The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) seeks to expand and enhance less restrictive, community-based settings for youth and young adults placed in the agency’s Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) institutions.
As part of DCYF’s commitment to providing therapeutic and trauma-informed environments for youth in the agency’s care, Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) has launched exciting collaborations and partnerships to bring creativity, resilience, and healing to young people at Echo
Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) is updating its tool for assessing the needs of young people in DCYF's care. For several years, JR has used an assessment that measures important rehabilitation factors across a young person’s life domains to prioritize counseling goals and linkage to services and resources.
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As part of the agency’s commitment to promoting safety and trauma-informed environments, Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) is implementing Advanced Crisis Intervention Training (ACIT). ACIT is the only crisis intervention certification available from a professional mental health association for responding to anger, aggression, and violence. Hosted by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) and the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN), October is Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM) – a month where advocates come together to organize events and online activities to raise awareness and inspire action on behalf of young people impacted by the justice Green Hill School youth participants in the Emerging Leaders Committee (ELC) were recently interviewed by a White House representative on policy recommendations for President Biden on juvenile justice and reentry issues. Fall is in the air, and we’re kicking off September with School Attendance Awareness Month. Did you know that missing 10% of school days for any reason can translate into having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school years, and graduating from high school? Just two absences per month are enough to dramatically impact academic success. Assistant Secretary of Juvenile Rehabilitation Felice Upton was recently invited to become a member of the Juvenile Justice Leadership Network. Green Hill School recently reached 100% compliance with standards for health services in juvenile confinement facilities from the National Commission on Correction Health Care (NCCHC). |
