Court Involvement
Youth served through a CMO can experience challenges with decision-making and judgment that can lead to involvement with the juvenile justice system. A CMO can provide support to the youth and family during this involvement, advocate on behalf of the youth to the court system, collaborate with the Child-Family Team to create an Individual Service Plan (ISP) to identify strategies to support the youth staying out of trouble, and more.
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Involvement with the juvenile justice system may result in a station house adjustment, a referral to a diversion program or in some instances arrest, placement in a juvenile detention center, and/or a sentence to probation once their charges have been resolved.
How Can We Help?
A CMO will be there to assist the youth and family during their involvement with the juvenile justice system. We will collaborate with the Child-Family Team to create an Individual Service Plan (ISP) to identify strategies to support the youth staying out of trouble.
As part of our planning process, we will maintain ongoing communication with all relevant members of the juvenile justice system including the judge, the youth’s attorney, the prosecutor, the police, and probation officer. The CMO will accompany the youth and family to any scheduled court hearings and report to the court on the youth’s progress with their ISP. If needed, the CMO will present the ISP to the court as a possible alternative to placement in the juvenile detention center.
The CMO can provide:
- Support to the youth and family during their involvement with juvenile justice
- Advocacy on behalf of the youth to the court system
- Referral and linkage to community support and services as an alternative to juvenile detention. Supports and services may include outpatient or in-home therapy or residential treatment if warranted.
A CMO will be there to assist the youth and family during their involvement with the juvenile justice system.