These are astounding outcomes, even compared to the more acute
national average of 70%. Our most recent quarterly numbers are
85%! In addition, 53% of youth in our programs are less
likely to re-offend compared to other program rates at 17 – 20%
nationally.
Stanford Youth Solutions’ Juvenile Justice and Crime Prevention
Program (JJCP) program works in partnership with Sacramento
County Probation Department supporting the Restorative Justice
Model, focusing on community protection, victim restoration, and
offender accountability and competency.
Youth offenders, young people engaged in high-risk activities,
and their families address underlying challenges within their
family unit to help them engage in positive, productive
activities, while significantly reducing additional criminal
offenses.
Our JJCP practitioners utilize Functional Family Therapy (FFT),
an evidence-based practice, as a means to provide rehabilitation
to young offenders, with a focus on reducing criminal behaviors,
decreasing individual and community risk factors, changing
negative family relationships and enhancing protective factors to
facilitate relapse prevention.
Practitioners frequently collaborate with probation officers to
ensure there is effective communication and coordination of
services to achieve the combined goal of successfully
reintegrating these young people as healthy and productive
members into the community.
Program Facts
Youth ages 12-17 are referred to our Juvenile Justice and
Crime Prevention Program through Sacramento County Department of
Probation, based on an assessment and eligibility criteria
administered by Probation.
Eligible youth have previous interaction with Probation and
exhibit high-risk behavior, frequently including previous
criminal offenses and gang involvement.
We collaborate with the Sacramento County Probation
Department and problem solve with families to help families
understand how their role and support can give their children the
help they need so they have a way out of the juvenile justice
system.
Case Management Services
Active collaboration and partnership with probation and
school personnel
Assistance and linkage to community resources to help
meet critical basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter
Limited access to funds to meet emergency or critical family
needs when no other resource is available
Attendance at court dates with families
Attendance and advocacy at Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) meetings with schools
Attendance and advocacy at Student Study Team (SST) meetings
with schools
Assistance with arranging transportation for a variety of
needs, such as medical, psychiatric, education or employment
needs
What Services Look Like
Youth and families participate in 8 to 12 Functional Family
Therapy sessions over the course of approximately 3 months
Sessions can be more frequent or extended beyond 3 months
when for more challenging situations
Functional Family Therapy works in phases: Engagement and
Motivation, Behavior Change and Generalization, which include
specific goals, assessment foci, specific techniques of
intervention, and therapist skills necessary for success.
