Department of Children, Youth and Their Families JJCC Local Action - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Edwin M. Lee Maria Su, Psy.D. MAYOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Department of Children, Youth and Their Families JJCC Local Action Plan Interview Findings Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council September 13, 2016 Department of Children, Youth and Their Families 1 1390 Market Street Suite 900 * San Francisco, CA 94102 * 415-554-8990 * www.dcyf.org

Agenda 1. Update on Local Action Plan (LAP) Timeline 2. Methodology 3. Framework of Analysis 4. Interview Findings: Barriers 5. Interview Findings: Suggested Improvements 6. Discussion 7. Appendix A: Alignment of Local Action Plan with DCYF’s Community Needs Assessment & Services Allocation Plan 8. Appendix B: Juvenile Justice System-Involved Youth – Data Overview 2

1. Update on LAP Timeline 3

Update on Timeline Date Item Completed  Summer 2016 Finalize DCYF CNA  Summer 2016 Assess need for additional data collection or stakeholder input  Summer 2016 Conduct interviews with JJCC members Fall/ Winter 2016 VPI Joint Funders Group to develop proposed strategies December 2016 Present proposed strategies to JJCC December 2016 Finalize proposed strategies for inclusion in LAP April 2017 Submit request for substantive change to JJCPA Program Categories Summer-Fall 2017 Incorporate new funding strategies into DCYF RFP 4

2. Methodology 5

Methodology: JJCC Member Interviews Conducted 22 interview sessions, interviewed 30 people, representing 18 different JJCC agencies/organizations: • Mayor’s Office of Violence Prevention • Adult Probation Department Services • Community Assessment and Referral • Mayors Office of Housing and Center (CARC) Community Development • Center on Juvenile and Criminal • Recreation and Park Department Justice (CJCJ) • Police Department • Department of Children Youth and • Public Defender’s Office Their Families • San Francisco Unified School District • District Attorney’s Office • Sheriff’s Department • Department of Public Health • Superior Court • Human Services Agency • Youth Commission • Juvenile Advisory Committee • Juvenile Probation Department 6

Methodology: Other Information Gathering  VPI/YWD-JSI Grantee Input Sessions (2)   JJC Focus Groups (2)  Unit 7 – 16 & 17 year old boys   Girls Unit (September 23)  Focus Groups/Interviews with young people who have successfully transitioned out of the juvenile justice system  Other Data Analysis 7

3. Framework for Analysis 8

Framework for Analysis 1) What was identified as the barriers and challenges for juvenile justice system-involved youth? 2) How can we improve the juvenile justice system in San Francisco? 9

4. Interview Findings: Barriers 10

Interview Findings: Barriers  Lack of coordination, consistency, accountability, transparency, and communication  Lack of trust • Between system partners • Between system partners and CBOs • Between system partners and youth/families  Bias • Implicit and explicit • Of systems and people working in systems  Lack of stability (basic needs not met for youth and families) 11

Interview Findings: Barriers  Insufficient whole family support throughout system-involvement  Need for increased youth leadership, development, and empowerment opportunities  Need for access to mental health and substance abuse services  Need for academic and alternative education opportunities  Insufficient targeted services for specific groups of youth 12

5. Interview Findings: Suggested Improvements 13

Interview Findings: Suggested Improvements  Examine Policy/Be Flexible  Trained & Supported Workforce  Collaboration & Communication  Alternatives to Formal Involvement & Incarceration  Academic & Alternative Education Opportunity  Whole Family Engagement  Basic Needs/Access to Service & Transportation  Service Connection & Coordination  Quality Programming 14

Suggested Improvement: Examine Policy/Be Flexible  All system partners support and implement LAP recommendations and strategies  Provide services beyond the 9-5 work day  Change rigid or outdated policies  Use data to assess juvenile justice system and drive policy 15

Suggested Improvement: Trained & Supported Workforce  All professionals (e.g. teachers, probation officers, police officers, administrative staff, etc.) believe in a child’s potential to change if given real opportunities  All professionals trained on/operate from a framework that recognizes: • Implicit/explicit bias • Equity and trauma • Mental and behavioral health • Evidence-based practices • Adolescent brain and youth development • Effective partnership and communication 16

Suggested Improvement: Collaboration and Communication • Demonstrate commitment to work in collaboration • Ensure all partners have full knowledge of juvenile justice system processes All • Implement Shared Youth Database • Ensure access to multiple TA and Capacity Building opportunities • Increase CBO accountability (e.g. performance based contracting) DCYF • Offer trainings that encourage caseworker models • Ensure clarity and consistency of POs roles throughout the juvenile justice process JPD • Create joint training and service coordination opportunities for CBOs and POs 17

Suggested Improvement: Collaboration and Communication • Seek early intervention opportunities and encourage closer partnerships between city departments serving justice system-involved youth and SFPD SFPD • Ensure SROs are supported to engage meaningfully with school staff and students • Improve partnerships between schools and CBOs operating in schools or with students • Build greater partnership opportunities between SFUSD and JPD SFUSD • Allow CBOs to broker trust between community and system partners • Utilize CBOs as a central partner of Juvenile Justice System CBO 18

Suggested Improvement: Collaboration & Communication • Offer behavioral and mental health training to teachers DPH • Create closer partnership with HSA/Child Protective Services and other system partners HSA • Work with the business and technology community to bridge the youth workforce development gap Other • Encourage engagement of tech partners as opportunity for community building Department of Children, Youth and Their Families 19 1390 Market Street Suite 900 * San Francisco, CA 94102 * 415-554-8990 * www.dcyf.org

Suggested Improvement: Alternatives to Formal Involvement & Incarceration  Build upon existing alternative to detention programs to ensure multiple opportunities to leave secure custody  Ensure appropriate placements and referrals to more appropriate services when applicable 20

Suggested Improvement: Educational Opportunity  Deliver culturally relevant curriculum to in-custody youth  Support SROs to build relationships with students and teachers  Create more vocational training opportunities  Ensure restorative reentry programs at high schools 21

Suggested Improvement: Whole Family Engagement  Redefine the term “family” so that it is more inclusive and accessible  Facilitate support groups for parents/family members  Hold families accountable to the court-mandated supports  Engage and offer additional supportive services to youth with a system-involved parent 22

Suggested Improvement: Basic Needs/Access to Service & Transportation  Ensure support for meeting basic needs  Provide safe and stable housing  Create more connections to employment services  Safe corridor (unrestricted by turf, money, where public transit travels, etc.) to and from schools, programs, etc.  Meet youth and families where they are 23

Suggested Improvement: Service Connection & Coordination  Ensure services are intentional, continuous, and coordinated in and out of custody throughout the juvenile justice process  Provide ongoing services for youth in custody that includes warm handoffs  Provide assistance to families that includes consultation and system and process navigation 24

Suggested Improvement: Quality Programming  Fund fewer CBOs that have a proven track record, are trusted by the community, offer diverse services, and deliver high quality services  Create standardized reporting system for all agencies  Hold agencies accountable, monitor outcomes and be flexible to system changes  Ensure that services are driven by the child’s needs  Ensure cultural and linguistic competence and appropriateness for all providers and services 25

Suggested Improvement: Quality Programming  Provide programming that offers enrichment (arts and music), life skills, anger management, conflict resolution, and education about the dangers of social media  Offer more leadership and youth development opportunities  Provide long-term mentorship opportunities  Create youth empowerment/engagement opportunities  Create genuine and meaningful space for system-involved youth to talk with adult decision-makers 26