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Franklin County juvenile probation chief outlines evidence-based reforms, cites bed shortage and mental-health access gaps
Summary
Angie Mackley, newly appointed chief of juvenile probation, told the Franklin County commissioners on May 14 that evidence-based tools and case planning have reduced placements and recidivism but are strained by a shortage of detention beds and limited local child psychiatry access.
Angie Mackley, the newly appointed chief of juvenile probation, told the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on May 14 that the office has implemented evidence-based assessments and case-planning tools and has seen placements and recidivism fall, but that the system is strained by juvenile detention bed shortages and limited local psychiatric services.
Mackley said Franklin County uses the Pennsylvania Detention Risk Assessment Instrument, the Youth Level of Service (YLS), the MAYSI-2 mental-health screen, and a child-trauma screen as part of a case-planning approach based on the statewide Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (JJSES). She said those tools guide individualized plans that emphasize…
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