2005-1129-Minutes for Meeting April 26,2005 Recorded 10/10/2005DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL
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MINUTES OF DEPARTMENT UPDATE —
JUVENILE COMMUNITY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005
Commissioners' Conference Room - Administration Building - 1300 NW Wall St.., Bend
Present was Commissioner Dennis R. Luke; Commissioners Tom DeWolf and
Michael M. Daly were out of the office. Also present were Mike Maier, County
Administrator; and Jenny Birnie and Deevy Holcomb, Juvenile Community Justice.
No representatives of the media or other citizens were present.
The meeting began at 3:45 p. m., and a copy of the agenda is attached for
reference.
The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
DATED this 26th Day of April 2005 for the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners.
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
Tom DeWolf, Chair
AW —04-e,
, C mmissioner
is R. Luke, Commissioner
Minutes of Department Update — Juvenile Community Justice Department Wednesday, April 26, 2005
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Monthly Meeting with the Board of
Commissioners
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 3:45 p.m.
Penhol low Conference Room
Agenda Items
X3:45 Wellspring annual report—Deevy Holcomb
4:10 Consultant Mark Carey—purpose of visit, staff
survey and action plan
Y 4:20 Updates
Succession planning
• M. McCulloch personnel/legal issues
• Trillium
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HB 2833
Deschutes County BRS Level 4 Residential Program: WellSpring
First Annual Report - Summary
A. Demographic Information on Program Youth September 2003 - March 1, 2005
■ 28 youth had participated or were participating in WellSpring between September 2003 and March
1, 2005. These youth comprised 29 admissions to the program (one youth had two admissions).
17 youth completed the residential portion in the same time period.
■ 100% of participants were male.
■ 86% of participants were White. 11 % of participants were Native American.
■ Average age at placement was 16.6 years.
■ Average length of stay: 190 days.
B. Offense History
Youth placed in WellSpring are serious and chronic property offenders. The most serious initiating
offense of 68% of these youth was a felony. Seventy-five percent of initiating offenses were property
crimes.
C. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Profiles
Youth mental health and substance abuse history profiles are acute. Nearly 90% of youth had a
diagnosed substance abuse problem; of these 2/3 included methamphetamine abuse. More than 80%
had other mental health and behavioral diagnoses; more than 70% had both mental health and
substance abuse issues.
D. Services and Programming
Family Involvement: Nine of the 17 youths' families participated in significant family support
interventions, from parent classes to individual therapy, in the first year, or approximately 53%.
Community Work Service: Youth completed 1,671 hours of community work service; only four youth
had court-ordered hours.
Restitution: $2,625 was paid in restitution; 6 youth owed a total of $7,944. Youth who owed but did
not pay are among the youth who were unsuccessfully terminated from the program.
E. Post Program Placement, Detention, Probation Violations and Recidivism
Completion Rates: The majority of youth completing the residential program have either transitioned
into another residential program, or have been prematurely terminated and placed in an Oregon State
Youth Correctional Facility. A smaller number have successfully completed residential and
transitioned into Community Care.
Recidivism: Fifty percent of youth had a new criminal referral within one year of program placement.
Only 42% of these were felonies, representing a reduction in severity compared to their prior referrals.
Returns to Detention: Sixty-one percent were detained within one year of placement.
Probation Violations: Forty-seven percent received a probation violation within one year of
placement; 55% for new law violations; 45% for technical reasons.
Prepared by: Deevy Holcomb, Program Development Specialist. Please call (541) 617-3356 for questions or clarification.
WellSpring Program BOCC First Annual Report March 2005 1 04/26/05
Deschutes County BRS Level 4 Residential Program: WeIlSpring
First Annual Report - Board of County Commissioners
A. Demographic Information on Program Youth September 2003 — March 1, 2005
■ 28 youth had participated or were participating in WeIlSpring between September 2003 and March
1, 2005. These youth comprised 29 admissions to the program (one youth had two admissions).
17 youth completed the residential portion in the same time period.
■ 100% of participants were male.
■ 86% of participants were White. 11 % of participants were Native American.
■ Average age at placement was 16.6 years.
• Average length of stay: 190 days.
B. Offense History
Youth criminal history profiles prior to being placed in WeIlSpring remain similar to youth placed in the
former CYIP: serious and chronic property offenders. The most serious initiating offense of 68% of
these youth was a felony. Seventy-five percent of initiating offenses were property crimes.
WeIlSpring 9/03-2/05 Admission Reasons
By Severity of Initiating Adjudicated Offenses
32.1 0 ■ Felony
■ Misdemeanor
•67.9%
C. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Profiles
Clinical Diagnosis
WeIlSpring 9/03-2/05 Admission Reasons
By Category of Initiating Adjudicated Offenses
10.7% ■ Property
14.3% ■ Behavioral
❑ Person
75.0%
Piarron4
Substance Abuse
88%0..�
Percent above for
6700
Methamphetamine Abuse
Mental / Behavioral
82%
Includes: Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct
Disorder, Adjustment Disorder,
Depression
Dual Dia nosis
71 %
WeIlSpring Program BOCC First Annual Report March 2005 1 04/26/05
D. Services and Programming
The WeIlSpring program holds youth accountable for their crimes in a secure residential custody
setting and uses a behavioral restructuring model of treatment, supplemented with a strong mental
health enhancement component.
Youth remain in secure custody while earning privileges such as community work service and home
visits with family and other guardians through positive behavioral and cognitive changes. All youth
must successfully complete program milestones, based on a point "level system", in order to transition
into the community.
Once determined BRS eligible, youth may participate for up to one year before BRS eligibility is
reviewed for renewal. The program does not release youth from residential placement into community
care, until the youth successfully completes the program as identified by an individual treatment plan,
or a significant event occurs that causes unsuccessful and early termination. The minimum number of
days a youth has been in the residential portion of the program is seven. The maximum is 364.
Family Involvement
The program has a goal of improving family functioning of youth who participate. Family interventions
occur in a number of ways: contact and support with residential staff, parent education classes,
individual family counseling with community based therapists, and in-house family work with the
program's MSW.
Nine of the 17 youths' families participated in significant family support interventions, from parent
classes to individual therapy, in the first year, or approximately 53%.
See Addendum A for a snapshot look at the challenges and characteristics of families of youth to
date.
2. Community Work Service
Community Work Service is an important component of the WeIlSpring program, particularly for youth
court-ordered to complete CWS, but for all program youth, regardless of whether any CWS was court-
ordered. The following table details CWS completion data for youth who have completed the program
thus far:
COMMUNITY WORK SERVICE 9/03-3/05
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You
Youth w/ court-ordered hours at admission
4
Total hours ordered
276
Percent youth w/ ordered hours who completed hours
25%(l)-
5%(1)*Number
Numberof hours completed (regardless of ordered)
1,671.5
Percent of youth participating in CWS --76%(13)-
6%(13)-
Youth failing to complete or make significant progress would not and did not successfully complete.
WeIlSpring Program BOCC First Annual Report March 2005 1 2 04/26/05
3. Victim Restoration: VOMP, Restitution and Fresh Start
Victim Restoration is an important component of WeIlSpring youth participation. The following table
details information related to these issues for youth who have completed the program thus far.
VICTIM RESTORATION 9/03-3/05
Youth w/ court-ordered restitution at admission
6
Total restitution ordered
$7,943.5
Restitution paid
$2,625
Percent of youth who paid all restitution
17%(1)
Percent of youth who paid any restitution
50%(3)_
Youth with department ordered Fresh Start hours at admission
2
Total Fresh Start hours ordered
253
Fresh Start hours completed
127
Percent of youth who completed hours
50%(l)-
0%(1)*Percent
Percentof youth screened for VOMP
5
Percent of youth screened, who completed VOMP
40%(2)
4. Program / Goal Completion Rates
When completion levels and their corresponding points for all goal areas are combined and averaged
for all youth, the following overall figures emerge for the first 17 youth to compete the WeIlSpring
program:
COMPLETION SCORE
NO. YOUTH
PERCENT
GOAL ACHIEVED
0
0%
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS
5
31.3%
SOME PROGRESS
6
37.5%
NO PROGRESS
5
31.3
DETERIORATION
0
0%
E. Post Program Placement, Detention, Probation Violations and Recidivism
1. Transitional Placements
The majority of youth completing the residential program have either transitioned into another
residential program, or have been prematurely terminated and placed in an Oregon State Youth
Correctional Facility. A smaller number have successfully completed residential and transitioned into
Community Care.
Youth failing to complete or make significant progress would not and did not successfully complete.
WeIlSpring Program BOCC First Annual Report March 2005 3 04/26/05
TRANSITIONAL PLACEMENTS 9/03-3/05
PERCENT COMMITTED TO AN OYA CLOSE CUSTODY FACILITY
47.1% (8 youth)
PERCENT TRANSITIONED TO COMMUNITY CARE
23.5% (4 youth)
PERCENT TRANSITIONED TO OTHER RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
17.6% (3 youth)
PERCENT TURNING AGE 18 AT THE TIME OF TRANSITION (And
whose probation was therefore terminated)
11.8% (2 youth)
TOTAL
100% 17youth)
2. Recidivism
The program uses the standard definition of recidivism (percent of youth with a new criminal referral)
within 6 and 12 months of placement date to track re -offending behavior of program participants.
Percent youth with a new criminal referral within six months of program placement: 22%
Percent youth with a new criminal referral within one year of program placement: 50%
Percent of new criminal referrals that were a Felony: 42%
The data demonstrates a reduction of both frequency and severity of crimes after involvement in the
program, but an increase in the proportion of offenses that were person and behavior related. Please
note that not all youth in this sample had a full year's eligibility or "days of opportunity" to commit a
new offense.
Post -Placement WeIlSpring Re -Offenses
9/03-3/05
21.1% By Category of Re -Offenses
m Property
■ Person
o Behavior
31 .6 0 47.4%
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The following table compares two figures directly: the most serious prior and post crime, by felony and
misdemeanor.
Prior and Post Offense History Wellspring
Participants 9103-3105
By Category of Pre and Post Offense
80%
70% —
60%
40% ■Prior
30% ■ Post
20%
10%
0% Ili"'
Property Person BehaHor
4. Returns to Detention
Prior and Post Offense History Wellspring
Participants 9103-3105
By Severity of Category of Pre and Post Offense
80.0%
60.0%
40.0% ■ Prior
■Post
20.0%
0.0%
Felony Misdemeanor
Slightly more than 33% of youth in the program were detained or committed to an OYA close custody
placement within 6 months of program placement. Sixty-one percent were detained within one year
of placement.
5. Probation Violations
PROBATION VIOLATIONS IN SIX AND 12 MONTHS OF PLACEMENT 9/03-3/05
TOTAL YOUTH
17
NO. W/ PV'S IN 6 MOS OF PLACEMENT
3
PERCENT
18%
NO. W/ PV"S IN 12 MOS OF PLACEMENT
g
PERCENT
47%
PV'S BY TYPE
TECHNICAL45%
NEW LAW VIOLATION
55%
Notes:
Data relates to 17 youth who transitioned from the residential program between September 1, 2003
and March 1, 2005.
Data sources: Juvenile Justice Information System; Internal Deschutes County WeIlSpring Database
and program files
Prepared by: Deevy Holcomb, Program Development Specialist. Please call (541) 617-3356 for questions or clarification.
Thanks to: Jeanette Ramage, Community Justice Specialist II -database development; WeIlSpring program staff — review
and cooperation in data collection and preparation; Jim LaPorte, Mental Health Specialist II - youth diagnostic data
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