City of Grande Prairie Crime Prevention

HISTORY  SCIF FUNDED RCMP REFERRALS 12-17YRS- ONE TIME  2010 EXTENDED SERVICES - TO FAMILY MEMBERS  2011 PARENTS, AGENCY REFERRALS AGE RANGE 8-12YRS RCMP  2012 SCHOOL, YOUTH REFERRALS (CHANGED NAME TO CYIP)  2013 OPENED TO ALL AGES –unlimited RCMP  2014 SCHOOL TEAM / VTRA (VIOLENT THREAT RISK ASSESSMENT)

REFERRALS  620 REFERRALS 595 female 467 males Total program referrals  COMPLETED 445  INCOMPLETE 168

 Children & Youth whose behaviour has brought them into contact with the RCMP  Children & Youth who are struggling and the adults around them are concerned  Parents looking for resources to assist them in finding the appropriate agencies for their needs

 RCMP  SCHOOLS  APPROX 30 AGENCIES

 TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION  GIVE A WARNING  LAY CHARGES WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM THERE IS NOW A 4 TH OPTION:  DIVERT TO THE CHILD & YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAM

RCMP TOP REFERRALS  MENTAL HEALTH  SUBSTANCE ABUSE  CONFLICT - PARENT/CHILD, PEER BULLYING  BEHAVIOR ISSUES

BULLYING TICKET OPTION 4  SECTION C1103  FINE $  CAN BE WITHDRAWN WITH ASSESSMENT AND ATTENDANCE AT A PERSONALIZED BULLYING WORKSHOP

 Troubles with Friends or at School  Family Circumstances/Changes  Grief and Loss  Substance Abuse  Mental Health Issues  Poor Decision Making

KNOWLEDGE IN:  YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM  CHILD DEVELOPMENT  MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS  ADDICTIONS  STAGES OF CHANGE  TRAUMA  SYSTEMS  SCHOOLS  THREAT and RISK ASSESSMENT  CRISIS MANAGEMENT  CULTURAL AWARENESS  SUICIDE / SELF HARM

PARENT INTERVIEW  ALLOWS VENTING, EMOTIONAL RELEASE  GATHER HISTORY  WHO HAVE THEY RECEIVED SERVICES FROM IN THE PAST? UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEMS  WHAT IS THEIR GOAL  PARENTING STRATEGIES Create vs React  LEAVE WITH SENSE OF HOPE

SOFT ROOM

CHILD/YOUTH INTERVIEW  WITH OR WITHOUT PARENT  YOUTH JUSTICE COMPONENT/COURT VISIT  MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT LITERALLY / FIGURATIVELY  UNDERLYING ISSUES  OPTIONS  PLAN  FILE IS NEVER CLOSED

ASSESSMENT TOOLS DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL STRENGTHS EXPLORER IDENTIFIES TOP 3 STRENGTHS

 Support  Empowerment  Boundaries/Expectations  Constructive Use of Time  Commitment to learning  Positive Values  Social Competencies  Positive Identity 2/6 5/6 0/4 2/4 1/6 5/6 1/4 0/4 2/5 2/6 4/6 0/5 4/6 2/4 4/4 14/40 26/40 YOUTH 1YOUTH 2

STRENGTHS EXPLORER Help youths identify their positive characteristics Help youths improve their understanding of self Help youths develop from their areas of greatest talent Improve parents’/instructors’ understanding of their children/students Provide an opportunity for an important kind of communication between parents and their children (i.e., discussion of one’s unique nature, the positive characteristics/gifts that one has, and how those can be developed) Provide the theme-based language that youths and parents/ instructors could use to discover and describe positive characteristics

OTHER TOOLS  ANXIETY CHECKLIST  DEPRESSION CHECKLIST  MOOD CHARTS  BEHAVIORS FROM TRAUMA

GRIEF & LOSS

MENTAL HEALTH  UNDERSTANDING  FOLLOW THROUGH  MEDICATIONS  SUPPORT

SOUL PAIN “Difficult and traumatic life events leave us feeling broken and incomplete, searching and longing for the deep inner healing we know is required.” Dr. Jane Simmington

SECRETS

7 STEPS TO CHANGE

WHO CAN RECEIVE SERVICES ?  YOUTH  PARENT  SIBLINGS  FAMILY

 COUNSELLING: INDIVIDUAL / PARENTS/ SIBLINGS / FAMILY  EDUCATION : TEAM / ALTERNATIVE  MENTAL HEALTH : CHILD PSYCHIATRIST DIAGNOSIS/MEDICATION  PROGRAMS : COPING SKILLS / SUPPORT

REPARATION  JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY STOPLIFT  NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (SPCA, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, SALVATION ARMY, QE11,)  CITY PROGRAMS (GRAFITTI CLEAN- UP, ROTARY PARK)

 BREAKFAST CLUB  WALK-IN MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC  COUNSELLING: YOUTH/FAMILY  DETOX; PCHAD ; INFORMED; SCHOOL  JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY  PARDS EQUINE THERAPY

SUNRISE HOUSE (YESS)

GIRLS/BOYS ROOMS

COMMON AREA

ART WALL

PARDS EQUINE THERAPY TRUST

WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK?

Painting

JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY LIFESKILLS

PAVE

CITY SCRUB RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS KITS

COMMUNITY HELPERS

 Support  Empowerment  Boundaries/Expectations  Constructive Use of Time  Commitment to learning  Positive Values  Social Competencies  Positive Identity 2/6 1/4 5/6 1/4 2/5 5/6 5/5 2/4 23/40 YOUTH 5