Juvenile Services

Juvenile Services Program

Various groups and classes are offered to juvenile offenders. The groups are designed to help facilitate change by challenging each participant to examine their thinking habits and beliefs as well as the behaviors that led to their arrest. Additionally, the facilitator will focus on a variety of topics such as problem solving skills, decision-making skills, drug education, goal-setting skills, anger management skills and interpersonal skills.

We are dedicated to helping each participant develop the skills and strategies that are necessary to help avoid future anti-social behavior. In addition, parents are welcomed to attend an orientation session and will be given literature to take home that will assist them in developing their parenting skills.

All workbooks and supplies used in the group are provided by the Program for a minimal fee that is passed on to the client.

Referrals to the Juvenile Program are made by JASS (Juvenile Alternative Sanctions System), DCF, the Public Defender’s Office, Department of Juvenile Justice and the Juvenile Court. We also accept juveniles into our life skill groups on a voluntary basis.

A youth may participate without having been arrested or referred by the court.