CINS Pilot Projects

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CINS Pilot Projects

• March 31, 2008
• Tiana Davis
• Lula Heatly
• Dr. Marie J.Washington
• and John Worden

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Presentation Overview

• Background.
• CINS Program Requirements.
• Baltimore City CINS Pilot Model and Data.
• Baltimore County CINS Pilot Model and Data.
• Questions.

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Background

• Established by House Bill 1339- effective July
  1, 2006.
• Requires the Department of Juvenile Services to
  establish a Child in Need of Supervision (CINS)
  Pilot Program in Baltimore City and Baltimore
  County for FY 2007-2010.
• CINS Pilots to be implemented by the Local
  Management Boards in the pilot communities.
• GOAL To divert status offending youth from
  penetrating the Juvenile Justice System.

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Children In Need of Supervision

• A child who requires guidance, treatment or
  rehabilitation
• Is required by law to attend school.
• Is habitually truant.
• Habitually disobedient, ungovernable.
• Is beyond the control of person having custody of
  him/her.
• Is identified as a danger to self or others.
• Committed an offense applicable only to children.

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CINS Program Requirements

• Provide assessment services to CINS youth and
  their parents or guardians prior to a DJS intake
  decision.
• Conduct two to six assessment sessions and review
  pertinent records.
• Develop a service plan.
• File a report to DJS regarding the status of the
  assessment within 25 days.
• DJS cannot make an intake decision prior to
  receipt of report.

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Assessments Address

• School Performance.
• Family Interactions.
• Relationships with Peers.
• Emotional and Physical Health (including
  substance abuse).
• Status and Criminal Behavior (s).

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Service Plans Must Address

• Family Counseling.
• Educational Advocacy.
• Drug and Alcohol Counseling.
• Sex Education.
• After-School Programs.
• Truancy and Drop Out Prevention.
• Transitional Living Services.
• Mediation Services.
• Employment and Job Training.
• Alternative School Placement.
• Counseling for Parents or Other Family Members.

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Baltimore City CINS Pilot Model
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Baltimore City Pilot Model

• Grant amount 167,000 per year.
• Administered by Family League of Baltimore City.
• Services Provided by the East Baltimore Community
  Corporation, a 40 year old community service
  provider.

• CINS program located in the Baltimore City
  Juvenile Justice Center on Gay Street.

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Baltimore City Pilot ModelChild and Adolescent
Needs and Strengths (CANS)Comprehensive
Multi-system Assessment

• Strengths
• Home
• Substance Use
• Educational / Vocational
• Psychological
• /Emotional
• Health /Medical

• Safety/Crisis
• Legal
• Family/Relationship
• Social/ Recreational
• Cultural/ Spiritual
• Daily Living
• Financial

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Baltimore City Pilot ModelCompliance Measures

• Baltimore City CINS project made contact with and
  provided family conferencing assessment to 100
  of the 275 referrals received from Baltimore City
  Intake (BCJJC).
• Results - 100 compliance.
• BCJJC made 100 of the referrals.
• Results - 100 compliance.
• Baltimore City CINS project completed CANS
  Service Plans for 243 of the 275 participants.
• Results 88 compliance (exceeded state
  requirement of 70).

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Baltimore City Pilot ModelCompliance Measures
(continued)

• Conduct two to six assessment sessions and review
  pertinent records.
• Results 100 of all assessed cases.
• File report to DJS regarding the status of the
  assessment within 25 days.
• Results 100 of all assessed cases were
  reported back to DJS within 25 days.
• 100 of all assessed cases were connected to at
  least 1 service provider, with 88 connected with
  2 or more service providers.
• Only 4 of assessed cases had further contact
  with BCJJC at six month tracking.
• 12 month tracking to be completed.

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Baltimore City Pilot ModelDemographics
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Baltimore City Pilot ModelDemographics
(continued)
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Baltimore City Pilot Model Demographics
(continued)
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Baltimore City PilotDemographics (continued)
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Baltimore City Pilot Model

• Lula Heatley, MSW, MRC, LGSW
• CINS Program Director
• East Baltimore Community Corporation
• [phone]
• lheatley_at_ebcconline.org
• Dr. Marie J. Washington
• President
• East Baltimore Community Corporation
• [phone]
• mwashington_at_ebcconline.org

Family League of Baltimore City (410)
662-5500 ldawson_at_flbcinc.org

• Larry Dawson

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Baltimore County CINS Pilot Model
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Baltimore County Pilot Model

• Grant amount 83,000 per year.
• 16 match from Baltimore County.
• Administered by Baltimore County Local Management
  Board (LMB).
• Services provided by Baltimore County Police
  Departments Counseling Team.

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Baltimore County Pilot Model (continued)

• Funds used to enhance an existing arrangement
  between the Police Counseling Team and DJS (MOU
  in place since 1989).
• Two additional counselors hired for the Police
  Counseling Team to provide services to CINS Pilot
  participants.
• Counselors provide assessment services as well as
  ongoing counseling.

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Baltimore County Pilot Model(continued)

• Community Based- CINS Counselors provide services
  at local PAL centers, police precincts and local
  community centers.
• CINS Counselors collaborate with other agency
  prevention efforts such as counseling groups and
  youth mentoring in the community.

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Baltimore County Pilot Data-July 2006-February
2008

• 148 CINS youth were referred by DJS.
• At least 3 contact attempts were made with each
  youth and family- 100 compliance.
• Assessments completed for 71 of youth referred.

Includes youth who could not be contacted, youth
who refused services, and youth who terminated
services during the assessment process.
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Baltimore County Pilot Data (continued)

• 100 Compliance with the following program
  requirements
• Two to six sessions and record review for each
  youth assessed.
• Service Plan developed for each youth assessed.
• Report made to DJS within 25 days.

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Baltimore County Pilot DataDemographics
(continued)
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Baltimore County Pilot Model Demographics
(continued)
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Baltimore County Outcome Data- July
2006-February 2008

• Of all youth completing the assessment, more than
  80 had a confirmed link with a community based
  service.
• Of all referred youth who have reached the 6
  month post-treatment date (July 2006-August
  2007), and received at least one assessment
  session, only 26 had a further police contact.
• Documented re-arrest rate for youth placed on
  Informal Supervison is least 36 (DJS GAP
  Analysis, 2005).
• 12-month tracking in progress.

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Baltimore County Outcome Data- July
2006-February 2008

• Of all youth completing the assessment, 82 have
  received ongoing counseling services from the
  Police Counseling Team- benefit continuity of
  care.
• Of those responding to a Client Satisfaction
  Survey in FY 2007, 92.8 of participants rated
  the CINS Pilot services as fair or better.

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Baltimore County CINS Pilot More Information

• Tiana Davis
• CINS Program Manager
• Baltimore County Local Management Board
• [phone]
• tdavis_at_baltimorecountymd.gov
• John Worden
• Director-Police Counseling Team/ CINS Program
• Baltimore County Police Department
• [phone]
• jworden_at_baltimorecountymd.gov

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Questions?