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Young FWSN Characteristics
& FWSN Diversion / Service
Gaps Presented By:
Maria Allegro DCF Dean Calderoni CSSD Jill Charbonneau DCF Keith Blanchard CSSD Hugo Flamengo DCF
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Under 11 FWSN Statistics FY 2006
• Approximately 280 total FWSN referrals • Total Referrals by age
– 5 years old = 2 Referrals – 6 years old = 5 Referrals – 7 years old = 6 Referrals – 8 years old = 23 Referrals – 9 years old = 30 Referrals – 10 years old = 63 Referrals – 11 years old = 153 Referrals
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Who are the young FWSN’s ???
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REASONS WHY YOUNGER CHILDREN REFERRED FOR FWSN
• Community & Mental Health agencies are referring younger children to the court seeking help, in a belief that the court has access to additional services.
• School Systems are referring younger
children to the court in a belief that the court will resolve the problem.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG CHILDREN REFERRED AS FWSN
• Mental health issues of child and parent
• DCF involvement (past or present)
• Children/Families having prior involvement with the police
• History of trauma
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CHARACTERISTICS continued
• Parental drug abuse (past or present)
• Parents looking to the court for help – Minor complaints about behavior at home. – Isolated incident where police were called out.
Often these FWSN Referrals are insufficient or not accepted.
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Case Scenario’s of the
Young FWSN
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Case Scenario # 1 5 & 6 year old females
Beyond Control • Qualifying criminal
offense – Reckless Burning / Arson
• Collaboration – State Police & Prosecutor Outcome Beyond control referral Reasoning
o Seriousness of the incident
o Concerns of issues in the home
o Need for Court oversight
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Case Scenario # 2 7 year old female
Truancy
• Approximately 35 absences within 4 months • Concerns of neglect and medical issues • Lack of parental response and involvement • School claimed they filed a referral with
DCF
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Case Scenario # 3 8 year old male
Defiance of School Rules
• Continual acting out and defiance despite behavior plan and parental consultations
• Community referrals attempted by the school • School testing/evaluations completed • Collaboration with Probation Officer, DCF FWSN
liaison, school and parent
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Case Scenario # 4 9 year old male
Truancy • 21 absences between September and March • Community referrals attempted by the school • School testing/evaluations completed • Sibling conflict in the home • Multiple family stressors
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Case Scenario # 5 10 year old male
Indecent & Immoral Conduct • Multiple incidents involving 3 males
engaged in “consensual” sexual activity • Collaboration between DCF, Police and
Juvenile Prosecutor • Child referred for individual counseling
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Case Scenario # 6 11 year old male
Runaway • 11 separate Runaway referrals submitted to the
court between 2003 & 2006 • Child is adopted and diagnosed with Reactive
Attachment Disorder • Multiple hospitalizations between 2003 & 2006 • Multiple referrals to DCF and community based
treatment services
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FAMILY WITH SERVICE NEEDS
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GAPS IN SERVICES • Lack of long term support and services in the
community • Lack of availability of Care Coordination • Lack of educational advocacy
• Drug/Alcohol treatment for adolescents
• Adolescent focused Parenting Groups / Parent Aids
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GAPS IN SERVICES continued
• Lack of Educational Services from local School Systems (appropriate assessments and programming)
• Lack of Flex Funding
• Lack of Short Term Respite
• Resource Availability (wait lists, transportation, service not in area, etc.)
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GAPS in Services Continued
YSB’s Funding Limitations- YSB’s support several communities & approximately 40 JRB’s Juvenile Review Boards (JRB) do not exist in all area’s or lack
funding: • DCF/CSSD Funds JRB in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport • CSSD presently collaborating with local YSB’s and
community agencies in order to establish additional review boards
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BARRIERS
TO SERVICE DELIVERY FOR ALL FWSN’s
• State Regulations: – Mandatory School Attendance @ age 7 – Confidentiality limits DCF from sharing information w/CSSD
• Different IS Systems contribute to: – Poor Data Collection – Difficulty Tracking Outcomes
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BARRIERS continued
• Difficulty in holding parents accountable • Voluntary nature of cases, youth must be
willing to cooperate
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SERVICES USED FOR “DIVERSION”
Many attempts are made to divert children from further court involvement: • Probation refers to community resources • Probation refers to DCF via Protocol • DCF FWSN Liaison refers to services • DCF FWSN Liaison advocates for early DCF involvement to prevent the need for OTC’s and placement
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Services Used For “Diversion”
• YSB: Youth Services Bureau
• Juvenile Review Board
• Attendance Review Board
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Services Used For “Diversion”
• Mental Health Agencies – individual and family therapy
– intensive in home mental health services (IICAPS, BSFT, MST, MDFT, & FFT)
– mental health groups (PHP, IOP, EDP)
– psychiatric evaluation/medication management
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Services Used For “Diversion”
• Substance Abuse Treatment for adolescents (drug/alcohol prevention groups & parenting groups)
• Systems of Care Coordination-for youth with a mental health diagnosis
• DCF Voluntary Services
• Mentors
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Services Used For “Diversion”
• Community recreational centers (YMCA, Teen Centers, after school programs)
• Summer recreational & educational
programs
• Wilderness School
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Services Used For “Diversion”
• Family Advocacy (FAVOR)
• School Based Health Clinics
• STEP/FFT (DCF Funded for JJ)
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Family With Service Needs
Questions, Comments, & Discussion