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Buncombe JCPC approves priorities after YAHSI review showing racial disparities and rising substance use
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting the Buncombe County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council approved a ranked set of funding priorities after a planning committee review of YAHSI data that showed declines in referrals but persistent racial disparities and increases in youth substance use and aggression.
The Buncombe County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council voted Dec. 18 to adopt a set of ranked priorities that will guide local requests for proposals and future allocations after the planning committee presented youth assessment data showing mixed trends.
The planning committee, led by Angie Garner, reported that court counselors completed 258 YAHSI assessments in the July 2024–June 2025 fiscal year (down from 311 the prior year). The committee said 277 complaints were filed in that period involving 132 individual youth, and school‑based complaints dropped to 96 — a 71% decrease from two years earlier.
At the same time the committee raised…
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