Improving Outcomes for Minnesota’s Crossover Youth Implementation of the CYPM April 18, 2012

1.Implementation Team – Membership & Meetings 2.Gap Analysis 3.Defined Target Population – amendments / changes? 4.Overarching Themes - Family Engagement - Disproportionality 5. Phase I Implementation - Practice Area 1 (Arrest, Identification & Detention) - Practice Area 2 (Decision Making, Diversion) Crossover Youth Practice Model Checking In on Progress

Practice Area 1: Arrest, Identification, & Detention Practice Area 2: Decision Making Regarding Charges Practice Area 3: Case Assignment, Assessment & Planning Practice Area 4: Coordinated Case Management & Ongoing Assessment Practice Area 5: Planning for Youth Permanency, Transition & Case Closure The Crossover Youth Practice Model Phases & Practice Areas The Crossover Youth Practice Model Guide can be retrieved at:

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Create protocols that specify how client information databases can be searched to identify crossover youth. Create a memorandum of agreement that describes the ability of child welfare and juvenile justice staff to share information about youth and families involved in both systems. These agreements may also include sharing of educational and behavioral health information.* Utilize validated screening and cross system assessment tools that can be used while the youth is in detention. 6 Phase I – Arrest, Identification and Detention * Attorney Protocols developed – see examples from CYPM sites

Conduct diversion meetings and pursue strategies to reduce youth crossing over into the juvenile justice system. Partner on identifying and funding prevention services to ensure that crossover youth have access to services funded by both systems. Ensure the CW social worker is in attendance at any relevant JJ court hearings 7 Phase I – Arrest, Identification and Detention

Crossover Youth Practice Model Checking In on Progress Ensure that your Implementation Team considers how to: convene family meetings upon initial notification of a youth crossing over into the juvenile justice system, provide families with written materials that explains the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and what these families can anticipate will be occurring with their case, explore the impact on disproportionality at all decision points in this process, and identify funding and other resources that can be shared between the systems to improve or offer services for dually-involved youth.

Conduct an inventory of the assessment tools used in both child welfare and juvenile justice. (This will assist in the development of a consolidated assessment of the youth and family). Upon notification of a new crossover youth case, the newly assigned probation officer should immediately make contact with the assigned social worker. This contact should be made within three to five days. This level of contact may happen pre- or post adjudication. 9 Phase II: Practice Area 3: Case Assignment, Assessment & Case Planning

Preliminary Results for Crossover Youth Practice Model January 2012 Denise Herz, PhD and Anika Fontaine, MA CYPM Data Collection

Comparison of Living Situations across Child Welfare Snapshot Data, CYPM Dually-Involved Youth—Pathway One Pathway 1 dually-involved youth are slightly less likely to live in relative/kin placements than the overall child welfare populations (11% for CYPM youth and 19% for Child Welfare snapshot population) The likelihood that Pathway 1 dually-involved youth lived in foster care placements were similar to child welfare populations (20% for CYPM and 24% for Child Welfare snapshot population), but dually-involved youth were more than twice likely to live in congregate care (25% for CYPM youth and 9% for Child Welfare snapshot population). 16% of CYPM youth were AWOL at the time they were identified as a dually- involved youth. A COMPARISON OF BASELINE & DUALLY-INVOLVED CHARACTERISTICS

Dually-Involved youth are most likely to be charged with a violent offense (39% and 37% for comparison youth), followed by property and other offenses. The majority of violent charges received by dually-involved youth are related to assaults, 72% versus 65%. 1/3 of all offenses occurred at placement or school—both of which represent places of informal social control that arguably can and should be used to reduce the need for entry into the juvenile justice system. Dually-involved youth had prior contact for criminal activity with the delinquency system at the time of their current arrest (59% CYPM versus 65% comparison youth) and about 1/4 to 1/3 had prior contact for status offenses. A COMPARISON OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS

20% increase in the early identification of dually-involved youth compared to the pre-CYPM time period 81% of dually-involved youth were handled using some type of promising practice compared to 36% of the comparison group CYPM youth were nearly three times more likely to have their cases handled by a Multidisciplinary team (22% versus 7%) Increased progression of CYPM sites utilizing a joint assessment process. From the first to the last quarter, there was a increase in use from 25% to 59% 30% decrease in the use of detention following arrest compared to the pre- CYPM time period IMPROVEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CYPM

PHASE II IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING Inventory / Review Practices Determine Assignments Next Steps 1:15 – 2:30 PM

Practice Area 1: Arrest, Identification, & Detention Practice Area 2: Decision Making Regarding Charges Practice Area 3: Case Assignment, Assessment & Planning Practice Area 4: Coordinated Case Management & Ongoing Assessment Practice Area 5: Planning for Youth Permanency, Transition & Case Closure The Crossover Youth Practice Model Phases & Practice Areas The Crossover Youth Practice Model Guide can be retrieved at:

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Conduct an inventory of the assessment tools used in both child welfare and juvenile justice. (This will assist in the development of a consolidated assessment of the youth and family). Upon notification of a new crossover youth case, the newly assigned probation officer should immediately make contact with the assigned social worker. This contact should be made within three to five days. This level of contact may happen pre- or post adjudication. 18 Phase II: Practice Area 3: Case Assignment, Assessment & Case Planning

Complete a consolidated/joint assessment of the family and youth including the following: Review of behavior patterns over time; Examination of the family strengths and protective factors; Assessment of the overall needs of the youth and family that affect the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and youth in the family; Consideration of contributing factors (caregivers) such as domestic violence, substance abuse, mental health, chronic health problems, and poverty; Assessment of criminogenic factors including peer group, school performance, family dynamics, substance abuse, self regulation, history of delinquent behaviors; and Review of information gathered through other assessments from partnering agencies (i.e. mental health, substance abuse) 19 Phase II: Practice Area 3: Case Assignment, Assessment & Case Planning

Development of an integrated case plan that: Creates a direct link between the identified need areas and the goals, tasks, interventions and services. Focuses interventions on assisting parents/caregivers to improve their parenting skills and the youth in changing his/her risk taking behaviors. Are focused, time limited, behaviorally specific, attainable, relevant, and understandable to all and agreed to by the parent(s). Provide the basis for understanding when the work is completed. Conversely, they provide the basis for deciding that sufficient change has not occurred so that permanency goals may be justified and pursued. 20 Phase II: Practice Area 3: Case Assignment, Assessment & Case Planning

Families should help guide the process of determining what interventions could best address their situation, within the context of a shared commitment to making necessary changes. This process should be transparent – the CW social worker/JJ case worker team should share the tools and information being used to build the service plan. There is an expectation that all jurisdictions will make a commitment to reduce its use of group care (including residential and institutional) for crossover youth. Residing in a family setting is ideal for all youth regardless of their current or past situation. 21 Phase II: Practice Area 3: Case Assignment, Assessment & Case Planning

Identify kin to care for crossover youth. Strive to engage the family as soon as the youth is identified to the system. Ensure that kin are given the same level of support as resource families. Sites must implement one of the following Court models: Dedicated court docket One judge/one family Multi-system planning and court reporting. 22 Phase II: Practice Area 3: Case Assignment, Assessment & Case Planning