Programs and Services
Here, you will find various programs and services that can be provided to help and assist youths and their families who are, or may be on the verge of being, involved in the Juvenile Justice System.
Glance over some of these programs and observe the services they offer for both youths and families. Website links will be provided to you in case you are curious about learning more about the program, but is not necessarily required for the sake of the workshop.
Community Services
The programs and services listed below are implemented for youths who may either be on the verge of or currently involved in the Juvenile Justice System. These programs, oftentimes, do not include counseling services or other forms of treatment; however, they do provide a means of support, empowerment, and purpose for youths and their families as they progress through the justice system and work to complete their court-mandated services.
A program created to divert threshold offenders or first-time, non-violent offenders, as well as juveniles beginning a pattern of delinquency from the Juvenile Justice System
This program offers community services for youths to complete throughout their probation, including:
Food and clothing collection
Community clean-up
Learning visits to Shock Trauma
A program whose mission is to unleash the intelligence and positive energy of low-income young people to rebuild their communities and their lives
While this program doesn't directly apply toward youths' court-mandated services in terms of completion, it does provide:
Educational support
A pathway to diplomas/certifications
House building workshops
Mentorship and advocacy opportunities
A program whose mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education
Unlike most of the other programs, YearUp caters to individuals aged 18-24. This program helps individuals who are seeking to progress either in higher education or in their preferred career, offering:
Technical Skills Classes/Certifications
Professional/Communication Classes
A program that builds upon the existing strengths of each YO member, connects them with caring adults, and offers a full range of beneficial services
This program caters to individuals aged
18-24, offering services to those who are unemployed, such as:
Academic courses
G.E.D. prep
Job training
A nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change
This program offers Individualized Service Plans that provide:
Case Management
Crisis Intervention Services
Skill Development
Educational/Vocational Work
Behavioral Health Services
A dynamic juvenile diversion program sponsored by the Office of the State’s Attorney, this program invites youths to come after-school and complete their court-mandated services by roleplaying and taking part in mock trials, providing them with new perspectives
Residential Treatment Centers
Residential Treatment Centers are facilities where youths are mandated to live for extended periods of time depending on the youth's charge, behavior, and safety. While in these facilities, youths attend school, counseling, and treatment as they work toward completing their court-mandated services.
(Department of Juveniles Services, n.d.)
Residential Treatment Centers
Residential facilities typically take in adolescents between the ages of 11-18, providing them with monitored schooling, counseling, and treatment
Youths are sent to residential facilities based on personal interest (i.e. if they want to become certified in trade), safety (higher security facility if they are a runaway risk), and convenience (proximity to home for family visits). Youths often have to interview in order to be accepted, and have to meet certain GPA/schooling requirements and complete required evaluations.
Some examples of in-state residential facilities include:
Charles Hickey School for Boys
(Department of Juvenile Services, n.d.; Maryland Coalition of Families, n.d.)
Counseling Services
In addition to a youth's involvement in community services, programs, and residential facilities, youths are typically mandated to complete 6-8 week long treatments catered to their own particular needs and concerns. Usually these services are provided by wrap-around programs that provide counseling, education, advocacy, community services, and more.
This program focuses on individual and group counseling, offering youths the opportunity to complete their court mandated services/treatment at their convenient Baltimore City office
This program provides:
Outpatient Mental Health
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Individual/Group Therapy
Family Counseling
Substance Abuse Counseling
Employment Services
Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center
BCJJC is the epicenter of Juvenile Justice in Baltimore City, home to the juvenile courthouses, defense and state attorneys offices, intake/detention, and more.
It also houses juvenile case managers and various programs throughout the building. In the Female Intervention Team Unit, female juveniles are able to attend weekly services with their case managers in order to complete their court-mandated services.
These services include:
Anger Management
Teen Court
Substance Abuse
Male youths also have access to similar services with their case managers in a separate unit within the building, however it does not go by a particular name.
(Department of Juvenile Services, n.d.)
