Youth Intervention and Prevention programs include: - Community Work Service program for juveniles under the age of 14 - Martin County Teen Court - Martin County Truancy Program - Shoplifting Intervention Program - "Thinking for a Change" Cognitive Skills Program - Tobacco Awareness Program

An activity-based mentoring program that matches at-promise youth with volunteer adult mentors who participate together in goal-centered, one-on-one relationships. - Youth are matched with their mentors for one year and meet weekly for 2 - 4 hours. Throughout the one-year program, the mentors and youth develop goals (one physical activity, and one academic), have new experiences, and attend a variety of events with other mentors and mentees of the program. - Youth and their mentors attend agency events based on four programming pillars: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Emotional Development, and Community Connectivity. - Youth and their families receive case management/support, and referrals for services. Mentors also have a network of support throughout their year of volunteering.

An activity-based mentoring program that matches at-promise youth with volunteer adult mentors who participate together in goal-centered, one-on-one relationships. - Youth are matched with their mentors for one year and meet weekly for 2 - 4 hours. Throughout the one-year program, the mentors and youth develop goals (one physical activity, and one academic), have new experiences, and attend a variety of events with other mentors and mentees of the program. - Youth and their mentors attend agency events based on four programming pillars: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Emotional Development, and Community Connectivity. - Youth and their families receive case management/support, and referrals for services. Mentors also have a network of support throughout their year of volunteering.

Program is a community based alternative for youth committing first time, low level offenses. Services defined through a contract created with youth and parents that include topical seminars, community service, restorative justice, and restitution. Chemical Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments targeted toward adolescent chemical abuse and experimentation Theft Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments targeted toward adolescent shoplifters and their parents Tobacco Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments and area schools targeted toward adolescent tobacco users

Provides several treatment programs to adolescents who have a problem with substance use. Services include: - East Central Regional Juvenile Center Treatment Program provides a New Choices Program for Adolescents who are in the secure facility in Lino Lakes. The program utilizes a cognitive treatment model based on research and evaluation that has been found to be effective with substance-abusing juvenile offenders. The program provides service coordination across systems and gradually incorporates informal community supports to prepare youth for their transition to their home community. - Group/individual outpatient treatment utilizing a cognitive behavioral, non-traditional approach. It is designed for adolescents ages 13 - 18 years with a diagnosis of a substance use disorder. The goal of the program is to keep adolescents in their home communities. It includes group sessions, intensive care management, consultations, individual, and concerned persons/family sessions. - Substance use assessments

Special education services for students who are mentally impaired, EBD (emotionally behaviorally disordered), have developmental cognitive disabilities, and those with low incidence disabilities. Transition programs provide services for young adults as they progress from an educational setting toward living and working as independently as possible in the community. Other program components include: - Community and experiential based instruction and career/technical education opportunities - Differentiated academic instructions - Highly customized environment and a low student/staff ratio - Transition skill development and co-located mental health services

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

- Provides treatment Foster Care for children and adolescents in the Bemidji, Cass Lake, Greenbush, LaPorte, Lake George, Park Rapids, Blackduck, Bagley, Crookston, Northome, Roseau, Warroad and surrounding rural areas - Need a referral from County Social Services, Probatrion, Tribal Social services - 1/4 of foster families are Native American providing placement for Native American youth - Individualized treatment plans and assessments - Quarterly review with all team members - Coordination of resources to assist child and family to achieve reunification, whenever possible - 24 hour on-call availability by social work personnel to foster families, birth families and children - Monthly support meetings and array of educational offerings to foster families - Collaboration between referral service and worker allowing for better understanding and delivery of services Specialty areas of foster families include but are not limited to: - SED population - Sexual offenders - Conduct Disorders - Developmentally disabled - Attention deficit disorder - Oppositional defiant disorder - Medically complex cases - Depression - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - FAS

A safe place where counselors, therapists, and doctors create a therapeutic living environment to help students who reside in this setting gain the skills they need to succeed in their home, community, and school. Residential care and treatment for boys and girls ages 10-17 in a non-secure setting. There are 20 beds in the Cottage. Youth are referred to the Cottage by County Social Workers, County Probation Officers, Tribal Social Workers, Parents, self-referrals, or the courts. On-site educational programming is provided by Independent School District 318. Each student will earn credit for school attendance during placement at the North Homes Cottage. The following areas are addressed in each resident's plan: - Social/Interpersonal Skills - Emotional Control - Vocational Skills - Independent Living Skills - DBT and skills Students in the Residential Program participate in various program activities and receive services including, but not limited to: - Daily therapeutic/psycho-educational group discussions covering such topics as communication skills, emotions, anger management, gender issues, CD information, stress management, depression and conflict resolution - Individual counseling - Psychiatric evaluation and monitoring - Structured daily recreational/leisure activities - Structured daily schedule addressing daily living skill development - Cultural education, activities and advocacy - Community professional mental health services - On site school programming - Coordination with community resources and agencies - On site health screening and care - Spirituality services Treatment will have individual goals for everyone to complete. The North Homes Cottage provides programming for our Crisis Shelter and 35-Day Evaluations. Referral Contacts 218-327-3000 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

The county attorney is the prosecutor in all cases involving juvenile offenders. The primary goal of juvenile court is the rehabilitation of youthful offenders.

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

Diversion services help youth make better choices and parents recognize signs and symptoms. Topics include: - Chemical Awareness Program (CAP) (tobacco, e-cigs, alcohol, and drugs) (not a treatment program) - Restorative Justice Conferencing: Mediation that includes offender, victims, and their respective support groups - Community work service hours - Creative Responses to Conflict (helping the youth to develop alternative ways in dealing with conflict) - Restitution - Bullying Awareness Program (BAP) - Distracted Driving Awareness Program (DDAP) (helping young drivers become educated on how to prevent risky behaviors and attitudes while driving or prior to being a licensed driver) - Responsible Social Media Use (RSMU) (helping youth who are struggling to use social media in a healthy way) - Theft Awareness Program (TAP) - Teen Intervene Program (TI)

Home setting for girls with delinquency and disciplinary problems. Placement by Courts or Social Services. Main office in Andover, MN 612-753-1551

- Provides crisis counseling, recreation, and educational services - Provides secure detention for juveniles awaiting court action and who require confinement for public and individual safety reasons

Itasca County Wood Works Program is a firewood and firewood bundle production program utilizing adult and juvenile offenders that have been court ordered to work off fines, restitution , pay for stay, and?? probation violation hours. Program offers firewood and firewood bundles to general public and government agencies. Purchase of firewood/firewood bundles is processed thru Itasca County Probation Department.

Diversion services help youth make better choices and parents recognize signs and symptoms. Topics include: - Chemical Awareness Program (CAP) (tobacco, e-cigs, alcohol, and drugs) (not a treatment program) - Restorative Justice Conferencing: Mediation that includes offender, victims, and their respective support groups - Community work service hours - Creative Responses to Conflict (helping the youth to develop alternative ways in dealing with conflict) - Restitution - Bullying Awareness Program (BAP) - Distracted Driving Awareness Program (DDAP) (helping young drivers become educated on how to prevent risky behaviors and attitudes while driving or prior to being a licensed driver) - Responsible Social Media Use (RSMU) (helping youth who are struggling to use social media in a healthy way) - Theft Awareness Program (TAP) - Teen Intervene Program (TI)

Provides the probation and pre-trial services of adult and juvenile offenders within Freeborn County. Provides services such as: - Services for Adults: Supervision while on probation of individuals who are convicted of a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and/or felony charges that have been reduced. Also includes pre-trial supervision, coordinating placement of offenders in appropriate community and residential programs, pre-dispositional reports, probation violation reports, reference reports, restitution and restoration, community work service, electronic monitoring, and pre-trial supervision, or conditional release. - Services for Juveniles: Supervision while on probation of individuals who are found by the court to have committed a serious misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony offense. Also includes pre-dispositional and violation reports to the court, working closely with community agencies, treatment programs, community service work, restitution, participation in an education program specific to the offense, mental health counseling, chemical dependency assessment referrals, and incarceration in a juvenile correctional facility or foster home, group foster home, or correctional camp program.

Program is a community based alternative for youth committing first time, low level offenses. Services defined through a contract created with youth and parents that include topical seminars, community service, restorative justice, and restitution. Chemical Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments targeted toward adolescent chemical abuse and experimentation Theft Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments targeted toward adolescent shoplifters and their parents Tobacco Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments and area schools targeted toward adolescent tobacco users

The Pre-Charge Diversion program offers a restorative justice approach to help youth who have been charged with a minor offense pursue a more productive path and stay out of the juvenile justice system. Youth in the program make restitution to their victims, get connected to supportive community resources, and are held accountable for their actions in a way that helps them grow.

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

Provides several treatment programs to adolescents who have a problem with substance use. Services include: - East Central Regional Juvenile Center Treatment Program provides a New Choices Program for Adolescents who are in the secure facility in Lino Lakes. The program utilizes a cognitive treatment model based on research and evaluation that has been found to be effective with substance-abusing juvenile offenders. The program provides service coordination across systems and gradually incorporates informal community supports to prepare youth for their transition to their home community. - Group/individual outpatient treatment utilizing a cognitive behavioral, non-traditional approach. It is designed for adolescents ages 13 - 18 years with a diagnosis of a substance use disorder. The goal of the program is to keep adolescents in their home communities. It includes group sessions, intensive care management, consultations, individual, and concerned persons/family sessions. - Substance use assessments

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

?Residential care facility providing educational services and a variety of other services. Annandale Residence Work toward the goal of returning the girls age 12 to 18 years old to their homes or other homes that are in the best interest of the adolescent. Village Ranch will help adolescents who are struggling with a range of mental health and behavior issues: - Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorder - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Depression and Anxiety - Bipolar and Mood Disorders - Mild Chemical Dependency Residence is also offered to females needing Protective Services (CHIPS). Residential Care includes: - On-site individual, group, and family therapy to address specific behaviors - Programming which includes social skills and anger management - Trauma-Informed Care - Evidence-Based Practices - Cognitive Behavioral Groups - "Voices" Curriculum - Peer accountability groups - Opportunity to complete court-ordered community service - On-site Sholund School for Girls - Religion education (optional) - Chemical dependency outpatient treatment through a contracted agency Cokato Residence Work toward the goal of returning boys age 12 - 18 years old to their homes and helping adolescents who are struggling with a range of mental health and behavior issues: - Oppositional defiant and conduct disorder - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - Depression and anxiety - Bipolar and mood disorders - Mild chemical dependency Residence is also offered to children needing protective services (CHIPS). Residential care includes: - On-site individual, group, and family therapy to address specific behaviors - Programming that includes social skills and anger management - Peer accountability groups - Opportunity to complete court-ordered community service - The option to attend a local school - Religion education (optional) - Chemical dependency counseling Hutchinson Residence Focus on building the independent living skills of teenage boys, ages 15 to 19 years old so they may successfully return to the community. These residents enter our program voluntarily, through a court order, or through the Child in Need of Protective Services (CHIPS) program. While in residence, they benefit from a multi-disciplinary team to give them support, structure, and therapy to limit the risk of detrimental behavior. Residential care includes: - Individual, group, and family therapy - Life skills coaching, including money management, meals and nutrition, personal appearance and hygiene, health, housekeeping, education, job seeking, birth control, parenting and more - A requirement to attend the local public school (for those who have not graduated from high school or do not have a GED) - The option to receive a post-secondary education (for those with a high school diploma or GED) - Ongoing employment skills and learning Rochester Residence Focuses on building the independent living skills of teenage boys, age 15 to 19 years old, so they may successfully return to the community. Residents enter the program voluntarily, through court order, or through the Child in Need of Protective Services (CHIPS) program. While in residence, they benefit from a multi-disciplinary team to give them support, structure, and therapy to limit the risk of detrimental behavior. Residential care includes: - Individual, group, and family therapy - Life skills coaching, including money management, meals and nutrition, personal appearance and hygiene, health, housekeeping, education, job seeking, birth control, parenting, and more - Requirement to attend the local public school (for those who have not graduated from high school or do not have a GED) - The option to receive a post-secondary education (for those with a high school diploma or GED) - Ongoing employment skills and learning

The North Homes Cottage offers a comprehensive 35 Day Evaluation to provide referral sources, children, and their families' appropriate recommendations to meet the client's needs. The Assessment Unit is staffed with trained youth counselors and Mental Health Practitioners who interact daily with clients and provide behavioral observations. The client will remain in the Assessment Unit for 35 days and participate in educational programming through independent School District 318, recreational, leisure, cultural, and spiritual activities, therapeutic groups, art therapy, medication education, eligibility for becoming a positive peer, visitation with family, etc. - 24-hour behavior observation and documentation by trained staff, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers. A comprehensive assessment, which identifies child and family issues, and historical information is conducted. The assessment team then recommends ongoing services that will best meet the present and future needs of the child and their family. The North Homes Cottage Assessment Program consists of components including: - Behavioral Assessments - Psychiatric Evaluation - Culture Assessment - Recreational Assessment - Academic Assessment - Family Assessment - Family History - Health Screening/Physical Examination - Substance Use Assessments The evaluations will be completed in 35 days, after which an assessment staffing will be held with members of the Treatment Team to discuss findings and recommendations. Referral Contacts (218)327-3000 or (888)430-3055 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

Cognitive Skills Classes: 18 week classes. This program operates through a curriculum called, "Thinking for a Change," which helps assist offenders in examining and correcting thinking errors. Community Work Service Program: Juveniles are assigned to do community work service, either through juvenile court or the diversion process, to work on projects throughout the county under the supervision of an adult supervisor. These work sites have been recruited and are continually montored by the Juvenile STS Crew Leader. Community service work sites offer a varied degree of work experiences that allow the juveniles to provide a service to their community. Electronic Surveillance Program: Utilizes electronic surveillance equipment for juveniles as an alternative to detention. Probation Officers make recommendations to the District Court regarding the appropriateness of releasing a juvenile on electronic monitoring to his/her parent or guardian's custody pending further hearings or disposition. Nicollet County Probation also uses electronic monitoring as a condition/sanction of a juvenile's probation. This option is used for juvenile offenders, both as an alternative for detention, as well as short term consequential programming. First Time Offenders Programs: Provides a number of opportunities for first time juvenile offenders. Many of these are educational groups, which are run within the department, as well as several where referrals are made to other agencies. Popular options outside the department include; the ARCHER Program (At Risk Chemical Health Education and Resilience) and the PERT Program (Program for Encouragement of Responsible Thinking). Juvenile Diversion Program: Offered for first time minor offenders. These juveniles are diverted from the juvenile court upon agreement of the County Attorney's Office and the Probation Department. The Probation Department meets with these juveniles and their parent(s) and provides programming that will deter further delinquent activity. Project Nighthawk: Joins probation officers and law enforcement in partnership to ensure compliance of court orders through random home visits to hold clients accountable to probation conditions, such as drug and alcohol testing. Randomly schedules visits on a weekly basis. Drug testing