Jan 1 Strategic Plan - Office of Juvenile Justice - Louisiana

State of the State— Secure Residential FacilitiesSwanson Center for Youth is located in Monroe. Swanson is the largest facility in the stateand faces challenges to fully implement LaMod. As the other facilities were downsized, thecapacity of Swanson was increased from 214 to 248 youth to meet the need for secure carebeds. Housing unit sizes are a challenge for the implementation of LaMod. However,Swanson is turning the corner on these challenges by implementing innovative measures, suchas additional training for staff and adapting the LaMod process. New leadership has broughtnew staffing patterns and a renewed commitment to reform. Security measures and unitmanagement have been implemented; additional staff have been positioned during themovement of youth; and weekly team meetings occur to ensure that the needs of high-riskyouth are being met.Capacity: 248 youth (24 or less youth per dorm)General Population Dorms: 10Mental Health Treatment Unit Dorm: 1Transitional Mental Health Treatment Unit Dorm: 1Services:‣Clinic-based sex offender treatment‣Clinic-based substance abuse treatment‣Mental health treatment, including specialized services for seriously mentally ill youth‣Individual and group therapyOJJ is actively seeking ways to decrease the population at the facility. LaMod will continueto be adapted to local needs. Staff will continue to receive booster training in LaMod.Acadiana Center for Youth is in its planning phase. The development of this facility is amajor step toward achieving regionalization of services. This facility will be located in theAcadiana region to serve youth from that area. This facility will be the first regional facilityspecifically designed to implement the therapeutic model. It is currently slated to open in2013, depending on the capital outlay process and availability of funds.Capacity: 72 youthGeneral Population Dorms:Services:‣Substance abuse treatment‣Individual and group therapy‣Restorative Justice ProgramsPage 11