A Strategy to Serve HighRisk Youth Juvenile Justice Summit April 25 2017 LINDA BARTON Director Wyoming Afterschool Alliance Craig Williams white riley Peterson fellow WYOMING AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE ID: 652616
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Reducing the School-to- Prison PipelineA Strategy to Serve High-Risk YouthJuvenile Justice Summit, April 25, 2017
LINDA BARTON, Director, Wyoming Afterschool AllianceCraig Williams, white, riley, Peterson fellowSlide2
WYOMING AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCEWHO WE AREStatewide Afterschool Network since 2007, funded by CharlesStewart Mott Foundation and a priority fund of the Wyoming Community Foundation
Support all afterschool programs in the state with:Professional Development and Training
Annual Statewide Afterschool Conference
Ensure equal access to high quality programs in every community
Develop statewide initiatives that support positive youth outcomes, and success in school and lifeSlide3
Today’s Crowd
Afterschool ProvidersLegal and Judicial ProfessionalsSchool District Leaders
State Government Agencies
State and Federal Legislators
Non-profit organizations (NPO)
Mental Health Professionals
County Prevention
Coalitions
County Government
Law EnforcementSlide4
Juvenile Justice in WyomingAs of 2012, Wyoming ranks *2nd
in the nation for youth under court order to a detention facility or other residential placement.Wyoming also ranks *4th
in the nation for school referrals to law enforcement.
Wyoming ranks *1
st
in the nation for suicides among children and youth.
Research has shown
that formal processing of youth through court systems does not reduce subsequent offending and probably increases the likelihood for
reoffending
.
Both of these statistics
are attributed to lack of community-based options and resources due in part to Wyoming’s rural nature.
*
Based on per capitaSlide5
WHY AFTERSCHOOL IS A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT
Provide expanded learning opportunities for children and youth during high-risk hours between 3-6pm and summer learning
Provide
activities that support positive youth development
Offer
least restrictive environments for at-risk youth
Provide
highly-qualified staff who become positive and nurturing adult mentors.
Research
shows that worker productivity goes up when parents
know their children are safe afterschool.
Definitions:
“At-risk youth” applies to those who are less likely to transition
successfully
into adulthood and achieve economic self-sufficiencySlide6
Serving At-Risk Children & Youth
By The Numbers
Number of youth served*
Cost per
youth/year
*
Afterschool Programs
14,000
3
rd
tier interventions
1,855
Afterschool Programs
$800
3
rd
tier
Interventions
$9,000
*average values based on 2016 data from 21st Century Community Learning Center afterschool providers and Wyoming DFSSlide7Slide8
History of the ProjectIn Fall 2013,
WYAA became interested in understanding the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and how afterschool and summer programs can help.We know that afterschool and summer programs are important prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk children.
Research shows that afterschool programs keep kids safe, support positive youth development, and help kids graduate from high school.
In Fall 2015
,
WYAA
received funding from Sargent Foundation to begin efforts on:
Reducing the School-to-Prison Pipeline – Leading with Afterschool
The results are in…….
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Surveys Conducted In 2016 Slide10
We Wanted To Know From Each Group: Barriers to serving at-risk children/youth
Challenges in working with at-risk children/youth Knowledge of the afterschool field and its work What training is needed
STATEWIDE
DATA
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Barriers to providing services to At-Risk Youth
Afterschool Program Providers
Access to IEPs for specific understanding of needs
Other confidentiality issues such as parent approvals, court orders, and/or custody
Cooperation and communication with school personnel
Funding for experts to provide behavior management strategies
Staffing and professional development opportunitiesSlide12
Describe the major challenges you experience while working with at-risk youthNumber 1 Response: “Behavior Issues and Attitudes”
Interested in professional development opportunities: - Confidentiality Laws and IEPs - De-escalation Techniques and Strategies for Behavior Management
- Understanding Autism and Spectrum Disorders - Understanding ADHD
School Resource OfficersSlide13
Wyoming Stakeholders & Professionals
Wyoming Stakeholders & Professionals
Afterschool programs are the least understood and/or utilized as community partners for juvenile justice in Wyoming communitiesSlide14
Workforce Productivity Working families and businesses:
Derive benefits from afterschool programs that ensure that youth have a safe place to go while parents are at work. Parents concerned about their children’s afterschool care miss an average of eight days of work
per/year.
Decreased
worker productivity costs businesses up to $300 billion
annually.
(
Brandeis University, Community, Families and Work Program,
2004
and Catalyst & Brandeis University, 2006).
The EconomicsSlide15Slide16Slide17Slide18
References and CitationsPrevention (Note: this is Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2011, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency s the most recent report released by OJJDP.) Confinement includes youth who are under court order to a detention facility or other residential placement.The Center for Public Integrity, A state-by-state look at students referred to law enforcementBy Chris
Zubak-Skees, http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/10/17074/state-state-look-students-referred-law-enforcementReference: Petrosino, Anthony, Carolyn Turpin Petrosino, and Sarah Guckenburg (2010). Formal System Processing of Juveniles: Effects on Delinquency. The Campbell Collaboration. Oslo, Norway: www.campbellcollaboration.org
Taking a Deeper Dive into Afterschool: Positive Outcomes and Promising Practices, Afterschool Alliance, 1616 H St., NW, Suite 820, Washington, DC 20006, February 2014.The Center for Public Integrity, A state-by-state look at students referred to law enforcement
By Chris
Zubak-Skees
, http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/10/17074/state-state-look-students-referred-law-enforcement
Reference:
Petrosino
, Anthony, Carolyn Turpin
Petrosino
, and Sarah
Guckenburg
(2010). Formal System Processing of Juveniles: Effects on Delinquency. The Campbell Collaboration. Oslo, Norway: www.campbellcollaboration.org
Taking a Deeper Dive into Afterschool: Positive Outcomes and Promising Practices, Afterschool Alliance, 1616 H St., NW, Suite 820, Washington, DC 20006, February 2014.