02) Truant Youth:

  10. Truant Youth: Scored significantly lower in Reading and in Math than his/her non-truant counterpart during the 2004-05 school year Tend to be concentrated in the city’s most economically distressed neighborhoods

  11. Truancy: Best Practice Models A comprehensive assessment of strengths and deficits will provide for service “matching” wherein youth (and family) profiles will be “matched” to services designed to meet identified needs Currently reviewing the following for possible inclusion in the Truancy Initiative Project SMART TIPS TRACK Project START THRIVE

  12. Youth Aging Out of Foster Care ….. Are less likely to have a HS diploma or GED Suffer from behavioral health conditions Have high rates of future involvement with the criminal justice system Experience housing instability and frequent periods of homelessness

  13. Youth Aging Out of DHS Completing a study funded by GPUAC Final report due out in October

  14. Potential Role of Attorneys Youth Level Advocate for Psychosocial Assessments to Identify a Profile of Youth (and Family) Needs Based Upon the Identified Profile, Advocate for Youth-to-Service Matching Monitor Assessment/Service Provision

  15. Potential Role of Attorneys System Level Hold System Accountable for Appropriate Intervention Initiate System Level Litigation When Appropriate Services Are Not Provided

  16. Changing Systems, Getting Results.

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