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Juvenile court and probation update: kinship placements emphasized, mapping workshop planned
Summary
Judge King urged openness and kinship placement use to reduce youth involvement in the justice system; the council announced a sequential-intercept mapping workshop to identify earlier interventions, and probation reported prosocial activities and school-based placements.
Judge King (Juvenile Courts) urged the council to pursue greater openness and communication and emphasized placing children with kin when possible. The judge announced a workshop on sequential-intercept mapping so stakeholders can identify earlier points of intervention to reduce youth entry into the juvenile justice system.
Probation officer Lori Gentry described prosocial activities and community service projects intended to engage youth, and noted barriers in providing services to families who have insurance. She also said probation staff have been placed in both school districts to improve access and supervision. No formal votes were recorded; the items were presented as program updates and opportunities for collaboration.
Council members encouraged participation in the mapping workshop and did not take formal action at the Feb. 9 meeting.
