Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council September 13, 2016 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Meeting held at the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department 375 Woodside Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127 3 rd Floor Cafeteria Minutes Member and Supporter Attendees (Italics designate voting members): Adult Probation Department: Ernest Mendieta Dept. of Children, Youth & Their Families: Laura Moyé Jasmine Dawson Emily Fox Department of Human Services: Barry Johnson Dept. of Public Health: Alison Lustbader District Attorney’s Office: Katherine Miller Juvenile Advisory Council: Jesus Martinez Juvenile Justice Commission: Absent Juvenile Probation Commission: Joseph Arellano , President Juvenile Justice Providers Association: Ron Stueckle, Sunset Youth Services Kimo Uila, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) Juvenile Probation Department: Allen A. Nance , Chief Probation Officer/Mtg. Co-Chair Paula Hernandez, Assistant Chief Probation Officer Sheryl E. Cowan, Secretary Mayor’s Office of Violence Prevention Services: Cate McCracken Mayor’s Office on Housing: Julia Sabory Public Defender’s Office: Patricia Lee Recreation and Parks Department: Bob Palacio San Francisco Unified School District: Alysse Castro San Francisco Police Department: Captain Carl Fabbri Sheriff’s Department: Absent Superior Court : Lisa Lightman Transitional Age Youth San Francisco: Absent Youth Commission: Cecilia Galeano Adele Failes-Carpenter Others present: Huckleberry Youth Programs: Doug Styles Denise Coleman AIIM Higher Rita Perez Item 1: Welcome and Roll Call Chief Allen Nance, San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department calls the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. and asks everyone to introduce themselves. Item 2: Public Comment Chief Nance calls for public comment and reads the following statement: Members of the public may address the Council for up to two minutes on any matter within the Council’s jurisd iction that does not appear on the agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the Council as a whole and not to individual Council members or Department personnel. The lack of a response by Council members or Department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with, or support of, statements made during public comment.
No public comment. Item 3: Review and approval of minutes from April 13, 2016 JJCC meeting. (Action Item) Chief Nance asks all to review minutes before voting. Motion made; Laura Moyé seconds. Vote: Approved unanimously; motion carried. Item 4: Presentation by One Circle Foundation (OCF) by Executive Director Giovanna Taormina (Discussion Item) One Circle Foundation offers two research based models utilized across the nation - Girls Circle and The Council for Boys and Young Men. Girls Circle is the first program in the nation proven to reduce delinquency for girls (OJJDP Study 2015.) Both models have additionally been proven to increase school engagement and are steeped in best practices that are gender responsive, trauma informed, strengths based, and culturally responsive across all sectors of care to include juvenile justice, education, behavioral health, and child welfare. Ms. Taormina reads One Circle Mission Statement: OCF promotes resiliency and healthy relationships in children, youth, adults, and communities with evidenced based, gender responsive, restorative circle program models. We provide training, curricula, and consultation to all sectors of youth serving organizations in the United States and internationally. Ms. Taormina states that these are gender responsive programs; all rooted in evidenced-based practices. She states that rigid unhealthy norms are causing a lot of public health risks in society today. She states that kids today face an incredible amount of trauma. She states that many cultures use rituals, and in the center of rituals, youth can develop relationships. She states that the quality of these relationships matters; when youth can communicate, they can learn. Ms. Taormina introduces Ms. Kiku Johnson, who will also present. They hold groups during which they discuss how hard it is in public placement; they talk about drug use; tells story of youth who feared he would die but ultimately sought treatment due to contact with the group; she mentions that it was very gratifying that participation in the group helped the young man. Many One Circle Foundation practices are based on relational theory, evidenced-based theory. She addresses why kids are separated by gender. States that OCF believes that how each gender identifies is different; example: beliefs exist that boys must be tough, be strong, however, she states these common beliefs can create unhealthy masculine behaviors. Gender specific risks for boys and girls are uniquely different; the OCF programs recognize gender differences. They invite examination within these female and male identities. The groups they hold are listening environments; adults listen to kids. Tells a teacher story from the New Mexico Department of Health. Mentions great success with girls’ counsel , which helped 400 youth, had been introduced into local high school with 3 sessions a week ultimately became a 5-days a week elective class. She states that youth need safe spaces in order to build trust, to be themselves, and realize they are not alone. She continues to state that OCF works in middle and high schools in New York and Illinois; states that research was conducted in Cook County, IL with girls on probation for 3 years; states that outcomes showed a significant reduction in recidivism. In Oregon; they started by working with adjudicated youth, but now have moved into schools. For the 4 th year, they have shown reduction in juvenile offenders; very successful program. Shows handouts from presentation with statements made by boys about what they lear ned in “Council” ( OCF ppt Page 12, attached) and what girls say t hey learned in “Circle” ( OCF ppt Page 13, attached). P a g e 2 | 6
Flyers with dates for their upcoming trainings is distributed. Reads quote about how the group works better together; shocking that rival gang members were in the same classroom talking to each other when weeks before they were “at each other’s throats.” Mentions that One Circle Foundation travels nationally, but they want to work with San Francisco agencies; they just received $10,000 in matching funds for rolling out programs into San Francisco communities. OCF thanks the JJCC for the opportunity to present. Chief Nance comments that One Circle Foundation trained the SFJPD Log Cabin Ranch (LCR) counselors who have subsequently been using the curriculum to convene a Boys ’ Council group; feedback so far has been very good. One Circle Foundation Presentation attached. Item 5: Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF) update on Local Action Plan (LAP) process: a. Interview findings, and b. Discussion of findings and implications for LAP (Discussion Item) Laura Moyé, DCYF, introduces Emily Fox, DCYF, who will present the results of the LAP interviews to date. Ms. Fox states that she will present an update on the LAP process; how information was gathered and the framework used during interviews. Everyone is reminded about the alignment of the Local Action Plan with the DCYF Community Needs Assessment (CAN). Ms. Fox reviews the timeline for interviews and asks for show of hands of those at JJCC meeting who have been interviewed; she thanks them for their time. They held 22 interview sessions with 32 people from 18 JJCC agencies which she states is impressive. She also mentions that focus groups were/will be conducted at JPD with youth in Juvenile hall both boys (done) and girls (this Saturday). After reading all their notes, areas of overlap were found especially in the categories of what was identified as “barriers a nd challenges ” for juvenile justice system-involved youth and how we can improve the juvenile justice system in San Francisco. She states that all the results being discussed today were discussed in over half the interviews. Re: Barriers: She gives examples: lack of coordination, consistency, accountability, transparency and communication. Lack of trust, bias (implicit and explicit) and lack of stability including meeting very basic needs for youths and their families (such as affordable housing and access for healthy food) was mentioned in interviews. They found there is need for leadership development for youth; she states kids cannot advocate for themselves. New educational opportunities in school settings are needed for these young people. She mentions the need for gendered-based services especially for girls. Interview findings: Everyone interviewed had suggestions on improvements; 9 major categories: 1. Examine Policy/Be Flexible (mentions being flexible with time especially having meeting times beyond the regular work day and reviewing older policies to see if they are outdated). 2. Trained & Supported Workforce 3. Collaboration & Communication – Ms. Fox states that this improvement area was mentioned by everyone; improvement with collaborations and communications across agencies; she states that we want to take this opportunity to challenge ourselves on just how to accomplish this improvement. P a g e 3 | 6
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