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A : It was DSS . <br /> Reintegration Support Network — No referrals were received in January . The have two individual who are <br /> currently participating in the JCPC portion of the program and have four individuals who are wait listed . <br /> They met with David last week to sort through some things and they continue to learn the ways of the <br /> JCPC . They have 10 mentors available with great diversity, including bilingual . <br /> Volunteers for Youth — They have seen referrals pick up quite a bit since the holidays for community <br /> service but the numbers for Teen Court are still low . They ' ve had conversations with the court counselors <br /> to figure out how they can work together to get more referrals for Teen Court . They are also looking at <br /> opportunities to offer community service projects for youth in other JCPC programs . <br /> Q : Do you ever get referrals directly from schools for community service ? <br /> A : No . Not for community service but for Teen Court . However, they would be open to that so long as <br /> JCPC is . <br /> Q : Is there a written standard of what can be deflected and what cannot ? How often is training <br /> being provided on deflection, for example, an annual training with all the SROs ? <br /> A : The Criminal Justice Resource Department is continuously providing outreach to law enforcement <br /> about the options and programs available . By statute , law enforcement discretion must be maintained . <br /> However , each local agency can set their own parameters that they expect their patrol officers to follow in <br /> terms of diversion, whether adult, juvenile or harm reduction . Particularly for the youth deflection <br /> program, there is an agreement between the district attorney ' s office and all law enforcement agencies <br /> that a first time juvenile will be deflected . However, if they are already in the juvenile justice system or <br /> have been, then they will not get the benefit of deflection , although there have already been some <br /> exceptions to that . <br /> Conversion around diversion and the barrier to utilizing JCPC programs when there is a requirement that <br /> the youth ' s information be entered into a database , when the goal of deflection is to avoid all entering <br /> them in any kind of system . However, without the use of a database , program progress and success cannot <br /> be tracked and measured and that in turn could affect the ability to receive funding from the State . NC <br /> Allies removes names from information when reports are generated . It would be great if there was way to <br /> enter youth ' s information anonymously . <br /> Wrenn House - They had one referral in December and none in January . They recently reviewed the data <br /> from FY21 - 22 and noticed that the instances of youth reporting a history of running away was 9 % higher <br /> than the state average . And they also saw that 13 % reported being kicked out of their home at some point <br /> which is also higher than the state average . These stats show that there is a need for their services in <br /> community . <br /> Q : Where did the referral in December come from? <br /> A : DSS <br /> M Data Update <br /> Paige Walsh was recently reassigned to Orange County and is doing intake . She was in Alamance but <br /> lives closer to Orange and was reassigned . They are also hoping to have another staff member on board <br /> soon . There are still 8 vacancies in the district and they are working hard to get staffed back up . <br />