Community-based program that works with troubled youth and youth offenders. The program includes a variety of interventions and all include the young person taking responsibility for his/her actions and understanding of their behavior. This program works in conjunction with schools, law enforcement, and counties. Parents are involved through the whole process, as well as receive support from other community members. Classes, individual programs, and groups are offered to develop healthy and positive decision-making skills.

?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

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.

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

- 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

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

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.

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

- Criminal Division: Prosecutes felonies - Juvenile Division: Prosecutes juvenile matters - Establishes paternities, civil commitments, child support enforcement, day care and foster care licensing and guardianships - Investigates public assistance fraud and white collar crimes - Legal representation of Anoka County, its departments, land acquisition, employment issues, liability claims, ordinances, contract negotiations, appeals, expungements and other civil matters

Provides secure space for juveniles assigned by the courts. Provides intake for delinquent petitions to juvenile court, post-court intervention, and early intervention services. Supervises treatment of offenders placed on probation or parole. Assists juveniles in developing vocational plans, chemical dependency services, educational needs.

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)

?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

Adult and juvenile probation and parole. Agents facilitate rehabilitation of clients, while improving community safety, by making referrals to address issues which include: - Anger management - Domestic abuse - Mental health - Substance use Employment Agents also coordinate and monitor completion of tasks assigned by sentencing judge of 1st Judicial District Court. Tasks: ??- Incarceration/detention - Performance of community service volunteer work - Payment of restitution to victims - Self-help workshops

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)

- Holistic and client-centered legal services, advocacy and social-referral services for low-income juveniles in the juvenile justice system and adults in the criminal justice system. - Restorative justice intervention providing family group conferencing (by arrangement with school districts, police, courts and other partners). - Advice and consultation about problems relating to criminal records or criminal history, including exploration of expungement options. - "Know Your Rights" courses providing interactive legal education tailored for youth. - Staff consisting of community advocates, attorneys and restorative justice professionals.

The Marshall Reed Youth Center provides structured, positive year-round activities to youth ages 14 - 18 in Hennepin County who are in the juvenile justice system. The Link's services are designed to build each youth's assets during after-school hours and on Saturdays, when most youth crimes occur. The purpose of the youth center is to intervene, address and prevent future delinquent behavior, court involvement and out-of-home placement.

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.

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

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

The Secure unit is a twelve bed detention center. Youth must be at least 10 years old and not older than 19 years of age unless they have remained under the courts' extended juvenile jurisdiction. - Programming is available for males and females. - Encouraged to attend school provided by ISD 318 as well as recreational activities. - Access to chemical health education and mental health services. - Consequence Based Programming - Flexible - Short or long term - Daily use of behavioral rating scales - Availability of urine analysis - Cognitive behavioral groups and individual work

Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) Skills Training: In-home and community-based therapy to address: - Anger management - Social skills - Assertiveness, problem-solving and conflict resolution - Impulse control - Interpersonal and friendship building skills Skills training is proven to reduce the risk of psychiatric hospitalizations and the need for residential treatment. Services are usually provided twice a week, with two hours of skills-based therapy per session, however, all treatment plans are individualized and may vary. Progress is evaluated every 90 days. Adoption Support Services Providing post-adoption attachment support and educating pre-adoptive parents about the effect of past abuse and neglect on their pre-adoptive child Sexuality-specific Services Intended to address sexual behavior concerns, this includes individual, family and group therapy, as well as sexual health curriculum regarding boundaries and respect for children ages 4 -12 and teens age 13 - 19

Provides support and supervision to youth including: - Assistance to parents and guardians to involve them in meeting youth's needs - Enriching and educational activities for youth - Services tailored to the unique needs of each individual youth

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

Crisis Services: Ramsey County's mobile crisis team provides stabilization services, de-escalation, crisis intervention, mental health assessments, and initial crisis plans. Crisis services are available to all children in homes, schools, or institutions in Ramsey County, regardless of the family's ability to pay or type of insurance. Case Management: for families with children who have serious and long-lasting mental health needs. Designed to help them and their families navigate the mental health system, services are provided in a culturally sensitive manner. Case managers develop a treatment plan with the family, provide referrals to community resources, create a supportive team of professionals, and assist parents in advocating for their child's mental health needs. Project Enhance: staff work with small caseloads of children with Severe Emotional Disturbance challenges in Ramsey County school districts of Mounds View, Roseville, White Bear Lake, North St. Paul or Oakdale. They develop a treatment plan with the family, provide referrals to community resources, create a supportive team of professionals, and assist parents in advocating for their child's mental health needs. Project Assist: provides early intervention though in-home, culturally competent, comprehensive mental health assessments and brief case management to infants, toddlers and school-aged children. Works with the family to ensure child receives appropriate mental health services. Youth Engagement Program (YEP): works with families of children, youth and teens who regularly skip school or have a history of running away. YEP helps assess and resolve family or mental health issues that contribute to this behavior through case management and referrals to mental health programs and professionals.

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.