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Edwin M. Lee Maria Su, Psy.D. MAYOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Department of Children, Youth and Their Families JJCC Local Action Plan Proposed Strategies Decision Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council January 24, 2017 Department of Children, Youth and Their Families 1390 Market Street Suite 900 * San Francisco, CA 94102 * 415-554-8990 * www.dcyf.org 1

Agenda 1. Update on Local Action Plan (LAP) Timeline 2. Recap Suggested Improvements 3. System Strategy Areas 4. Direct Service Strategies 5. Additional LAP Components 6. Discussion & Decision 2

1. Update on LAP Timeline 3

Update on Timeline Date Item Next Step Finalize DCYF CNA Summer 2016 Assess need for additional data collection or stakeholder input Conduct interviews with JJCC members VPI Joint Funders Group to develop proposed strategies Fall/ Winter 2016  Present proposed strategies to JJCC January 2017 Draft of LAP Submitted to JJCC for Approval March 2017 Submit request for substantive change to JJCPA Program Categories April 2017 Incorporate new funding strategies into DCYF RFP Summer-Fall 2017 4

2. Recap Suggested Improvements 5

Interview Findings: Suggested Improvements  Examine Policy/Be Flexible  Trained & Supported Workforce  Collaboration & Communication  Alternatives to Formal Involvement & Incarceration  Academic & Alternative Education Opportunity  Whole Family Engagement  Basic Needs/Access to Service & Transportation  Service Connection & Coordination  Quality Programming 6

Additional Input /Review  VPI/YWD-JSI Grantee Input Sessions (2)   36 participants representing 31 VPI and VPI-YWD programs  Juvenile Justice Center Focus Groups (2)  Boys Unit 7 – 16 & 17 year old (14 youth)   Girls Unit 5 (8 youth)  7

VPI Grantee Input Session Findings % of Grantee Comments by Topic 1.9% ALTERNATIVES TO FORMAL INVOLVEMENT & … 2.8% ACADEMIC & ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY 4.1% YOUTH CULTURE/PERSPECTIVE 5.3% SERVICE CONNECTION & COORDINATION 6.0% WHOLE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT 6.3% SUBPOPULATIONS 6.9% EXAMINE POLICY/BE FLEXIBLE 11.3% TRAINED & SUPPORTED WORKFORCE 12.6% BASIC NEEDS/ACCESS TO SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION 16.0% COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION 26.7% QUALITY PROGRAMMING 8

Juvenile Justice Center Focus Group Findings  Needs and experiences of youth are multi-faceted and every participant expressed the desire to grow personally  Feelings of social isolation and disconnection from family  Challenges with staff (inside and outside) • Some supportive, some not – inconsistent  Unfair policing and bias in systems (including in school)  School inside is too easy and doesn’t match school outside • Some saw this as a positive, others as a negative  Want extra support in school outside – incentives to attend 9

Juvenile Justice Center Focus Group Findings  Time to reflect and get help inside • Help and support is inconsistent and inaccessible outside • Help and support doesn’t always fit the wants and needs of the young person  Young women often live adult lives outside and are not treated as such inside  Experience of justice involvement is normalized for many youth  Immense anxiety about getting out • Fear of failure • Challenge of friend groups 10

Juvenile Justice Center Focus Group Findings  Young people have goals and dreams: • Go to college • Live in my own apartment • Make music • Work with animals • Marry my girlfriend • Get off probation, get back on track, graduate high school • Do 114 pushups • Spend more time with my grandparents 11

JPD & VPI Joint Funder Priorities • Juvenile Probation Director’s Priorities • Support for Academic Education and Improvement in Educational Supports for Youth in Hall • Youth Workforce Development Opportunities • Support for Family Services • VPI Joint Funder’s Priorities • Support for Academic Education • Coordinate Continuum of Care Reform • Professional Workforce Development and Support • Evaluate VPI Joint Funder’s Role and Composition 12

Recommended Strategies for LAP Refined Priority Area System Policies & Practices Continuum of Care Support implementation of Continuum of care reform. Service Connection and Coordination Strengthen key partnerships and service coordination. Trained and Supported Workforce; Develop ongoing shared learning and Collaboration and Communication training opportunities for professionals; develop youth referral process and increase awareness of community services and supports. Direct Service and Program Strategies Alternatives to Formal Involvement & Continue quality programming and direct Incarceration; Quality Programming service strategies that support juvenile justice involved youth. Whole Family Engagement Develop support services for parents of teens and in-custody teen parents 13

3. System Policies & Practices 14

Continuum of Care Reform • Vision • Individualized and coordinated services/supports • Short-term, high quality, intensive intervention • Effective accountability and transparency drives continuous quality improvement for state, counties, and providers • Key Strategies • Retention and recruitment of nurturing, committed families • Case planning, placement decisions and care coordination • New licensing requirements • Restructured rate system • Provide integrated collaborative services 15

Service Connection and Coordination • Define how JPD staff can support the coordination of services for youth and families • Prioritize the coordination of data collection and the sharing of information data systems • Develop evaluation plan for continuous ongoing reflection for system review 16

Trained & Supported Workforce/ Collaboration &Communication • Improve collaboration and communication between CBOs and POs to increase overall awareness of CBO services • Develop a JPD Certification process for CBOs and other institutions that work with juvenile justice population • Create joint trainings for all professionals in Implicit Bias, Trauma-Informed Systems and ACEs • Create formal referral process to CBOs based on assessment of youth needs and create standard process for CBOs to report back to POs and courts 17

4. Proposed Service Strategies 18

Alternatives to Incarceration & Involvement • Support quality programming that offers comprehensive intervention strategies for youth on probation, in out-of- home placement, in custody and at Log Cabin Ranch such as: • Continuum of Supervision • Complementary Services Services • Alternative Education • Diversion (could be both) • Restorative Justice • Alternatives to Detention • Detention-based Enrichment and Youth • Reporting Centers Development • Intensive Supervision and Clinical • Youth Workforce Development Services (ISCS) 19

Whole Family Engagement • Create coordinated services and resources for youth and families that includes system navigation for youth in-custody and at Log Cabin Ranch • Create services for parents of teens, children of incarcerated parents, and teen parents who are on probation, in out-of- home placement, in custody and at Log Cabin Ranch 20

Key Levers for Success • Address key policies and practices that impact strategy effectiveness • There must be collective decision-making and collaboration amongst all agencies and institutions that touch juvenile justice involved youth 21

5. Additional LAP Components 22

Data and Assessment  Identify and prioritize neighborhoods, schools, and other areas of the community  Develop outcome measures to accurately reflect strategy work 23

Next Steps Date Item Next Step Summer 2016 Finalize DCYF CNA Assess need for additional data collection or stakeholder input Conduct interviews with JJCC members Fall/ Winter 2016 VPI Joint Funders Group to develop proposed strategies January 2017 Present proposed strategies to JJCC  March 2017 Draft of LAP Submitted to JJCC for Approval April 2017 Submit request for substantive change to JJCPA Program Categories Summer-Fall 2017 Incorporate new funding strategies into DCYF RFP 24

6. Discussion & Decision 25