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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 07201999 - C196 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS F&HS-fl t, , .. Contra FROM: % ,y FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Costa w; County DATE: June 28, 1999 t . SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON THE SAFE FUTURES PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECCSI1 IMENDATiON(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIF:CAT;ON RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT the following report on the status of the SafeFutures Program. BACKGROUND: On June 28, 1999 our Committee met with Mark Morris, SafeFutures Project Director. We also received the attached report on the status of the SafeFutures Program. Mr. Morris noted that the SafeFutures Program is supposed to create systems changes so that the services the Probation Department provides to its clients are improved. This involves new levels of cooperation with other County Departments (like the cooperation with Mental health in operating the Summit Center) and with community-based organizations, something relatively new to Probation. Mr. Morris also noted that in the coming year the major emphasis will be on accountability and trying to evaluate whether the new strategies being tried through the SafeFutures grant are actually working. The preliminary results are mined. It seems clear that where the parents are not actively involved with their child it is much more difficult to make changes in the child's behavior. The program is now looking at recidivism rates, school attendance and grades to determine the success CONTINUED OIC ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE: ??ECOiV MENDATRON OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATORRECOV-.N IENDATION OF SOAR.D CO,VAMST'EE y� APPROVE OTHER � SIGNATURE(S): ----I�dIP�f I I e A JI�NIER A°�LE �. I ILI EI IIS ACTION OF BOARD ON July 20, 1999 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED VOTE OF SUPERVISOR'S I HERESY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE c UNANIMOUS(ABSENT j AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES; AND ENTERED ON T: M!"JUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED Contact- L BAT ' ELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF cc: County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADNI;NiSTRATOR Perk Morris, SafeFutures Project County Probation Officer Sara Hoffman, Senior Deputy County Admirristrator PUTY F&HS$®'l of the various programs. There also needs to be more connection between the Health Services Department's Community Substance Abuse Services and Probation. mart of the evaluation will include trying to get data for tracking kids to see what the recidivism rate is. Currently this data is not available, Our Committee would like Iter. Morris to return to our Committee again when more of the evaluation has been completed so we can see what successes there have been and where programs do not seem to be accomplishing their objectives. _2_ F r County Administrator Contra Board of Supervisors John M. Gioia eN County Administratton Building 5 District 65' Pine Street, 1 I"Ficor t 21 District S. iJiikama Marlmez, California 94553-1291 , p 2^ (925) 335-1080 Count.Y Donna Gerber (925)335-1098 FAX 3" District Mark DeSau:nier Phil Batchelor ,�%'- ��, 4" District CountyAdministrator Joe CarrciamilEa e • ,,�y,.,, � 5'District ,w �Sr'4 eou TO: Family and Human Services Committee Board of Supervisors FROM: Dark Morris SafeFutures Project Direct, BATE: June 23, 1999 SUBJECT: Status of SafeFutures Attachment I summarizes the status of the SafeFutures project components. Although we are still working out problems with our management information system,we have information on about 500 youth receiving some form of individualized attention, and another 300 involved in group activities (for the period of July 1998 through April 1999). By the end of the summer, we will have much more complete information about the profile of youth being served in each component, about the type and extent of services they are receiving, and about"outcomes"we are achieving with these youth. The outcomes to be measured address school performance and attendance and juvenile justice system.involvement. It is also clear that SafeFutures has contributed to "systems change" in a number of respects. The Summit center is a prime example of new and strong interagency collaboration. Another example is the West County Gang Task Force"Core Team." which involves shared case management for serious gang offenders by several comm.unity based agencies, along with the city of richmond, the Probation Department, and both the County Office of Education and the West Contra Costa Unified School District. These and other examples of"systems change" are encouraging. However, systems change is only rhetorical if it does not result in better outcomes for children and families. Our major emphasis in the next few months will be a serious assessment of how effective our programs are. SafeFutures has also been the vehicle for the "Comprehensive Strategy"work rewired by OJJDP of all SafeFutures sites. Attachment II summarizes the progress to date on the priorities established in the Comprehensive Strategy process a year ago. Many of the gels outlined in the Comprehensive Strategy concern filling out the county's "continuum of care" in juvenile justice. As Attachment II suggests, the County is making considerable progress in this regard. A"T"TACHMENT I STATUS SUMMARY: SAFEFUTURES Following is a summary of the status of the SafeFutures project components. Representatives from each component will discuss their accomplishments, challenges, and preliminary ideas for the next contract year(SafeFutures'fourth year, which will begin in October 1999). emote that we are in the middle of implementation of an information system that will result in detailed information about the profile of youth beim served, the type and intensity of services delivered, and the outcomes we are achieving. Outcomes to be studied will include recidivism and other juvenile justice events, progress in school achievement and attendance, and changes in various "risk factors," such as family problems, substance abuse, and pees-relationships. mo :.: a az � ; P td !.'. ' C 1 06 as 4. ��g' � � � ,�, � � �' �*, �*, rq•• gyp, rZ (A CIO 49 CD CL10 t7" » 0 Ou CIA eo ' a i .............. ............... y: . ' ............... ............... LA th Uj CA cra ❑ ! r: m 3 � � cs� J "' �•� c"'ro .��.' cc chi �'c�°e � � > 0 ` CL �i hL EliAMA V RED! CL his iii�� S� ✓E r� Si a raw. P�. G.' A � Y+ to C> L7 d4 tl I �* o C. • it ' 0P, _ ti 0 Sp 0 .. lip SR POE > I > 00 � � M Ln � � a@ . r 0 14 rL '. 0 @ tn R U,, o- �• � CIA r7l qo cI 65 tj cn 3 co, ; 6 ATTAC1IMENT 11: STRATEGIC; PLAN STATUS JSPAC and other key leaders in the County completed a Strategic Plan for juvenile j=ustice in July 1998. The plan was developed through a process called the Comprehensive Strategy, funded (anal required) by OJJDP as an augmentation of the County's SafeFutures grant. Following is a summary of the objectives its the 1995 Strategic pian. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Short term Continue Safe-FuturesComponents Sec Attaclunent I Develop Girls Treatment Center Chris Adams Girls Treatment Center will open near the end of 1999 Develop Girls Day Treatment Chris Adams Center will have day treatment component, Challenge Grant funding secured for three regional"circle of care"day treatment centers for iris,to be implemented starting in jully 1999. Develop Boys Day Reporting Center Former Pride blouse will open later this year as day ! reporting center for boys leaving OAYRF. Develop preventiorrrcarly intervention plans for CC Future Corps working on prevention strata Fast,Central,and Fest Counties i Expand substance abuse services Drug Court planned for Test County. Additional linkage between substance abuse and juvenile ustice still needed. Long Term Desi re `oral intakc/assessment centers No progress i Expand wraparound services for youth leaving Cin-going. Training through Mental Health. € institutions Several SafeFutures components include. Challenge Grant for girls' day treatment includes some of these services. Create Juvenile Coordinator position County Administrator's Office has created a Deputy County Administrator positron to work with Policy I Foram and on other coordination activities. Expand services for status offenders leo systematic efforts,although various grant proposals may partially address. Probation Officers in schools may also address in some cases. I Build new Juvenile Hall State fundi a secured,architectural work underwa •. Develop sustainable revenues/funding CC Future Corps is looking at this for early childhood 2Leverrtiora rograrqs. COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTANFORMATION SYSTEMS Short Term Compile resource information regarding local JSPAC las formed subcommittee,but little progress local programs,capabilities so far. ' Develop substance abuse information Substance Abuse Advisory Board,County Office of Education,and JSPAC subcommittee have discussed. SAAB and COE are arranging for serve s in several school districts. F_-OBJECTIVE STATUS Develop risk/needs instrument for Probation. - With support from SafeFutures, Probation close to activities. completing assessment procedures for adjudicated minors assigned to held supe ry i sion caseloads. 1 Dcetclop gea-a..appia.g capabilities Consultants under contract with CC Future Corps to develop County data bank and conduct geoniapping of the data compiled. Long 'Form Administer youtli surveys for direct information Scc item above regarding substance abuse about early risk factors and attitudes toward information. alcohol,dru s,and guns. Develop MIS suitable to probler.-focused In various ways, CC Future Carps data batik, Policy data and outcomes data, to encourage Forum Report Card,and SafeFutures/ ! information-based decision-n.aking. Con.prel.ensive Strategy processes are addressing this issue. � i � uj n L A < A LU LL A t LCL ry L-+ o Lij 0 , 4 1 z z E .. 3 � G n ' � + LL f LLj U o UJI QJ �s C3 .� At 0 (D � ' {A CL AA CLh A C 0 A iA h i ? 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