HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1980.11.20 - 12116Miscellaneous Resolution 9612 November 20, 1980
BY: HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
IN RE: OAKLAND COUNTY CHILD CARE BUDGET
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS pursuant to provisions of Act 280 of the Public Acts of
1975, Oakland County is required to develop and submit a plan and budget for
the funding of foster care services to the Office of Children and Youth Services,
Department of Social Services, annually; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Probate Court, Juvenile Division and the
Oakland County Department of Social Services have developed the attached foster
care services budget for the State's fiscal year, October 1, 1980 through
September 30, 1981; and
WHEREAS the Health and Human Resources Committee has reviewed this budget
and recommends its submission to the State office.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorize submission of the 1980-81 Oakland County Child Care Budget to the State
Office of Children and Youth Services, Department of Social Services.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Health and Human Resources Committee,
I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
527,4H.
6,709,
166,669.
9,855.
208,494,
779,160.
N/A
N/A
8,400,720.
,
unty Director of So(..ial Services
Signe
Date
I. -_ :ILY FOST 7.0 CA
II. ". -ITUTIO! 1 C
III. CARE
IV. INDEP1 T LIVING
V. ADOPTIVE SUBSIDY
VI. STATE W.' CHARGEBACK
' VII. BASIC G
A. County Program
B. County Share of Joint Program
SUBTOTAL
ANTICIPATED CREDITS (Subtract from Subtotal) - 856,247.
TOTAL COUNTY CHILD CARE- 7,544,473.
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION
The undersigned have participated in developing the program budget presented
above.
Presiding Judge of Profm Court, Juvenile Division Date
I certify that the budget su.mitted above represents an anticipated gross
expenditure for the fiscal year October 1, 19 thru Septe-7127. 30, 19 .
Signed
Chairperson, Board of Commissioners
DSS-2091 (Rev. 5-79) Prevfous eclItIon obsolete
Date
19 8 0
414,949.
65,320.
5 6,150
2 190 17,104.
9.340.
500.
49,202.
330.
4,440
FAMILY FOSTER TOTAL 527.460.
County Child Care: Budget Detail
PaRe 1
TYPE OF CARE
I. FAMILY FOSTER CARE
A. Directly Supervised
COUNTY CHILD C , ' -DETAIL BUDGET
For Office of Children and Youth Services
F.Y. October 1, 19 80 - September 30, 1981
County
Date Submitted
Annual ,(total, antic!- Anticipated
Gross Cost ! pated e10.) Days Care
1. Court Supervised
-Foster Care Payments
-Non-Scheduled Payments
2. County DSS Supervised
-Foster Care Payments
-Non-Scheduled Payments
B. Private Agency Family
Foster Hcs
1. Court Placed
-Foster Care and Administrative
Rate Payments
-Non-Scheduled Payments
2. County DSS Placed
-Foster Care and Administrative
Rate Payments
-Non-Scheduled Payments
(Flev, 5°79) ProvloAl ,
3. County DSS Placed In-State
-Foster Care Payments
-Non-Scheduled Payments
667 9
2. Court Placed Out-of-State
-Foster Care Payments
-Non-Scheduled Payments
Anticipated
Days Care
Annual Gross
Cost TYPE. OF CARE
II. li-iTUTIONAL CARE
A. Private Institution
1. Court Placed in State
-Foster Care Payments
-Non-Scheduled Payments
748,271. 14,654
10,854.
-0.
400
10,000.
500.
360
-o.
y Child Care: Budget Detail
4. County DSS Place Out-of-
State
-Foster Care Payments
-Non-Scheduled Payments
Subtotal Private Institution 773,292 15 41_4
: . (Rev,. 5-19)
58
215
42
Subtotal Court Operated
Institutions 5,935,79 315
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
Child Care: - -7. Detail
Annual Gross (total antic1.7, Number
Cost 1 pated ekp.) of Beds
Anticipated
Days Care
B. C:Ax:t Operated Institutions
1. L.:-Len
2. Cr.Alp Care Facility
3. Shelter Care Facility
4. Other
4,203,748.
400,171.
21 170
64.835
14,5b1
C, County D.S.S. Operate Alitie
N/A
2. Shelter Care Facility N/A
3. Other N/A
Subtotal County D.S.S.
Operated Facilities
INSTITUTIONAL CARE TOTAL
1. Group Cane Facility
6,709,082.
5-79}
Annual Gross
Cost
8,132.
;law:
69,419.
50
120-
200*
166,669
181,368.
16,579.
10,547.
208,494.
VI. STATE WARD C GEBACK 779,160. 1-TAR
County Child Care: Budget Detail
Page 4
TYPE OF CARE
Anticipated
(total antici- Number of Children
pated exp.) in Care/Service
III. IN-HOME CARE SERVICE COMPONENTS
Component A - Clinical Aftercare
Component B - Alter. to Sec. Det.
Componen• C Alter. to Reduce Length
TOTAL IN-HOME C
*Approximately 160 of these youngsters will also be involved in Component B
IV. INDEPENDEVT LIVING (Court Program) 9,855.
(S.D.S.S.)
V. ADOPTION SUBSIDY
1_,095
87
110
80
A. Support
B. Medical
C. Foster Care/Appeal Period
TOTAL ADOPTION SUBSIDY
VII. COUNTY SHARE OF JOINT
COUNTY BASIC GRANT '
SINGLE COUNTY BASIC GRANT N/A
NI A
TOTAL BASIC G RA1n11' N/A
VIII. GRAND TOTAL I thru VII
IX. ANTICIPATED CREDITS
Veterans Administration
Social Security
Per Diem Receipts
Governmental Grants
Parent Pay
TOTAL CREDITS
X. TOTAL Cat CHILD CARE
fa.1strart fv-^m nraru4
8,400 /7
2,140.
150,502.
188,020.
—1757273.—
335,350.
856,247.
7_544_471
. List all service components which 7ake up the IHC program and specify the
requested information for each.
(Service "- --ent)
A) _Clinical Aftercare Juv. Ct.
CCF &Other
lic F,
Gross
Expenditure
B) Alternative to Secure Detentidn Juv. Ct. j89,118 1 None 1 89,118
Alternative
C) Length of De
D)
Subtotal IHC-- Court
Subtotal IHC DSS
U71'
County
II. For each service component listed above, coe a sr7rate IN-HOME CARE
BUDGET DETAIL, (DSS 2094) filling in th items.
D55-2093 (Rev. 5-79) Previoui edition ot,solete
nit: DSS
(hrs./wk.) co s t)
2-Social Worekrs
4
2; Fringe Benefits (specify:
include Socfal Security,-Lite in:-
Dental, Workman's Cc-7-f., TInr2.1 ,1c.:7
'77 ,2lr.717 to
.-tuation 77 ao-e 87
Total Personnel 7.172.
ate/mile)
.24
(est. # miles) I
4,000
(total cost)
960.
None
None 34' Other
(specify) (basis & rate)
Total Program Support
s/contract) (total cost)
None
H A . —rtercarp) - -
A. „„,, or DSS) Adml
PROGRAM SUPPORT (For Employees Identified in "A" above
1. Travel
(purpose)
Transportation
2. Supplies and Materials
. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
1. Individual Consultants or Providers
(rate/unit) .
None
2. Contracting Organization
a. Closed-end contracts
(name)
None
05S-2094 (Rev. 5-79) Previous edition obsolete
None
(est.
Totzi
None
Total Public Revenue None
(amount)
i Ts7r1,, ÷rpr"rumi X
Total Non-Scheduled N.Q.R.ks4
8,132. E. Add Totals for A, B, C, & D above Totzl .7=v.7ce
Compt, Cost
F. If you plan to fund any portion of this service 7-- ,onent with other public
revenue (including other Child Care Funds or Basic 'want monies), specify
the following:
(source) 1 (purpose)
G. Subtract Total Public Revenue from Total Service Component Cost None
8,132. NET ANTICIPATED. IHC MATCFAFLE EXPENDITURE
DS-S-2094 (Rev. 5-79) (Back)
or DSS) -DSS
(fIrriction) (#),rF•Jwk.)
Ludwi g
=se
Pat :.-.7•701
2; Frin (FDP,C7y) 35.7% of saLvry to inci FoC.
:1ty i
171-1,2-p1oyment, Wage Continution
Total Personnel
I 1 t 1
(total
20,317
77,228
est. # miles)
12,000
total cost)
2,880
391
1,200
1,152
4,000
690
"B" (\1termatives to 7e Detention)
B. r77,7r7 SUPPORT (For Employees Identified in "A" above
1. Travel
(purpose)
See Clients
ate/mile)
.24
•
2. Supplies and Materials L
3; Other Communication
0 Capital OutlaY,- Rental
OvertfUFCiTtlY hours for 5 s•
Emergency Salaries
avei and Conference
Renta
Total Program Support
C. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
1. Individual Consultants or Providers
(name) 1 (rate/unit) iftotal units/contract) (total cost)
0
2. Contracting Organization
a. Closed-end contracts
(name)
05S-2094 (Rev. 5-79) Prevlous edltion obsolete
b.
(total
Total Non-Scheduled
Total Service
Component Cost
89,118
(amount
0
'Total
E. Add Totals for A, B, C, & D above
F. If you plan to fund any portion of this service component with other public
revenue (including other Child Care Funds or Basic Grant monies), specify
the following:
(source)
Total Public Revenue.
n
G. Subtract Total Public Revenue from Total Service Component Cost 0
(purpose)
9,118
NET ANTICIPATED IHC MATCHABLE EXPENDITURE
DS.5-2C94 (Rev. 5-79) (Back)
A. ' - fr-,-plovoes of
- --ges
Cbxles A,
---T1m
Julie
Kathy Ff7her
Pat Breen
(funrtinn) .)
161
trative Unit:
t
16,62
63,186
2. Supplies and Materials !
3; Other
(specify)
Communicatior
Rental Officc '
Travel & Confe:
Capit
319
Total Program Support 6,233
(basis & rate)
800
1,228
63
(Al t ernatiVeg to
DetenLI
2; Fringe Benefits-. 35.7% of saLlry to Social
Security,-1-1-asuraftce-:
Cc7-:ensation, Unemp1oyme7t, 17age Contintion
Total Personnel
, SUPPORT (For Employees Identified in "A" above)
. Travel
(purpose)
See Clients
rate/mile) (est. # miles) 1 (total cost)
.24 12,000 2,880
C. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
1. Individual Consultants or Providers
(name) rate/unit) .(total units/contract) (total cost)
2. Contracting Organization
a. Closed-end contracts
(name)
D55-2094 (Rev. 5-79) Previous edition obsolete
69,419
public
ify
1
'Total
Total Non-Scheduled
Total rvice
Comp--_ t Cost E. Add Totals for A, B, C, & D above
F. If you plan to fund any portion of this service component with
revenue (including other Child Care Funds or Basic Grant monies
the following:
(source) (purpose) (amount)
Total Public Revenue
G. Subtract Total Public Revenue from Total Service Component Cost
NET ANTICIPATED IHC MATCHABLE EXPENDITURE
DS-S-2094 (Rev. 5-79) (Back)
Are Group
oo-o6
07-12
Per Diem Rate
$5 7 50
6.80
9.00
Section VI.
Within the •T;f:7tives of short--:..
Child Care F--• fad
children. An 1=-7-t
to (1) servic:cs :and
children and (2) to ma.:7tain viF-
This could be in the form of a mle -.7o
driver. Plac ,---=t resources and care coule.
the fami.ay foster care rates to attract more Fara-prf
parenting for this special, enerrercy-type, short-term pr
#25. Not applicable.
#26. Not applicable.
#27. Not applicable.
#28. Not applicable.
#29. All rates paid for out-of-home care are those established by the
DSS-Central Office (as for state wards).
The foster family care rate paid for Department supervised placements
is the "Adoption Subsidy Rate" which incorporates, the semi-annual
clothing allowance:
DSS supervised Independent Living rate is $9.00 per diem as established
by DSS-Central Office (same as state ward rate).
The rate paid to private agencies for the purase of foster family
placement services is the DSS basic F._::eter FF7'ly Care Pate plus a
diem administrative charge both as sc':---Llul-7,d t: DS S for its state
Age Groun Room & Board
00-06 54.65
07-12 5 . 6/4
13-18 7.24
Allowance Clcthind; Total
5.33 $5.25
.36 6.40
.35 8.50
$.22
.40
.91
7 g Fami
s is by
DSS-Cent:si Office. In our County we prir.,,l-fly use:
.h_ildren's Services of Oakland
F.,.-fc•ve Rate: $4.74 Der diem
tholic Social Services of Oakland County
Administrative Rate: S2.67 per diem
All rates quoted in item #29 are those as scheduled and used 1979-80.
We have not yet been advised if there will be an increase for 1930-31.
The ,1strative rate paid the privat
LTI,V11
08-29-80
;17
Vi. G e neral m-rrative
777 ze. current availability or laet, of servic:
th: . benefit children in your county (or multi- -
are the most serious service needs of childrel
area? To what extent does the Child Care Fund
children already within or in jeopardy of corn!:
venue justice system" in the county or multi-co.. _y -
If rare and/or Basic Grant pres:---5 are budgeted in the
counti's(es') annual Child Care Fund -'an, how do these pro -
grams dc/:tail into out-of-home Child :7;re Fund activities? To
what extent do these programs fill "juvenile justice service"
gaps within the county(ies) or area?
In Oakland County local resources are provided for foster care
of children through both public and private auspices. Child
Care Fund expenditures in the County are controlled through
the Department of Social Services and Juvenile Court. The Court
provides detention, shelter care, and treatment programs for
children. At Children's Village and Camp Oakland, Foster Care
programs are offered by the Department of Social Services and
the Court.
The Alternatives to Secure Detention Program has evol -J 'Tito
two components to comply with Child Care Fund guidell s. It
is designed to 1) reduce the number of status offenders re-
quiring detention pending hearing and 2) reduce the length of
detention for those status offenders who must be provided for
in out-of-home child care funded programs.
The third component, Clinical After-Care, will allow continuity
of services from therapist assigned by the Psychological Clinic
to serve youngsters in care following their release. It is
the contention of the clinicians that by do'rg so, the likeli-
hood of the return of the youngster in thera-y is significantly
reduced. Thereapeutic services would co-ntii-,,e following re-
lease to the point where a transition to a new therapist can
occur, or until brought to a meaningful conclusion. It may
be noted that these therapists are already being matched on
a full-time basis through the Child Care Fund and that this
item is requested to clarify their role in this limited service.
6
-2-
Not applicable.
29. if you are currently funding proflr --s Tth o'tha id Care Fund
monies, but are anticipaailg the tb C2-- -d to con-
tinue funding such prrl--e-s in the ')ture; or if a pro , -am des- ibed
under Item 28 above is n t included in yoL - tive for In
Care or Basic Grant, provide a descri 'roi .ms.
such descriptions to this document. -- ;r -- -a to re-.
will allow the office to determine L 7:: future '
such programs meets In-Home Care or B=sic
Not applicable.
30. If your county operates any institutional facility (treatment,
secure detention, non-secure detention, -roup or attention homes,
multi-purpose facility, etc.) describe services provided in
each. Please state the bed space capacity of each.
Presently, the court operates an active foster care and adoptions
unit, the Oakland County Children's Village with a detention
facility (capacity 58 beds), a Shelter Care facility (capacity -
42 beds) and frur other units which would be utilized for what
more commonly 1,:nuld be called group care facilities, and are re-
ferred to here as rehabilitation units. One of the latter has
been used in part for non-secure detention of offenders where we
have not been able to provide care in their own homes, relatives'
homes, or foster care facilities. These rehabilitation units
combined with the programs at Camp Oakland of Boys' Ranch, Girls'
Ranch, Adams House and Work Education, provide an additional
capacity for 215 children. It is not uncommon for youngsters to
move from detention or foster care into one of these treatment or
rehabilitation programs.
31. if your county operates a facility that is used for Child Care
Fund reimbursed and non-Child Care Fund reimbursed services (e.g.,
to house probation staff or courtrooms), describe the formula that
is used to prorate the costs of operating the facility (e.g., fuel,
rent, electricity, maintenance).
The Adnnli-ng and F.. is 1 --H in Ariff-nni ,-
trative - )f 7 '
the first na. of -
$4.13 per - - ) ' a -p - --rice area of 2,175 fo - a total
amount of 7--ere is consA),---.-pron to modifying this rate
effective t:-,:. in the near f=ro.
This rental rate incorporates costs for maintenance, fuel, elec -
tricity, etc. As was noted last year, there is a c.cer L the
court that provisions should be made fo- the inclu5i(-
and other administrative costs for
of the unit is to provide non -insti -.-'
are unable to remain in their o%
day de-emphasis on institutional care.
tions. The 77-77-Try f-,Da7
I care for children who
, consistent with present
32. Attach a schedule of regular rates paid for family foster care
and independent living. If State rates are used, please indicate.
State rates for foster care and independent living are used, un-
less exceptional rates are approved in those cases requiring special
care.
33. If a county wishes to establish a group or shelter home program
in a licensed family foster home, a program description, subsidy
amount, what costs the per diem pays, must be submitted fith the
annual plan and budget. When the program is reviewed Dproved,
individual case documentation for approval of special rl -e foster
care provided in these homes will not be needed. The following
program elements should be described:
I. How the family foster care licensed group/shelter home
program fits into the total foster care delivery system.
II. A. Administrative B. Staff C. Parent
Intake and Release Criteria
IV. Program Description
V. Financial
A. Per Diem - Detailed
B. Subsidy - Detailed
C. Copy of Contract
Not applicable.
VII. IN-HOME CARE AND BASIC GRANT. NARRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (Component "A")
For each In-Home Care or Basic Grant service coTonent describe the
following:
-4-
34, The ppose of each service (see below for deffnition
a. rat the problem is and how the (7r ,ert or DSS is measuring
the extent of the problem and the reeds.
b. How needs of the target population will be affected by the
service cc7-,eeeent.
What the goals and objectives are for each service component.
We have brought to the attention of the Child Care Fund office
our concern that youngsters who hav - 1- in institutio-A care
under therapeutic treatment and in ps, ......eerapy with eio-Pr a
psychologist or a social worker, are [ tter served in sce in-
stances if that psychotherapy is allowed to continue, following
release to his own home, with the same therapist. Fail.: to do
so is feared to result in return to institi.eilT7 -C --
for the prevcrtion of recidivism, we are regu,-ri -
those cases 1"re a youngster has been in psy. ' -1 - .-.-c-
pist be allowed, under the Child Care Fund, In-Home C -e provisions,
to continue therapy until such time as it may be terminated or,
where long-term psychotherapy is necessary, until it can be trans-
ferred to another therapist in the community.
It is anticipated that there will be a very small number of cases
in this category, but the advantages of the service will be reflected
in both the impact on the children and the reduced need for insti-
tutional services in their behalf.
35. The effect that the desired changes will have on the county's(ies')
other juvenile justice services (for example: A measurable reduc-
tion in foster care as a direct result of In-Home Care programming).
In addition to the notations in Item 34, it may be, after extended
experience with this effort, we will find more youngsters may be
released earlier than normal from institutional care and we will
develop another component if we find that to be so.
36. The specific services that will be delivered which will remedy or
reduce the problem.
The clinician assigned to the case will serve youngsters through
continuing therapeutic sessions either at the Children's Village
or, in some instances, in the community.
- ,„„. 37. The operi...: Include: cedures for ,
7 --
-5 -
S end client eiieibility criteria. , a. Client selection
b. Record keepinc - e -nt
c. Provider cortree -
d. Case review proc es: inci
dicators, client termination --i
cedures.
Clients selected for this project will have k°4 to have 1--:n in
t ----ey with the clinc -;signed and will - t.) h - - certi-
fication from the Coordi -tor of Clinical Services that a. 'oungster
is, indeed, in need of therapy without which he would be likely
to fail in community placement. Reports with regard to the pro-
gress of the e'erapy will be provided to the Coordinator of Clini-
cal Services end the court file for periodic review by the Coordin-
ator and formal semi-annual review in court. The Coordinator of
Clinical Services will provide a monthl, t summarizing the
cases in this component in which will be sh,wn the therapist's
estimation of length of service still neece.i, the ac.nc or thera-
pist to whom the case may be transferred and a cenerel ---t --e -t
with regard to the progress of the youngster in therapy. Cli ,nts
will be terminated from thr..ury by the in-home care therapists as
soon as the case will permit or a new therapist can be obtained,
whichever occurs earlier.
38. The criteria that will be used to evaluate the program's ability
to address the problems and purpose stated in Item 34 above. The
criteria should be measurable, e.g., if a criterion is "x"
of clients served, the measure would be how many clients are ee-
tually served.
Service Component: A service component is defined by the following
five elements:
. The nature of the client population (who)
• The problem being addrcF-ed (what)
. The service delivere - '
• The administering au±c ty how)
• The method of service 'elk (1 now, when, where
(In deciding if you have sirzle or multiple
service components, determine whether there
is substantial difference among the five
elements.)
It is estimated that we will serve approximately forty clients in
the course of the budget year, representing our estimate as to the
total number of youngsters needing such care.
prceress in-
end follow-up pro-
39. Te service deliverers
7 the servi ,
(Such
court or count', :2
DSS.)
The service deliverer in these cases will be the clinician al-
ready assigned to the case.
40. Submit copies of all contracts with pri\,--e or public providers
once they are signed. Include detail -j daet .,t,:.:7 -ients for
each contract (see p. 4, for contract particulars) -- -scheduled
payments, in support of an 1n-Home Care service comp( ' do not
require contracts for the following purchases - clotf "other"
school expenses, medical and dental services.
Non-applicable.
41. If any contract calls for the purchase of services on a unit basis,
explain the method used to determine the unit cost.
Non-applicable.
42. If this is an on-going program, indicate the previous source and
amount of public funding and the use, if any, of private funds.
None.
/slm
lrily c - itself
-aplish t -s reduction.
of this act were:
ived
sic Toncerns lelding to Some of th
T'
-a of
1.77T
jit
,
th
Intr 71pn:
1. Thi=. type of offender tends to be detained or institutionalized
for a longer period than the more serious type delinquent offender.
2. The identifte prcblem is usually a sy7otom of
but the resi-eLei72ility is placed on the yteet'a.
family problem
3. Invelv-sent of the Juvenile Court in placement outside the home
may not be any more effective in producing change in behavior than
the less stris7emt approaches.
Oakland County Juvel7qe Court has, for years, used diversion to reduce t'e
necessity of adjudicating juvenile offenders. The Sevenile Court's 7 -e7elee
Department refers appropriate cases to voluntary cessAnity agencies or
frequently uses the Juvenile Court's own diversion program, Youth Assistance,
to reduce the necessity of Court intervention. Despite the already sophis-
ticated diversion opportunities in Oakland County, 1975 data (in Addendum
One) show 418 pre-adjudicated home runaways detained in Children's Village.
In addition, another 136 status offenders who had been adjudicated by the
Court were also placed in Children's Village facilities.
In 1977, Juvenile Court sought funds under the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act from the Office of Criminal Justice to reduce the
number of status offenders detained and institutionalized. The question
which needed to be addressed was why were youth, despite oth2r alternative
efforts, still being detained at such a high rate? The Cot's investiga-
tion showed that detention and institutionalization was sr t for these
youth because:
1. Family and youth did not have an objective person to assist them
in sorting out their conflicts and the feelings around their conflicts.
2. The parents and/or youth totally refused to deal with the problems
within their family situation.
3. The history of family dynamics raised questions whether returning
home without support would eliminate further acting out.
4. Parent and/or youth did not have healthy o7preaches to problem
solving. Control of others' behavior thro treats and unhealthy
emotional tactics had usually been the employed.
a
re—
oCaer age-ocies was a usual
,-
6. 37e.
hf the
8. The pare ,
frustrate
not produce
ney were
Les did
?atter-7.
tive to them
the ap-
Parents saw the 7aeet as the only
to maintain the safety of their child'. eed assist them
propriate adjustments.
Therefore, the population detained or institutic--1 -!_aed as status offenders
was different from the population served by other ea7ee:-ey agenc ies or by
the Court's Youth Assistance Program. It was a poph:eelea in rfok of being
removed from their home because of the degree of the problem and its chronic
nature.
The Juvenile Court received a grant from the office of Criminal Justice.
It provided services from approximately May, 1978 to the end of July, 1980.
Although its purpose was to serve both the detainable and the institutional-
ized status offender, its primary concentration was on the detainable status
offender, the home runaway. In the course of evaluating the efforts of the
Alternative to Secure Detention Grant, we were able to measure the incidents
of detention for status offenders between 1975 and 1979. 1975 was chosen
as a base line year because the 1974 act designated that year for its base
line data. Addendum One of this document provides comparative information
to be used as one element of the evaluation of this effort.
The Oakland County Juvenile Court proposes two In—Home Care Components:
B. Alternatives to Secure Detention
C. Alternatives to Reduce the Length of Detention
34. The purpose of each service component include: (Alternatives to Secure
Detention — Component B)
a. What the problem is and how the Court is measuring the extent of
the problem and the needs.
The Table in Addendum One outlines the incidents of detention for
youth who were purely status offenders. This data is a cce .:erative
figure between 1975 and 1979. The ds associated with t'is pro-
blem have been outlined in the introduction,
b the service 111 be a
on
OUti 7_3
By provie:h
assist famly
Program staff
detention and
would include
or similar -.1 -Lng the
vention, staff ref:/-1 eeek out
sides, youth and parent, feel as if they are -eThners. This would
mean removing some of the control issues that exist in these case
situations.
If the matter cannot be diverted from the Court system, staff would
continue to support the youngster and parent while the youth is at
home pending Court irve7eecnt. The outcome of this intervention
is hopefully to place tee ehild in the least stringent C.ieelsition,
namely probation.
c. What the goals and objectives are for each service component:
The goal of this component will be to cone!oea the efforts initiated
under the grant to reduce the detention ef eetus offenders and to
divert as many detainable offenders from the entire Juvenile Court
system.
1. To keep as many youth and family intact to deal with
problems where detention would have been sought.
2. To eliminate the detention while cases go through the
Court.
3. To eliminate the needefar Court by providing an iro.ediate
crisis intervention and making an appropriate cee - mity
agency referral, and
4. To assist family and youth and Court make the least re-
strictive plan if Court does take jurisdiction.
35. The effect that the desired changes will have on the County's other Juvenile
Justice services:
1. The program will reduce the admittances to Children's VI17age.
Experience has shown us that females represent nearly 7H':, ef the
status offenders coming to the attention of the Court, so our
major effect will be our program serving a female population.
furthor
The ri-
codi%
late to
I reduce .:uthomidsl for Court or
efore, reducirt
Continued 17•,version .ascs fro7.-
official Court workers to remain -
11 allow allow the caseloads of
services will merely d'
type of ease tel'iv'-
e=le their problems so
5. Because of reduced Children's Villa e population, the Children's
Village prograrr Lll be more
6. Youth not needing 7ong-term Court se:vices will be screened out of
the Juvenile Justice system.
7. Oakland County Juvenile, Court will continue to make its contribution
to the State of Michigan in reducing the detention of status offenders.
36. The specific services that will be delivered which will remedy or reduce
the problem.
The program component will provide an :7-7,--!iate crisis intervention to
the family and youth eligible for detentio:-.. The objective of the service
is to return the youth to their home and to make a referral to an appro-
priate agency for follow up.
Placement could be made on a voluntary basis, for example with a relative
or The Sanctuary, the runaway shelter for Oakland County. In these situ-
ations, the family will be referred to an agency for continued intervention.
When placements are made with a Court Order or while the case goes through
the Court process, the program staff will continue its intervention with the
youth and the family in an attempt to work out the difficulty. This con-
tact will be on an intensive level, meaning a minimum of two contacts per
week.
The number of youth and families to be served by this program component
will be estimated based on trends demonstrated during the past four years.
The economic conditions existing in the State of Michigan and nationally
may have a negative impact on family functioning and could produce a
higher influx on cases. We estimate that:
1. 320 youth will be seen at the crisis intervention level (this
does not include the number of youth returning after continued
truancy for further crisis intervention. We estimate that one
third or 100 youth will return for further crisis intervention.)
2. 160 youth will be successfully referred to community services
without Court involvement or detention.
- cases
a. Client selection pr client eli crit
4C will
t17.:77 Court.
37. The operating procedu
t1-..,e case proceeds
each service comprment:
The youth referred to this =7.--:c -:" -T7' feT
The youth will be referred
youth will be identified as c: t'h . at
the time they are brought to th e rE-:
return home. The family would need to ideLi .7y that 7-7- had used
other resources in an attempt to work out the problc7aor that the
history reflects the child is likely to truant again if not imme-
diately worked with.
If during the course of the crisis intervention it is learned that
the child is not legally eligible for detention, the case will be
noted as an intake screening service. This will separate it from
the population eligible for in-home care funding.
The population served by this program will be different from the
population served by other diversion alternatives because of the
immediacy of the problem and because the parent and youth need to
work out an immediate arrangement determining where the youth will
stay. Previous to the implementation of the Status Offender Program,
the alternative was detention in Children's Village. Through the
experience of the Federally Funded Program the alternatives are:
1. Immediate crisis intervention;
2. Placement at home
3. Voluntary placement at The Sanctuary, or
4. A placement with a relative
After the crisis intervention, the Application for Petition will be
forwarded to the Intake Department with a brief report indicating
the nature of the complaint, the number of agency contacts and the
results of the crisis intervention. .-
1. If the youth were returned home or to a voluntary alternative,
intake would have the alternative of:
a. Dismissing the complaint,
b. Holding under advisement,
c. Authorizing for Court.
2. If the youth is placed at home with Court involvement, Intake
would:
a. Need to immediately enter a Temporary Detention Order,
b. Schedule the preliminary hearing either immediately or
within 48 hours.
After the crisis interven
will proceed as follows.,
the staff assignci to
upon these case cir:Tr -
result of the crisis intervention was a
ec::rent:
a. Refer the case -o c=--fty service;
-p to ensure they follow
eferr:1 to the agency. This follow up will
co-ct within two weeks of the initial crisis inter-
ventfon.
2. If the results of the crisis intervention included moving the
case through the Court process:
a. Help youth in their adjustment to their placement whether
this placement was at home, or with a relative;
b. Schedule meetings and counsel with family to continue
looking for a long-term solution outside of the involve-
ment with the Juvenile Court.
b. Record keeping requirements:
Program component staff will keep records of all youths served by
this program. Record would include copy of the Application for
Petition, the summary report to the Intake Department, a case plan
and a follow up on the case plan for cases seen at the Intake level
to see that the family followed up on the referral. Youth who are
continued in program because the matter is moving through the legal
process, will contain all the material indicated above. There will
also be weekly summaries of attempts made and approaches used to
bring parent And youth together. A summary of the worker's recom-
mendation to the official Court File will also be included.
Copies of the forms to be used in this program are included with
this document.
c. Provider contract monitoring mechanisms:
This is not applicable at this time.
7- -
d. Case review procedures: Including frequency, progress indicators,
client termination criteria, and follow up procedures:
Supervisor will review case situations bi-weekly. All reports of
crisis intervention will also be reviewed. Supervisor will also
work with line staff in some case situations to assess approaches
of staff and to improve the crisis intervention process.
Youth will be terminated from the project when:
1. The parent and youth have agreed to work on a long-term
plan without the need for Court intervention;
2. The Court has reached a final disposition on the youngster.
.1 a The
At
satievJaceddn with
rents achieved d.q-
e client and
This eval
ask 7:-.7efi c:d-77de'l-
:-fforts.
Progress i- -----i7 it rd-v.
will be ' - the -
of interaction hev-e.h. ".arent and youth,
2. The amount of open c7 ---_--ication between the and
the assigned worker,
3. The specific problems indicated by yo.lth or parent which
is bringing about the presenting 1-•-7..em of home runaway or
incorrigibility,
4. The frequency of contact between youth and parents, and
5. The amount of responsibility that the parent and youth are
willing to take for the probJems being presented.
38. The criteria that will be used to evaluate the program's ability to address
the problems and purposes stated in 30a above: The criteria should be
measurable, example if a criterion is x numbers of clients served, the
measure would be how many clients are actually served.
1. The number of detentions of pre-adjudicated status offenders
will be reduced by 70% from the 1975 statistics.
2. From the 320 cases initially served:
a. 160 will not have been involved in Court after 6 months
from the crisis intervention.
b. 40 will have gone to Court and been dismissed.
c. 40 will be wards of the Court but at home on probation.
d. 80 will be placed outside the home.
39. The service deliverers (agencies or individuals who could best provide
a service to meet the program and client goals and objectives):
7 -
Not applicable.
40. Submit copies of all contracts with private or public providers once they
are signed:
Not applicable.
41. If any contract calls for the purchase of services on a unit basis, explain
the method used to determine the unit cost:
Not applicable.
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a. What the T
of the
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needs.
measuring the extent
the
pla:7
to
meant
your,
red oi - a of thce frr Close
wc= had come t777-7uT,h the Alternative to Secure Detention
tinued in an cut of hc placement. The data in
:ic:es a statistical cr,77--.rqon of admittances of
atus offEn .!cr3 for -t17 -::71r3 1975 and 1979.
Besides the issue of the number of detentions anor related
issue is days in care of these admittances. We cueer also
the purpose parents have for detention. From our csertion
of youth who were placed in detention, many seem t: m:e,-1-
justment problems when they were placed in various proErrnus.
The adjustment problems included the continuation of the
truanting behavior, but this time from the instituion. It
also seemed that once a youth was institutionalized that more
acting out behavior occurred resulting in violations of the
rules and regulations at Children's Village or placement in
more secure buildings. Another concern we observed is that
the ability to involve parents and work with the parents and
youth on these problems is inhibited by the institutional
placement of that youngster. In general we feel that status
offenses are the results of family direHeization and calls
for the involvement of parents with the child in the rehabil-
itation process. For many youth we feel that there are unmet
dependency needs, severe control issues and feelings of re-
jection by the family which may actually be zuppc:ted by
institutional placements. A child who comes to the Court on
a truancy complaint has established truancy as a defense
mechanism to avoid problems. This defense mechanism does not
stop when placement occurs.
b. How needs of target population will be affected by service component.
The Alternatives to Reduce the Length of Detention cem7onent
will provide needed emphasis on the family relatio;:isps.
Parents will remain a critical part in the change prceess.
The service objectives would be to improve problem solving
skills of both parent and youth and to develop less controlling
approaches that include many emotionally unhealthy games.
thzt 2"
court tion. The
the youth and parents
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By pr.7.-=--
feel that --_
time frg, time
There
their
feel
feel'
the
Servis of this
while in an r711!:
Village or a fr-
detention pelw-7-!
will be able to
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on a seven day
per week availability.
What the goals and objectives are for each service component:
The goal of this component is to Reduce the Length of Detention.
This program component will be for youth who have been placed
out of their home and who are under court jurisdiction but for
whom a final disposition has not been entered.
This goal will be achieved through the following objectives:
1. To keep family unit in-tact and involved in the rehabilitation
process.
2. To reduce the negative acting out behavior of a youth while in
placement which will therefore enhance their return home.
3. To establish conditions in the home where conflict issues can
be resolved so that avoidance (running away) is not the only
alternative available.
35. The effect that the desired changes will have on the County's Juvenile
Justice Services.
1. Program will reduce Children Village placements.
2. It will reduce the number of readmittances to Children's Village
because of truancy. ,
3. An effective program component will allow- further readjustments
in Children Village programming.- These ,,:jastments could mean
more program variety and more treatment emphasis.
4. The number of status offenders transferred from out buildings to
the secure detention unit will be reduced.
5. Oakland County will continue to contribute to the reduction of
the detention of status offenders and therefore assist the
State of Michigan in achieving its objective as established
under the 1974 Juvenile Justice and Prevention Act.
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36. The will be delivered
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on
-v or reduce problem:
n with
4
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uourr
femal dip
7 Oe
reached a t fo not
Youth in this com,ponent will be placed at home or in Chil
Village or in foster care during the length of the invelv.
Because of similar dynamics existing in these type of
groups with both parent and youth will be offered. This will be
combined with family and youth interventions. The ir:'•-
ment will occur at those times when there are suffi:Lent numl)er
of youth and parents to warrant formation of a group.
The desired outcome woul: be to return the youth home without
continued out of home pl.7=e-t. Another outcome would be to have
as many cases as possible die,missed without the need for continued
Court intervention. Numerically we estahlirh the following
objectives:
1. 200 youth will be serviced under this program component.
2. The desired outcome in regard to Court involvement will be;
a. 40 will be dismissed at the intake level without
further Court action.
b. 20 will be dismissed at their initial Court hearing.
c. 60 will be placed on probation.
d. 80 will continue placement outside their home as a
final disposition.
3. The desired outcome in regard to the reduction in the number
of days in detention;
a. The project anticipates reducing the days in detention
by 25%.
b. We would expect that without this program population
would be detained 1,680 days. Our reduction would
reduce the days out of home to 2 -,760 days. [See Adden-
dum III for explanation of how the days in detention
were determined.]
c. Detention is defined as the time from initial admission
to Children's Village to the time a disposition has
been made. A detention can be reduced by an early re-
lease to parents.
37. The operating procedures for each service component.
a. Client selection process and client eligibility criteria.
Youth will be selected whose major problem bringing them to
the attention of the court is a status offense. The youth
at the time of referral is under a Court Order. Services
will be provided as long as the youth is under a Court Order
or until the Court reaches a final disposition. Cases served
will be in detention or a foster home when a referral is made.
1 .
refer detained H. s off.
Tr..om their
iew with the d. the ;
The in will focus on:
1
2. Their willi to participate with
The ci7iponeat wor.e-r will contact court
:Lon and rationale for their r7'.00 .
e rec-
At the next court hearing the court worker will rec--
the hearing officer that the case be adjou7oed for El
eight weeks and a referral to this progra7 component b
The youth could be placed on a Temporary aildren's
,Order with placement at the Children's Villcge or in a fc7ter
home, a Temporary Children's Village Order with temporary
release to parents, or a temporary Custody Order place-
ment with parents. One week prior to the next. oorned date
the program component staff will make a recoror.co't7tIon to the
assigned court staff follooj by a written repo:t. This
recommendation will include a summary of the contacts with
the family and the rationale for the recommendation.
b. Record keeping requirements:
Program component staff will keep records of all youth served by
this program component. The social history and copies of psy-
chological reports will be included also. Any written reports
forwarded to the court worker from program component will be
another element in the file. Statement of case objectives will
be made based on the acceptance into the program and that progress
reports on the accomplishments of these objectives will also be
included.
[Copies of the forms to be used in this program are included with
this document.]
c. Provider contract monitoring mechanisms:
This is not applicable at this time.
d. Case review procedures including frequency, progress indicators,
client termination criteria and follow up procedures.
Program component workers will meet with supervisor at least three
times during the involvement with this case. The assigned staff
will also keep notations on the contacts with the official court
worker. Termination from the project will occur when a final order
is made or when the youth is no longer under a Court Order.
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At thA the of .•7 -L-re the cliPnt --'11 receive an
cf services. This ill access
theLt the Tr:-am a for specific.
achieved t7-7.77 --h proEt=7:7:- efforts,•
accessed by the followi -p4; behavioral characteristics:
J. Ohiectives achieved.
2. Frequency of contacts between child and parent.
3. Responsibility each party was taking for the problem.
4. The openness in problem solving.
5. Where the youth is at the time of closure.
6. The participation of both parties in interviews and groups.
38. The criteria that will be used to evaluate the program's ability to
address the problems and purposes stated in 34a above:
The criteria should be mesureable, example; if a criterian is x
number of clients served, the measure would be how many clients
are actually served.
1. The numbered of youth served compared to the number anticipated.
2. The number dismissed at intake compared to the number anticipated.
3. The number dismissed at initial hearing compared to the number
anticipated.
4. The number placed on probation compared to the number anticipated.
5. The number continued in an out of home placement compared to the
number anticipated.
6. The feed back received from family and youth indicating specific
behavioral changes.
,
The longitudinal evaluation of the cases will be made at one year
intervals to determine further court involvement in acting out.
39. The service deliverers (agencies or individuals who could best provide
a service) to meet the program in client goals and objectives:
Not applicable.
40. To make copies of all contracts with public or private providers
once they are signed:
Not applicable.
#9612 November 20, 1930
Moved by Patterson supported by Fortino the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Hobart, Hoot, Kelly, Lewand, McDonald, Moore, Moxley, Murphy, Page,
Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, DiCiovanni, Doyon, Dunaskiss,
Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A Sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #9612 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on November 20, 1930
with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a. true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof. ,
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said county at Pontiac, Michigan
. 80th November 80
By.................................Deputy Clerk