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28 <br /> Agency Roundtable <br /> DJJData—December: 7 distinct juveniles, 10 complaints, 3 juveniles approved for court, 5 juveniles <br /> diverted, 0 juveniles in detention, 1 juvenile admitted to Wrenn House for 11 days, 0 electronic <br /> monitoring activations, and 0 admitted to YDC. <br /> January: 8 distinct juveniles, 10 complaints, 5 juveniles approved for court, 1 juvenile diverted, 0 <br /> juveniles in detention, 1 juvenile admitted to Wrenn House for 23 days, 0 electronic monitoring <br /> activations, and 0 admitted to YDC. <br /> Dispute Settlement Center—Youth circles are meeting at Stanback Middle School the second and third <br /> Wednesdays of the month from 6-8pm (dinner is provided) and there are still slots available so please <br /> send referrals. They try not to mix middle and high school youth, so in March they will be trying a <br /> middle school circle. <br /> Boomerang—They are not receiving referrals from Orange County Schools and feel that they are way <br /> underserving the youth in the northern part of the county that need the services. Transportation continues <br /> to be the greatest barrier, but there are also some new administrators in some schools and they have to <br /> build those relationships back up. They have talked about having another site but it would be a huge <br /> undertaking. <br /> Freedom House—There are spots available in the Child&Adolescent Outpatient program. FAN has <br /> received funding from a Duke grant to offer another men's only parenting course. Bonnie Farrell will be <br /> coming March 22-23 to do co-parenting and communication education. <br /> Hot Topics <br /> Transportation for northern Orange County youth to services continues to be an issue. Getting services in <br /> the schools could be a great solution to being able to deliver the needed services that are convenient while <br /> also being delivered within a healthy environment. <br /> Youth Risk Behaviors Surveys (YRBS) are a great tool to help identify the needs but there have been <br /> huge challenges to even getting them completed in the schools because hard(active)parental consent is <br /> required. There have been problems/concerns that were disclosed on the YRBS a few years ago that then <br /> resulted in school incidents that could have been addressed/avoided if they had been shared with the <br /> school board. But if a YRBS can't be completed and there are no school board representatives coming to <br /> meetings, it will be tough to get services into the schools. <br /> Consultant Update <br /> RFP will be advertised next week and program providers are encouraged to start working on them <br /> immediately and not wait until the last minute in case something happens or there are questions. <br /> Announcements <br /> Orange County Parks & Recreation summer camp registration opens Saturday. <br /> The Town of Chapel Hill just hired two new crisis counselors and will now have someone available until <br /> 1 1pm. They are also advertising for another position that will work loam-7pm,Master's degree is <br /> required but not licensure. <br /> CAY will be hosting some upcoming workshops around"Raise the Age". <br /> On March 27,the Orange County Collaborative will be hosting Ana Marshall, Community Engagement <br /> Representative, because Cardinal will be restructuring their governance body in a way to where the <br /> community partners meeting is going to be more of an advisory board. The new advisory board will <br /> inform the decisions for local government and then that will be how mental health funding will be <br /> awarded. The new model will be presented and will be more grass-roots focused. <br />