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One recommendation has particular relevance to the FWSN population. The committee focused on the lack of education and employment services and opportunities for youth who were truant or had been suspended or expelled or who were in residential placement or had been incarcerated and were returning to their community. The recommendation states, “…the Committee supports the creation of new programs for 16-and 17-year-olds, focused particularly on educational and vocational support.” 60 Services and staff secure facilities that will include the increased population of FWSN children must be addressed in anticipation of the January 1, 2010 implementation of the “Raise the Age” law. It is estimated that the number of FWSN cases will increase by at least one-third statewide as a result of the raise in the jurisdictional age. Hence, there will be a significant impact on the court and the service delivery system for status offenders that will need to be addressed financially and operationally. The issues related to anticipated service needs for sixteen and seventeen year old youth are not specifically addressed in this report. There are currently no plans in place for implementing the changes to the families with service needs processes with sixteen and seventeen year old youth. Significant attention must be drawn to this population prior to January 1, 2010. Since many of the individuals and agencies involved in the FWSN initiative are also involved in implementing the “Raise the Age” law, the Advisory Board strongly urges that all involved continue to collaborate to ensure that the progress that has been made in improving the process for meeting the needs of the FWSN population are not undermined by the impending creation of a much larger group of FWSN children and delinquents. B. Recommendations regarding Issues Requiring Further Study or Examination by the Joint Strategic Planning Committee. Type of Recommendation Transition of FWSN triage system from Probation; Transition other FWSN services (Family Support Centers) from CSSD. Detail Determine when probation should transition triage function to Family Support Centers or other private agency; determine which state agency would supervise and evaluate (e.g. DCF, CSSD) Create an Implementation Plan including an implementation team to oversee transition. Primary Agency JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE 60 Ibid, 13 71
Handling of FWSN cases. Confidentiality and Data sharing Study and consider whether the Attorney General’s office should assume jurisdiction over the FWSN cases rather than the Division of Criminal Justice. Address the data or information sharing issues raised in the 2006 report “The Connecticut Juvenile Justice Strategic Plan” as well as formal and informal practices of information sharing in FWSN cases to ensure appropriate confidentiality. OAG & DCJ JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE Intervention for DCF youth residing in out of home placements. Funding Options Treatment of FWSN Immoral conduct Resolve confidentiality issues as they relate to the comprehensive assessment and treatment and programmatic evaluations so as to protect the child’s and family’s right to informed consent. Determine the actual number of DCF involved children who are subsequently referred to the court who are FWSNs and the number who are arrested. Determine what prevention services and deescalation techniques might be planned and implemented for DCF involved children to avoid future court involvement for runaway or out of control behavior. Explore federal funding reimbursement for FWSN Centers, Respite Centers, Family Support Centers, community-based mental health services (e.g. MST, MDFC) (IV-E eligibility; Medicaid-EPSDT) Determine how sexual status offenses and delinquency sexual offenses are being handled and clarify the two options. JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE DCF JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE 72
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RECOMMENDATION THREE PROVIDE FUNDS
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