OUR INITIATIVES
Colorado Youth Detention Continuum (CYDC)
Did you know . . . that attempting to reduce crime by focusing only on law enforcement and corrections, is like providing expensive ambulances at the bottom of a cliff to pick up the youngsters who fall off -- rather than building a fence at the top of the cliff to keep them from falling in the first place.
Funded by the Colorado Department of Human Services – Division of Youth Corrections, CYDC is a statewide grant initiative that provides alternatives to detention for youth, ages 10 to 17, involved in the juvenile justice system.
The Fourth Judicial District, which includes El Paso and Teller counties, is allocated over $1 million dollars annually for this purpose.
CYDC has an Oversight and Planning Committee which is required by statute. The members include:
Several of the CYDC Oversight and Planning Committee members are also JI members.
Each year, the district prepares a juvenile services plan that is specifically designed to provide a continuum of detention services for youth engaged in the juvenile justice system. Service plans are approved by the:
- Fourth Judicial District CYDC Oversight and Planning Committee
- CYDC Statewide Advisory Board
- Division of Youth Corrections
This initiative employs one full time Coordinator and one full time Data Management Specialist.
Services provided to each youth can be one, or a combination of the following:
- Case Management
- Client/Family Assistance
- Community Supervision
- Detention Bed Management
- Detention Screening and Assessment
- Family Support Partners
- Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
- Mental Health Assessments & Treatment
- Minority Family Advocacy
- Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)
- Psychiatric Evaluations
- Substance Abuse Evaluations & Treatment
- Wraparound Facilitation
Services are provided through subcontracts with community providers and independent contractors.
Questions? Please contact:
Dana Scarbrough
Pathways Program Director
6385 Corporate Drive, Suite 201, Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Phone: 719.630.0927, Ext.720
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