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Youth Crisis Center asks Natrona County to continue funding, outlines Safe Passages residential pilot
Summary
The Youth Crisis Center told Natrona County commissioners it needs continued county support to keep its shelter and court-placement program operating, outlined a plan to create a local residential treatment model called “Safe Passages,” and described rising behavioral-health and violence challenges among area youth.
The Youth Crisis Center asked Natrona County commissioners on June 2 to continue county funding that it says helps keep at‑risk young people off the streets and out of jail, and described a proposed three‑year pilot to provide residential treatment locally.
"Respectfully and humbly we're asking for the hundred and 68,625 as part of our budget," said Dave Holchizer, executive director of the Youth Crisis Center, during a presentation to the board. Holchizer also said the county provided $50,000 last year to help operate the crisis shelter and asked the commission to consider the same level of support for the coming year.
Holchizer framed the request against a growing local need: he said many youth in the center's care have mental‑health and substance‑use diagnoses, prior failed placements and histories of abuse, and that the community lacks nearby residential treatment. "Over 3…
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