Agenda - 06-21-2022; 8-i - JCPC Certification and County Plan for FY 2022-2023

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33 JCPC Business Funding Committee: The committee received two additional requests for unallocated funds and are recommending them to the council for approval. Dispute Settlement Center is requesting $2,251.52 to attend a conference/training and Wrenn House is requesting $12,551 for remodeling and to address salary increases. Carol McClelland made a motion to accept Dispute Settlement Center request for $2,251.52 and was seconded by Amanda Farris. Motion passed unanimously. Carol McClelland made a motion to accept Wrenn House request for$12,551 and was seconded by Gayane Chambless. Motion passed unanimously. The remaining $10,244.48 in unallocated funds will be returned to the state as there are no additional program needs for this fiscal year and the deadline to allocate funds is almost here. Risk and Needs Committee: Gayane Chambless The committee met and reviewed the risk and needs data for Orange County compared to previous years and the state average. This helped guide us when reviewing the RFP for next year. Peer Relationships were all higher than the state average when looking at regular association with delinquent peers. Number of Referrals at Intake data shows that youth coming into contact with JJ had significant more interaction; in the past it was typically the first interaction. Also,this has been increasing over the past few years, not just compared to the state average.Academic Functioning is also higher than the state average. The committee discussed students really struggling in school and possibly needing tutoring and mentoring. Substance Use is also causing concern with a significant jump over the last few years;those referred to treatment also higher than state average or the status quo in Orange County.Abuse Neglect History saw an increase compared to the state average and a decrease locally when looking at those who have support. However, looking at those with no support we see a significant increase of those victims compared to the state average. Sexual Behaviors needing to be assessed, status quo in Orange County and slightly higher than the state. Mental Health Needs of youth, especially in light of Covid, saw a significant increase and was higher than the state average. Q: Are absolute numbers are also going up or just averages? A: No one has the info on hand. Amy then points out if these numbers were going up then that would be more worrisome; questions if these absolute numbers actually went down then that would explain these increases. Gayane agrees and requests from Toshina if trend data and absolute numbers can be added to the spreadsheets before they are shared with the group. Toshina will look into it. Domestic Violence is a concern, seeing a definite significant increase. Across the board, we are looking at, adequate family supervision skills; drawing attention to marginal as that is where we have seen the most significant increase. Family Substance Abuse is also increasing and when we look at the family drug use, looking at youth can also indicate substance misuse. This has significant concern when compared to the state. When we look at Family Criminality we are seeing an increase compared to the state average, bearing in mind other factors, older age populations (16-18) and also raw numbers compared to previous years. The committee recommends adding Tutoring and Academic Enhancement to the list of program types; everything else remains consistent with prior years. A question about including Trauma Informed Care was raised and Gayane recollects this wording is included in the Clinical Treatment Programs or Assessment Programs sections of the JCPC Program types. Toshina informs this will fall under a clinical program type; discussion on whether it should be listed and where it would be included. Amanda reminds