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Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) Programs and Services

At HCJPD our staff collaborates with multiple agencies to provide services to meet the needs of the youth and their families.

Learn more about our programs by expanding the sections below.

	Title	Section-Content	Section-Title
	Intake Court Services	Youth Service Center (YSC) The Youth Services Center serves as a 24-hour intake center for youth ages 10 to 17, who are referred for status offenses such as runaway, truancy and curfew violations, or Class C Misdemeanors, and those who are in need of crisis intervention. The Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD), Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults (HCPS) and the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority (MHMRA) are partners in the TRIAD Prevention Program. Services include program referrals, follow up and emergency shelter. Intake Screening Intake Screening is open 24 hours and screens calls from law enforcement agencies regarding juveniles between the ages of 10 to 17 who have committed misdemeanor B or above law violations. Intake officers utilize a detention Risk Assessment Instrument (RAI) to determine if a child is eligible for release to a parent or responsible adult who will return them to an assigned district court for a hearing on the merits of the case, or if the child must be held at the Juvenile Justice Center for a Detention Hearing. Detention Hearings are held within forty-eight hours of the youth’s detainment with exceptions on weekends and county holidays. At the Detention Hearing, the judge will determine if the youth will remain detained or is eligible for release pending a district court hearing for the alleged offense. Documents parents/guardians are asked to submit after their child is detained: birth certificate, immunization records, Social Security card, school records, medical insurance card and government issued picture identification for the parents or guardians. Status offenses such as truancy, runaway, curfew violations and Class C misdemeanors such as alcohol violations are handled by the Youth Service Center. Court Court Services JPOs are responsible for preparing a comprehensive profile of a juvenile pending court on his/her case for the Judge, district attorneys, defense attorneys, and other court staff. A detailed report may be used with other information, such as psychological evaluations/testing, to aid the Court in determining whether a youth can be released from detention pending court disposition or a suitable disposition upon the youth’s court appearance in the District Court. There are three Harris County Juvenile District Courts: 313th District Court, 314th District Court and 315th District Court. Upon their appearance in District Court, juveniles can be allowed to reside at home with their parents/guardians on conditions of a Deferred Adjudication Agreement, without a determination of delinquency/adjudication, depending on certain factors taken into consideration by the court such as a youth’s level of involvement in the juvenile justice system. Juveniles found to have engaged in delinquent (adjudicated) conduct may be allowed to reside at home with their parents/guardians under stringent rules of probation, placed in a residential facility, county institution, or committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). In some cases, jurisdiction may be waived by the juvenile court and a transfer to the adult criminal court may be granted depending on the severity of offense(s) and the respondent’s age. Juvenile Law 101 is a program that targets those youth and families of first-time offenders who are scheduled to appear before one of the Harris County Juvenile District Courts. The families are given information to help better prepare them for the first court appearance. The goal of the program is to offer families the opportunity to ask questions to help them better navigate through the Harris County Juvenile Justice System. Speakers for the orientation include a defense attorney, an assistant district attorney, and representatives from HCJPD’s Field Services Division and Intake/Court Services Division. Pre-Adjudication Team (PAT) The Pre-Adjudication Team is an alternative to detention that allows juvenile offenders, who may need a little more supervision, to reside at home to await their court dates. The Pre-Adjudication Team provides intensive supervision to these juveniles who have been released from detention and are pending court disposition. This team ensures that the Juvenile Detention Center has beds available for those youth, such as serious offenders, who must be detained.	Intake Court Services
	Training and Quality Assurance	The Training & Quality Assurance (TAQA) Team is dedicated to promoting excellence in training and program accountability within the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD). TAQA is composed of four teams – Training, Quality Assurance, Behavior Support Team (BST) and Motivational Interviewing Team (MI). All of the TAQA areas work together to identify the training needs of the agency while providing HCJPD staff with research based information and skills Training TAQA is the central division for all employee training and development. The division conducts New Employee Orientation, Basic Officer Certification Training and provides on-going advanced training and conference relevant to Juvenile Justice Issues and Evidence-Based Practices. All new employees attend training sessions applicable to their job duties and to the agency’s policies, procedures and practices. Juvenile Probation Officers (JPO) and Juvenile Supervision Officers (JSO) must be certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) prior to performing their job duties with the department. Certified staff are required by the state to have continuing education/training hours to maintain their state certification. Quality Assurance (QA) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) establishes and enforces standards for juvenile probation programs and juvenile correctional facilities in the State of Texas. The QA Team coordinates the development and review of departmental policies and procedures in order to meet TJJD standards. The QA Team routinely conducts internal quality assurance reviews of departmental programs and facilities to monitor and ensure compliance with state standards. The QA Team offers technical assistance, one-on-one coaching for new officers, and training as needed to assist programs and facilities in meeting applicable TJJD standards. The division also oversees training and quality assurance for the department’s Education Division by coordinating in-service training and conducting quality assurance reviews for compliance with state and federal standards for teachers and all educational staff. Behavior Support Team (BST) The Behavior Support Team trains agency staff on the principles of the MANDT System, the agency’s approved behavior intervention technique that consists of officers’ safety, physical restraint and de-escalation training. BST extends the training experience beyond the classroom by providing one-on-one coaching and sessions to residential staff in an effort to strengthen the core values and practices of MANDT. Motivational Interviewing (MI) Motivational Interviewing is a method that works on facilitating and engaging intrinsic motivation within the client in order to change behavior. MI is a goal-oriented, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. MI Team implements training, one-one-one coaching and coding to ensure that HCJPD staff gain knowledge of the concept and apply it with the families and youth that become in contact with the Juvenile Probation Department.	Training and Quality Assurance
	Health Services	Health Services The Health Services division of the HCJPD is responsible for the medical, psychological, and treatment programs within the agency. The services operated within this division include the medical staff that assess and treat youth in the detention center and the three residential treatment facilities. In addition, the division has mental health therapists who provide crisis counseling, and individual, group and family therapy to youth both in the facilities and under community supervision. Lastly, the Health Services division oversees the four specialty courts that operate within the agency to help address some of the underlying factors that may be impacting a youth’s functioning. Parent Partners Assists and supports the parents and guardians of youth involved in the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department’s specialty courts. Parent Partners work in partnership with the specialty courts. They provide emotional support to parents/guardians who have youth who are exhibiting significant clinical or behavioral symptoms. In addition, they assist in the family in finding community resources to meet their family needs, to include mental health services, housing and food, obtaining medical insurance, and pro-social activities for their children. Sobriety Over Addiction and Relapse - SOAR Drug Court Program The Drug Court Program works with youth between the ages of 10 to 17 that have been identified with a substance abuse or dependence diagnosis. The SOAR Drug Court utilizes a collaborative team model to disrupt the patterns of drug use and abuse, drug related offenses, and criminal activity. The SOAR Drug Court participants are closely monitored and receive highly individualized treatment plans. The Juvenile Drug Court Program participants, and their families, are encouraged to work together to make better choices, improve communication, and to strengthen the family unit. The Drug Court Program is committed to ensure that resources are available to meet the needs of the youth who are faced with the challenge of substance use. Gang Recidivism Intervention Program (GRIP) - Gang Court The goal of the GRIP program is to reduce recidivism among gang involved youth by redirecting them towards healthier alternatives to gang activity. Youth referred to the Gang Court undergo a comprehensive needs/risk assessment and psychological evaluation to develop a specific case plan to address the youth’s needs in a variety of domains. Participants attend monthly court review hearings with the Gang Court team to congratulate successes and continue to work on barriers to reducing gang involvement and recidivism. Mental Health Court The Mental Health Court aims to effectively address the underlying clinical component of delinquent behavior in mentally ill juvenile offenders, while emphasizing public safety and personal accountability.The Mental Health Court is a diversionary route for youth willing to participate in an intense and structured program for a minimum of six months. While in the community, the youth participates in a number of wrap around services such as psychiatric treatment, individual and family therapy, educational assistance, mentoring program, extracurricular activities, and weekly probation officer visits. Youth who successfully complete the Mental Health Court program are placed in a Deferred Prosecution status. If the youth completes the Deferred Prosecution term without engaging in delinquent conduct the original charge is dismissed. Growing Independence Restoring Lives (GIRL's Court) GIRL's Court utilizes a comprehensive strength based approach in working with girls who are actively engaged in or at risk of becoming involved in prostitution/human trafficking. The court employs a clinically driven multi-disciplinary team to effectively address the underlying trauma associated with the participants’ at-risk behaviors and related delinquent conduct. GIRL’s Court provides successful graduates the opportunity to seal their juvenile records and develop the skills necessary to change their lives. Community Unit Probation Services Therapy Program Community based mental health service designed to support adolescent probationers and their families through provision of direct services and appropriate referrals. The CUPS Therapy program provides community mental health services in the probations units and associated satellite units. The program is comprised of 5 full-time staff members: 4 therapists and one supervisor. The program also works with local universities to provide a practicum for masters’ and doctoral level counseling or clinical students with an interest in learning to address mental health and correctional therapy needs in an adolescent population. The program provides individual counseling, family therapy, and specialized therapy groups. Topics of groups include, but are not limited to, emotional self-awareness, strengths-based process group, trauma focused, interpersonal skills, group meditation and relaxation counseling. Detention Assessment Unit To assess the youth that have been placed in the custody of the probation department to determine the best placement or program alternatives to get their rehabilitative needs met. The unit provides comprehensive assessments, which consist of mental health, educational, and substance abuse evaluations. These assessments help to identify the youth’s rehabilitative needs so that the youth receives the most appropriate placement and services to increase their chances of success. Forensic Unit The Forensic Unit conducts psychological and psychiatric assessments of youth involved with the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. Psychological and psychiatric evaluations of youth are conducted either pre-adjudication or post-adjudication. The evaluations are used to understand the mental health needs of the youth and to help determine placement and treatment needs. In addition, the clinicians also conduct evaluations that are specifically aimed at answering forensic questions related to the court process. This includes evaluations regarding competency to stand trial, lack of responsibility, and waiver of juvenile jurisdiction (when the court is considering transferring the case to the adult court). All of the evaluations that are conducted by the Forensic Unit result in a formal written report that is available to the court and the juvenile probation officers. Facility Mental Health Services Facility Mental Health Services provides mental health services, including individual, group, and family counseling, crisis intervention, and medication management to youth in the post-adjudicated facilities. The Facility Mental Health Services team consists of eight licensed master level clinicians that provide counseling and crisis intervention for youth while placed in the post-adjudicated facilities of the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. The psychiatric needs of the residents will also be assessed and monitored with appropriate referrals made for medication management to contracted providers. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) is an evidence-based treatment that addresses behavioral and mental health issues. MST is an intensive family and community-based treatment program that focuses on addressing all environmental systems that impact chronic and violent juvenile offenders, such as their home environment, family, schools, and the youth’s peer group. MST recognizes that each system plays a critical role in a youth's world and each system requires attention when effective change is needed to improve the quality of life for youth and their families. MST works with the toughest offenders ages 12 through 17 who have a very long history of arrests. Private Placement/Field Specialty Supervision (PPFS) The purpose of private placement is to provide the youth with all resources to address their behavioral and mental health needs of youth placed in the custody of the Juvenile Probation Department.This unit maintains contracts with in-state and out of state licensed residential facilities. Specially trained juvenile probation officers supervise, monitor and document the progress of the youth while they are in residential treatment placement settings. Upon the youth's return home, they are followed up by the same probation officer to ensure a continuity of services. The family is provided with community resources and intensive supervision to assist the youth in completing their probation period successfully. Juvenile Detention Mental Health Services Unit Mental health and psychiatric services are provided to residents of the Harris County Juvenile Justice Center. The Psychological and Social Services (PSS) unit provides counseling and crisis intervention services for the youth residing in the Juvenile Justice Center. In addition, a full time psychiatrist, in collaboration with the Baylor College of Medicine, provides evaluations and medication management for any youth needing this treatment while they remain in the facility. Harris County Psychiatric Center Sub-Acute Unit (HCPC) HCPC serves as a therapeutic alternative to detention. Juvenile offenders who show signs of severe and persistent psychiatric symptoms are admitted to a sub-acute hospitalization program at the Harris County Psychiatric Hospital. This program is based on a behavioral management system and there is no set length of stay. Medical Services To provide quality, comprehensive, and evidence based medical care for all youth in the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. The Medical Department provides a number of medical services, either directly or through contractual relationships, to youth detained in Harris County juvenile justice facilities. The services include, but are not limited to, physical examinations and treatment, dental and vision services, immunizations, administration of medication, and laboratory and diagnostic tests. In addition, nursing services are also available at the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program. Sex Offender Community Provider Program The Sex Offender Community Provider Program provides evidence-based sex offender treatment to youth adjudicated for sexual offenses. The sex offender community providers are in-house sex offender therapists who provide individual, family, and group counseling to juveniles and their families. Sex Offender Risk Assessments are completed by the therapists as ordered by the courts. These providers also conduct psycho-educational groups with the youth at the three juvenile justice residential facilities. These groups cover aspects of healthy sexuality, including but not limited to, changes during puberty and sexual transmitted diseases.	Health Services
	Field Services	Most juveniles who go through the court system remain at home under supervision by the Field Services Division. The probation period is usually one year, but the court may lengthen the duration of probation to age 19. Field supervision and rehabilitative services for youth and their families are provided by nine (9) Field Services units located throughout Harris County. In addition, there are numerous satellite offices utilized to provide more convenient locations for families. The nine Community Unit Probation Services (CUPS) offices offer traditional and intensive supervision, enhanced aftercare supervision, as well as specialized programming. The courts also offer Deferred Adjudication to juveniles who are generally non-violent offenders. The program guides them through six months of supervision aimed at diverting them from further involvement in the juvenile justice system. Upon successful completion of their Deferred Adjudication contract, their cases can be dismissed. The Field Services Division also provides opportunities for youth under supervision to take part in service learning projects and community service restitution. Participation in service learning and/or community service is based upon court order, specialized program requirements, Juvenile Probation Officer recommendation or sanction. Service Learning engages youth in global and community problem-solving through youth led service projects. Service learning builds strong character in youth as they learn about the role they play in their community and encourages lifelong civic participation. Participants of service learning projects learn real-life experiences, and workplace skills, which enhances personal development. They see themselves as active contributors to their community and learning experiences rather than passive recipients of adult decisions. FIELD SERVICES SPECIALIZED SUPERVISION PROGRAMS CUPS 5 Youth Empowerment Services and Supervision Program (YESS) The Youth Empowerment Services and Supervision Program targets juveniles placed on probation for known gang-related behavior or involvement. Gang Officers administer gang assessments and work collaboratively with the Mayor's Anti-Gang Office, a Gang Resource Coordinator, Parent Partner and Masters level Mental Health Clinician. The program consists of several essential elements for effective supervision which include smaller caseloads, individualized case plans, frequent contacts, and distinct phases to structure movement through the program. Substance abuse assessments, rehabilitation programs, and behavioral controls such as electronic monitoring, curfew checks, home confinement, and random drug testing are implemented as warranted. CUPS 6 Intensive Supervision Program (ISP) The Intensive Supervision Program (ISP) is intended to divert high-risk youth from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and redirect probationers' lives through a program of close supervision and rehabilitation. Each ISP participant must have adequate supervision by parents or significant adults within the home. Probationers are referred to the Intensive Supervision Program by the courts, and are seen by the Juvenile Probation Officer according to their designated supervision level. As youth successfully progress through the program, levels of supervision are reduced and the youth may eventually be transferred to a traditional supervision unit. CUPS 6 Female Intervention Program (FIP) The Female Intervention Program (FIP), was created in January of 2001 with the goal of addressing specific issues and aspects of a female's life. The FIP consists of weekly girls' groups that focus on human trafficking, drug and alcohol screening, counseling, moral development, proper etiquette, anger management, and educational field trips. As the girls successfully complete tasks and progress through the program, levels of supervision are reduced and many eventually transfer to a traditional supervision unit for the duration of their probation supervision period. CUPS 7 Residential Aftercare Program (RAP) The Residential Aftercare Program (RAP) serves as a reintegration unit for youth placed in a Harris County Juvenile Probation Department county operated residential facility. The RAP assists in identifying service needs as well as actions for successful community re-integration. This unit also provides enhanced supervision for youth upon completion of their placement stay, offering services focused on the reintegration of the youth into the home and family. Parent or guardian participation is a key element in the program. Clients participate in Saturday programs that include child/parent-education workshops and service learning projects. Linkage to community resources is provided to ensure each youth has the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. CUPS 9 - Special Needs Diversionary Program (SNDP) The Special Needs Diversionary Program (SNDP) is a grant funded program designed to increase the availability of effective services to juvenile offenders with mental health needs. The goal of SNDP is to reduce delinquency, increase offender accountability and rehabilitate juvenile offenders through a comprehensive, coordinated community based juvenile probation system. Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) works in coordination with Texas Correctional Office of Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI), and in cooperation with mental health and mental retardation agencies to implement programs that provide services to youth under the jurisdiction of local juvenile probation departments. There are several SNDP teams, each of which consists of a licensed mental health provider from The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD and a Juvenile Probation Officer. Additional service providers for the SNDP include a Psychiatrist and Educational Services. Resources offered to the families include intensive case management, skills training and education, psychiatric services/medication monitoring, collaborative case plans/treatment plans, early intervention, and linkage to community based programs. Weekly staffings are held to discuss and update the progress of each program participant. Harris County continues to exceed in programmatic requirements of SNDP. CUPS 9 - Community Based Stabilization Unit (CBSU) The Community Based Stabilization Unit (CBSU) is an intensive supervision program designed to ensure the continuity of care for juvenile offenders with significant mental health issues upon their release from a Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's facility. CBSU mental health services include psychiatric evaluation/treatment, intensive community-based rehabilitation skills training, psychotherapy, intensive case management, and resource referral/linkage. CBSU offers a wrap-around model. A facilitator and Parent Partner is assigned to a family based on the level of care which is determined by the Child and Adolescent Need and Strength (CANS) assessment. Weekly parent support groups are facilitated by a Parent Partner for education and care. The CBSU team consists of a licensed mental health provider from The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD and a Juvenile Probation Officer. The mental health provider works collaboratively with the CBSU Juvenile Probation Officer to ensure that each youth is stabilized and learns appropriate coping/decision making skills to become a productive and law abiding citizen. CUPS 9 - Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) Program The Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) program offers supervision for youth with limited intellectual functioning and cognitive impairments. A Juvenile Probation Officer works in a collaborative manner with service coordinator from The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. Monthly staffings occur with the JPO and service coordinators for formulation of treatment goals and identification of community-based services for identified needs. Services offered through the Harris Center of Mental health and IDD unit include service coordination, life skills programs, continuity of care, home and community based services (HCS), respite care, Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability (ICF-IID), Specialized Therapies and Rehabilitative Services (STARS), and Texas Home Living Waiver (TXHML). CUPS 9 Sex Offender Supervision Program The Sex Offender Supervision Program targets youth with charges that meet the state registration eligibility requirement for sexual related offenses. Youth in this program remain in their community and receive intensive probation supervision and counseling. Juvenile Probation Officers work closely with Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Providers, (LSOTP) in the supervision of their clients. Collaboration with treatment providers and stakeholders in the community promotes offender accountability and victim safety. Supervision through the Sex Offender Supervision Program includes the coordination of referrals to sex offender treatment, multi-family counseling groups, mentoring programs and linkage to community-based services. PREVENTION Council on Alcohol and Drugs – Houston Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors from the Council on Alcohol and Drugs – Houston, screen all youth entering Field Services supervision from Court to identify, educate and intervene with those who have substance abuse problems. Helping Youth Prevent Engaging in Risky Behavior- HYPE2.0 Helping Youth Prevent Engaging in Risky Behavior-HYPE 2.0 program (provided by Change Happens!) specializes in the educational empowerment of teens aged 15-19. By utilizing the evidence based curriculum Becoming a Responsible Teen (BART), HYPE 2.0 informs, engages, and encourages participants on both abstinence practices and contraception measures. In addition, HYPE 2.0 incorporates Money Talks, a financial literacy introductory component developed to sustain financial stability and increase economic growth. Promoting Health Among Teens (PHAT) Abstinence-Only Intervention Healing the Family, Inc. provides youth with the PHAT Abstinence-Only Intervention program. PHAT is an evidence-based program proven to be effective in reducing adolescent health risk factors such as of HIV, STDs, and teen pregnancy. Rhema Rhema is a faith-based, non-denominational, non-doctrinal high energy program. The program invites different groups from around the Houston area to present. Rhema uses rap/hip-hop, contemporary artists and guest speakers to present stories of hope and encouragement to the juveniles. Most, if not all, of the presenters have experienced circumstances in their life similar to that of the at-risk juvenile population. ACADEMIC SUPPORT Disability Rights Texas Provides tiered legal and educational advocacy services that includes legal advocacy training, educational advocacy training, post residential transition services, and other supportive services to families utilizing a self-advocacy approach. LIFE SKILLS, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP Service Learning Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy integrating meaningful service with academic study and reflective practice to enrich learning, build civic engagement, and strengthen communities. It is more than merely community service. It is a hands on approach to learning new material while fostering civic responsibility. Service learning builds strong character in youth as they learn about the role they play in their community and encourages lifelong civic participation. Participants of service learning projects learn real-life experiences, and workplace skills, which enhances personal development. Service learning gives youth a sense of competency; they see themselves as active contributors to their community and learning experiences rather than passive recipients of adult decisions. Building Engagement, Leadership, and Assets for Youth (On BELAY) On BELAY is provided at several CUPS offices by The Baylor College of Medicine. On BELAY is an experiential youth leadership and development program designed to create youth leaders as the primary means of fostering community change. Guided by research-based healthy youth development principals and inclusive of evidence-based violence prevention curricula, program goals include participant increase in: culturally competent leadership skills, numerous developmental assets, non-violent problem solving, meaningful contribution to community, and connection with adults. Proper self-esteem, Academics, Character development, and Employment preparation (P.A.C.E.) The P.A.C.E. program is a multiple week education and training program providing development of moral, educational and spiritual values through a comprehensive life skills program. The curriculum addresses character-building and esteem, fosters effective communication and problem-solving between youth and parent, matches adult coaches with youth and parents to form a bonded team, establishes individual educational goals for youth and helps implement them and provides training opportunities for job readiness. Reality Oriented Physical Experience Service (ROPES) Challenge Course The ROPES challenge course provides an outdoor educational environment in which learning opportunities for all participants are presented to develop the skills of an effective communicator, competent problem-solver, self-directed learner, and responsible citizen through Reality Oriented Physical Experiences (ROPES). Tejano Center for Community Concerns The Tejano Center for Community Concerns provides life skills workshops, parenting workshops, alcohol and drug education, grief counseling and anger management. The Tejano Center also facilitates the Reality Oriented Physical Experience Service (ROPES) challenge course. National Association for Shoplifting Prevention The National Association for Shoplifting Prevention provides a unique program for juveniles who have been involved in shoplifting called the Youth Educational Shoplifting (Y.E.S.) program. The Y.E.S. program is a at home study course consisting of 2 audio CDs and a workbook to be done jointly by the child and parent. It is designed to help change the thinking, feelings and attitudes the youth holds which allowed them to shoplift and will reduce their risk of shoplifting and getting arrested in the future. MENTORING Big Brothers and Big Sisters (BBBS) Big Brothers and Big Sisters connect similarly motivated individuals and organizations, providing a foundation for achievement. BBBS intentionally serves at-risk children who will benefit most from one-to-one mentoring focusing on children who fall into one or more of the following risk factors: poverty, incarcerated relatives or single parent households. BBBS's vision is that all children achieve success in life. The key is nurturing long-term mentoring relationships with frequent contact between mentors (Big) and mentees (Little). Each match is carefully administered by rigorous standards. reVision – Houston Mentoring The reVision Mentoring Program is a faith-based program designed to provide juvenile offenders with a positive adult role model/mentor. The mentoring program includes community-based activities to engage youth in more positive behaviors. reVision connects youth paired with mentors to positive peers and constructive activities on a weekly basis. reVision mentors commit to a six- to twelve-month relationship with a youth, but many of them continue contact far beyond as they become a meaningful and ongoing part of each other's lives. reVision also offers life skills programs, academic assistance and career planning to include possible job placement. THERAPEUTIC SERVICES Therapeutic Counseling Professional, licensed therapists provide individual, family and group counseling to probationers and their families at the CUPS office locations as well as some satellite locations. Services are provided in both English and Spanish. MHMRA of Harris County MHMRA of Harris County works with the HCJPD to provide mental health services for youth. Services include psychiatric evaluation/treatment, skills training, psychotherapy, intensive case management, and resource referral/linkage. Drug and Alcohol Use/Abuse Counseling Through a partnership with The Turning Point, Inc. and M-Power Drug and Alcohol Counseling Services, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors are available at various CUPS offices. Probationers receive intensive out-patient therapy, to include individual, family and group sessions. Girls Circle of Harris County Girls Circle of Harris County, provided by Resolve It, Inc., is a structured evidence-based, therapeutic program that addresses the specialized needs of girls participating in the Female Intervention Program. The program deals directly with the victimization and trauma issues experienced by these girls. Using program techniques, girls work on developing safe relationships and positive emotional connections to explore the causes and consequences of violent behavior. JOB SKILLS TRAINING & JOB PLACEMENT Change Happens! Workforce Development Program Project JUMP START is an intensive case management program provided by Change Happens! incorporating workforce development and academic achievement goals for youth. Eligible participants reside in one of Houston's high poverty, high crime areas. Along with case management, workforce development, education and training, and community service activities; medium to high risk youth will be eligible to participate in the mentoring portion of the program. The program is designed to empower participants to improve on skills that will enhance their future educational and career opportunities Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) HAUL offers a workforce development program which includes, academic assessments, job training skills and job placement for youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system. COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCACY SERVICES Harris County Advocate Program (H-CAP) H-CAP offers a community-based alternative to placement. The program serves adjudicated offenders whose behavior and social circumstances put them at risk of placement in residential treatment facilities. It offers a wide range of individualized, non-traditional, wrap-around and advocacy services for the youth and their family. COMMUNITY PARTNERS The Field Services Division has developed collaborative efforts with several community partners to provide services, mentors and educational programs. Some of our current community partners include: • Free The Captives • Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES) • Goodwill Industries of Houston • Teen Inc. • Tools 4 Teens • The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center	Field Services Specialized Supervision Programs
	Residential Services	The Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) has four (4) facilities that house youth ages 10-17. Our primary focus is to provide a safe and secure environment for the youth we serve. Our staff collaborates with multiple agencies to provide services to meet the needs of the youth and their families. We strive to mentor and advocate for youth and equip them with all the necessary tools and resources for a greater chance at success. Key program components include: A comprehensive assessment and an individualized treatment approach that addresses behavioral, educational, mental health, medical and substance abuse needs. Academic programs that provide a wide variety of opportunities including special education, GED testing, and vocational training. Wrap around services that are introduced during a youth’s stay and continue after release to provide additional support to the family. Volunteer and staff programs, many of which are evidence based, that introduce changes in thinking, promote vital social skills, and reinforce rehabilitation efforts. Collaborative efforts between facility staff and the youth’s family to increase the chances of the youth’s successful reintegration into the community. Intensive Behavior Treatment The Intensive Behavioral Treatment (IBT) program is a comprehensive model incorporating evidence-based behavior modification practices and a multidisciplinary team approach. IBT is designed to be a portable and adaptive program that can be used in many different types of residential settings. The central components of IBT are: personal accountability for behavior systematic staff monitoring of behavior across settings immediate feedback from staff to the residents positive reinforcement for appropriate behavior, and ability to leverage both short-term and long-term incentives. Ultimately, IBT is designed to improve the quality of rehabilitation services we provide to youth in juvenile correctional facilities.	Residential Services

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