UTAH JUVENILE JUSTICE UTAH JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES SERVICES

Tim Lane, Manger STD Program, Utah Department of Health

Penny Davies, Director of Clinical Services, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah

UTAH JUVENILE JUSTICE UTAH JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES SERVICES

Presentation:Presentation:

Justice System Review

Screening Process

Projects/Data

Next Steps

Utah FacilitiesUtah Facilities

Created in 1981- Division of Youth Corrections

– Detention Centers, Receiving Centers, Day-Night Reporting Centers, Multi-use Facilities and Youth Services.

Utah FacilitiesUtah FacilitiesJuly 1, 2004 -The Division of

Youth Corrections becomes the Division of Juvenile Justice Services

–Work with youth and families

–Divert youth through Youth Services

Statewide FacilitiesStatewide Facilities

13 Receiving Centers

11 Detention Facilities

6 Secure Facilities

5 Observation and Assessment Locations

4 Community Programs

1 Work Camp

State LawState Law State Law

Utah State Code - 26-6-19

– Venereal Disease – examination and treatment of persons in prison or jail.

– All persons confined in any state, county, or city prison or jail shall be examined, and if infected, treated……..

Juvenile Justice System (JJS) Juvenile Justice System (JJS) Process DescriptionProcess Description

A juvenile enters the system - arrested by police.

1st Stop - receiving center

Released Home

Referred to Youth Services – counseling

JJS Process Description con’tJJS Process Description con’t

Held up to 48 hrs-

Judge decides

– Home release, counseling -delinquent and truancy offenses

– Detention Center-pose danger to self or others

JJS Process Description con’tJJS Process Description con’t HEARING

– Judge rules on guilt or innocence

Release

Community Service

Observation and Assessment – 45-60 day program

Secure Care – Jurisdiction of Youth Parole Authority

SL Youth Detention CenterSL Youth Detention Center

Those entering a receiving center

–25% are there < 24 hrs

–30% are there < 72 hrs

–30% are there < 14 days

–15% are there 30 days or longer

Medical Flow ProcessMedical Flow Process

All youth are screened on paper-immediate needs (injury, suicide, allergy)

If kept– medical history (infections, pregnancy)

Those with positive responses are seen by nurse within 24 hrs

Medical Flow Process con’tMedical Flow Process con’t

Those in centers 7-14 days, ½ have physicals

Those in centers > 30 days all have physicals

STD TESTING ONLY IF MEDICALLY INDICATED

Screening ProgramScreening Program

1998-Planned Parenthood Association of Utah (PPAU) begins screening females

CDC National Infertility Prevention Project $$

Providing education and medical services to females ½ day per week.

Partnership:Partnership:

August 2000

Utah Department of Health (UDOH) STD Program expanded the project with the CDC Adolescent Women’s Reproductive Health Monitoring Project (AWRHMP).

AWRHMPAWRHMP

The AWRHMP targeted adolescent females in high-risk settings.

Participants received education, tested for CT, GC and pregnancy.

ImplementationImplementationPPAU provides the medical

services utilizing “volunteers”

UDOH Staff

Increases service sessions - 2-3 mornings per week, UDOH followed up with positives

SUCCESSSUCCESS

From August 2000 through August 2003 1,757 adolescent females participated.

Females Tested % Positive

1,757 14

Since 2003Since 2003

Planned Parenthood expands testing-

4 Detention centers

1 Observation and Assessment

2 Secure Facilities

1 Work Program*Staff from facilities receive training to do

testing and treatment

Since 2003 con’tSince 2003 con’t

*2003 –Male CT/GC Testing –DHHS Title X Special Initiative Grant – Male Involvement

*2005 - HIV Testing- Title X HIV Integration Grant

Performance MeasuresPerformance Measures2005 Data2005 Data

2 sites (>500 admits) Females Only

Admits # Tested % tested % pos +

SL 1237 262 21% 12.6%

Weber 476 182 38% 22%

YOUTH CORRECTIONS YOUTH CORRECTIONS 2004 Male and Female Data 2004 Male and Female Data

Rural Detention Facilities

Admits # tested % tested

Farmington 680 480 70%

Cache 430 95 22%

YOUTH CORRECTIONS 2004YOUTH CORRECTIONS 2004

Admits # tested % tested

SL O & A 160 127 79 %

Secure FacilitiesDecker 36 24 66%

Wasatch 42 33 79%

Work Program *Genesis 281 69 25%

*tested in detention facilities

Next StepsNext Steps*Meet with Juvenile Justice administrators Goal – test more admittees

*Look at current dataGoal – target $$ to centers with higher

positivity rates

*Identify grant opportunities = $$$$