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Public Safety Non- Departmentals - continued <br />Intensive Services /Psychological Services Program $12,103 <br />Through family risk and needs assessments, the 15B Juvenile Justice Office has identified and <br />targeted youth having severe emotional and psychological problems. Through a contract with a <br />licensed Court Psychologist, assessments, evaluations, and counseling will be provided to <br />these identified youth. With this information, the Juvenile Justice Office will be able to develop a <br />more thorough case plan and identify any mental health and other community related issues <br />that create risks for youth. <br />Mental Health America of the Triangle $40,722 <br />Mental Health America of the Triangle (formerly Mental Health Association of Orange County) <br />provides parent/family counseling to at -risk and adjudicated youth through referrals from <br />Juvenile Services and Orange- Person - Chatham Mental Health case managers. Services <br />provided include child and family team meetings, school conferences and youth planning team <br />meetings. <br />Orange County JCPC Matching Funds $83,319 <br />These funds fulfill the Orange- Chatham Justice Partnership requirement for the County to <br />provide a 30% match for all JCPC funded agencies. <br />OJJ Administration $15,500 <br />Administrative funds are used to support the County's Criminal Justice Program Partnership <br />(CJPP) Coordinator position and to provide administrative support to the Orange- Chatham <br />Justice Partnership. <br />OPC Clinical Case Management <br />$0 <br />OPC established a case management program which ensures timely assessment and case <br />management services for juveniles who appear to be significantly impaired and in need of <br />mental health treatment in Orange and Chatham counties. This program enhances the court's <br />ability to make timely, professionally- directed decisions regarding the mental health needs of <br />children and with the identification of appropriate treatment options. <br />JCPC Unallocated Funds $5,555 <br />In FY 2009 -10, the Office of Juvenile Justice suggested local JCPCs withhold 7% of JCPC <br />allocations in the event funds had to be returned to the State. JCPC distributed agency <br />allocations with this in mind, but placed the potentially withheld funds into this account. Should <br />the funding restrictions relax, JCPC would reallocate this amount to local agencies. County <br />match funds are available in JCPC Matching Funds, should this occur again in the upcoming <br />fiscal year. <br />Volunteers for Youth — Teen Court $38,750 <br />Teen Court is a diversion program for petty juvenile court offenders. Adult volunteers train youth <br />volunteers to act as officials of the court who hear the complaints and determine appropriate <br />sanctions for peers who have admitted to violating the law. By diverting first -time, petty <br />offenders from the juvenile court system, Teen Court reduces the backlog of cases and <br />ultimately allows more time for serious offenses. Offenders are given the opportunity to resolve <br />their charge without obtaining an official court record. The youth volunteers benefit by being <br />given the opportunity to learn about the court system and by exposing themselves to the <br />concept of community service. Teen Court will not accept cases involving sexual offenses, <br />firearms, hate crimes, motor vehicle violations, and offenses that have resulted in serious injury. <br />fXL17 <br />