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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #215 |
| Youth Intervention Program |
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| Requester: |
Linda Stewart, Orange County Commissioner |
Organization: |
Orange County Government |
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| Project Title: |
Youth Intervention Program |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 12:08:23 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Siplin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The statewide interest addressed by this project is to decrease and prevent Youth violent behavior, which is not only a problem for the state, but the entire nation. this program will uniquely accomplish these goals through the use of public health model strategies for an effective anger management counseling and case management program, for which funding is requested.
The Department of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Profile revealed that there were 1547 referrals for misdemeanor assault/battery and 819 referrals for aggravated assault/battery in Orange County (during the 2005-2006 fiscal year). Additionally, the Florida Department of Education, noted there were 2032 violent acts against persons and 5117 incidents of fighting/harassment in Orange District schools during 2004-2005.
The Office of Junvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention website reports, traditionally the juvenile justice system has focused on dealing with youth after initial contact with the court. However, the last 20 years has seen the emergence of a proactive approach that is showing to be effective in helping to decrease the numbers of delinquent youth. This new approach that is known as the public health model of crime prevention, which focuses on reducing the risk of and increasing resiliency against the illness and disease (crime) and emphasizes prevention. The public health approach to violence offers an appealing effective alternative to punishment. Criminal justice systems have begun to adopt this multilevel approach to understand the nature of violence and identify potential points of intervention. In the context of delinquency prevention, the public health model focuses on reducing the risk of violence and increasing resiliency against problem behavior. |
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| Recipient: |
Orange County Government |
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Contact: |
Anne Marie Sheffield, LCSW |
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1718 E. Michigan Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 897-6370 |
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Orlando 32805 |
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Contact email: |
AnnemarieSheffield@ocfl.net |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This Youth Intervention Program will utilize an effective anger management program to primarily provide Violent Behavior Prevention/Reduction counseling and case management services to youth and their families. A total of 90 youth and their families would be served during the year and each youth would be provided with 10-12 weeks of counseling services and the family up to 6 months of case management services. The locations of service would be determined based on the needs of those referred and would exist in numberous locations, including but not limited to, community centers, schools, the youth shelter, or the juvenile assessment center. Funding for one Contracted/Temporary Master's level counselor would be required. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| - 70% of Youth will have no school referrals for violent behavior for six months after completion of program.
- 70% of youth will have no arrests for violent behavior for six months after completion of program. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$50,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$50,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$50,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
http://www.djj.state.fl.us/Research/Delinquency_Profile/0607_Profile.html |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
