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JabberWokky — 2008-12-03 19:09:07

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	+ + They used to be active in Davis but appear to have stopped holding programs locally. +

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SharlaDaly — 2008-12-03 18:02:09

It looks like Youth for Recovery has been discontinued in Davis.

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- '''Youth for Recovery''', or YFR, is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets 2 days per week from 4-5:30 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.	+ '''Youth for Recovery''', or YFR, is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets 2-3 days per week from 4-5:30 pm in ["Woodland"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.
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- Afterschool Program - West Sacramento, Woodland or Davis: Tuesday, Thursday from 4:00-5:30 pm	+ Afterschool Program - West Sacramento or Woodland: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:00-5:30 pm

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2008-08-01 16:13:27

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	+ + As of August 2008, Juvenile Drug Court provides outpatient drug and alcohol treatment for moderate-high or high risk minors. Those minors that are lower risk will be provided treatment and intervention services without the intensive delinquency-focused setting of the Juvenile Drug Court model.
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- ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (roughly 1 out of 5). If in Drug Court or the program is part of the child's probation, failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been deferred, a failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that chances are that their child will not graduate and may be given more severe probation requirements or possibly a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are completely aware of this very low success rate, but leave the family hoping that their child will complete the program and their legal troubles will go away, only to be disappointed after a year or more of effort. One staffer, after I pointed out the very low success rate of the program, shrugged this off with the comment that there is "not much they can do for kids, except to give them information and some tools to use." Since many youth in the program are experimenting or abusers, rather than truely drug addicts, this makes sense. Parents have to weigh the value of the information that their child will receive against the oportunities lost while in the program. While parent support is important, parents should focus on the areas of the child's life where the Court and YFR does not reach such as the quality of the child's education (Court only really addresses attendance and behavior that would affect attendance), relationships within the family and with friends, household rules, personal hygiene, healthy extra-curricular activities and experiences, and guidance for future plans. My advice to parents is to stay informed about your child's participation, but uninvolved. Drug Court is your child's consequence, not the parent's or the rest of the family's and they will eventually either graduate or, as with most participants, be terminated from program after a period of time. --Parent of Juvenile Drug Court participant - ------ - ''2007-01-16 23:02:19'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy which affects how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. While the relapse policy above is what is published, there is also a policy that the client has to have negative drug tests for 6 months in order to graduate. This creates a problem when the client relapses at the very end of Phase II or within Phase III or IV. With less than 6 months potentially left in the program, YFR attempts to create time by ignoring their relapse policy and returning the juvenile to the beginning of Phase II or even starting the program over. Kids will spend years in the program. One can imagine the utter dispair this produces and the therapy begins to take on the color of punishment. Trust disolves and the client will become less and less inclined to be honest about their struggle with their addiction. As I understand that honesty is the basis for a successful recovery, the program works against itself. Juvenile drug treatment is a race against time as kids grow up and age out of the system. Too often the program terminates young adults in the middle of the program because it becomes inappropriate to keep them in it (the needs of a 16 year old are very different from a 18 - 19 year old), or it is determined that continued participation is no longer beneficial for the youth or the program staff just seem to give up. Because the youth has been in Phase I or II for much of the time, the sheer time commitment is socially isolating, providing little time for the youth to reconnect with the community in a healthy way and gradually finding support outside the confines of the program. The youth is left dangling, with the only option being the Probation Department or fast acting parents and teachers. Also, after investment of such time and effort, this leaves the youth with yet another failure. - - If the relapse policy was enforced as written, I think the picture would be different. A client that relapses at the very end of Phase II and self-reports would remain in Phase II for 30 days before moving on to Phase III (if doesn't self-report, then its back to Phase I for 30 days). If in Drug Court, other graduated sanctions would be imposed to provide tighter boundaries for the client or even detainment for the child's safety. The idea is to help the addict achieve greater and greater lengths of time where they can test and use the strategies they find workable and gradually stand on their own, clean and sober. If they fall, then the program is there to help them up and try again - at that same phase where they fell. They have increasing time to pick up healthy activities, make new social connections, while at the same time receiving support and guidance by therapists and the Court. The client's family could return to good health where the addict was not the center of the family, sapping all the attention and energy of the family members which is a horrible side effect of addiction. If the addict needed to stay in Phase IV for awhile to complete the 6-month negative test requirement, then so be it. The program, and the Court, could adjust the program according to true client needs, rather than forcing client needs to meet program requirements. Some may need to start over, but lengthy stints at sobriety should be rewarded and strengthened, not wiped away with disdain.-- Parent of participant

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2008-06-19 11:26:14

Updated per pamphlet

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- '''Youth for Recovery''', or YFR, is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.	+ [http://www.woodlandyouth.org/files/Youth%20for%20Recovery%20pamphlet_0.pdf Youth for Recovery pamphlet]
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	+ '''Youth for Recovery''', or YFR, is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets 2 days per week from 4-5:30 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.
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- Afterschool Program - West Sacramento, Woodland or Davis: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 4:00-5:00 pm	+ Afterschool Program - West Sacramento, Woodland or Davis: Tuesday, Thursday from 4:00-5:30 pm
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- * Weekly (3) group counseling meetings	+ * Weekly (2) group counseling meetings
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- * After care: minimum 2 months	+ * After care: as needed

Youth for Recovery

JabberWokky — 2008-01-26 06:21:24

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- YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.	+ '''Youth for Recovery''', or YFR, is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.

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SharlaDaly — 2008-01-25 16:36:27

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	+ + Other "positive" tests include failing to test or suspected manipulation of the test, such as a diluted urine test (through adding water to the sample or drinking too much water). These are treated in the same way as a test positive for use of drugs.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2008-01-02 16:13:01

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- ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (roughly 1 out of 5). If in Drug Court or the program is part of the child's probation, failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been deferred, a failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that chances are that their child will not graduate and may be given more severe probation requirements or possibly a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are completely aware of this very low success rate, but leave the family hoping that their child will complete the program and their legal troubles will go away, only to be disappointed after a year or more of effort. One staffer, after I pointed out the very low success rate of the program, shrugged this off with the comment that there is "not much they can do for kids, except to give them information and some tools to use." Since many youth in the program are experimenting or abusers, rather than truely drug addicts, this makes sense. Parents have to weigh the value of the information that their child will receive against the oportunities lost while in the program. While parent support is important, parents should focus on the areas of the child's life where the Court and YFR does not reach such as the quality of the child's education (Court only really addresses attendance and behavior that would affect attendance), relationships within the family and with friends, household rules, personal hygiene, healthy extra-curricular activities and experiences, and guidance for future plans. My advice to parents is to stay informed about your child's participation, but uninvolved. Drug Court is your child's consequence, not the parent's or the rest of the family's and they will eventually either graduate or, as with most participants, be terminated from program after a period of time. --["SharlaDaly"]	+ ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (roughly 1 out of 5). If in Drug Court or the program is part of the child's probation, failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been deferred, a failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that chances are that their child will not graduate and may be given more severe probation requirements or possibly a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are completely aware of this very low success rate, but leave the family hoping that their child will complete the program and their legal troubles will go away, only to be disappointed after a year or more of effort. One staffer, after I pointed out the very low success rate of the program, shrugged this off with the comment that there is "not much they can do for kids, except to give them information and some tools to use." Since many youth in the program are experimenting or abusers, rather than truely drug addicts, this makes sense. Parents have to weigh the value of the information that their child will receive against the oportunities lost while in the program. While parent support is important, parents should focus on the areas of the child's life where the Court and YFR does not reach such as the quality of the child's education (Court only really addresses attendance and behavior that would affect attendance), relationships within the family and with friends, household rules, personal hygiene, healthy extra-curricular activities and experiences, and guidance for future plans. My advice to parents is to stay informed about your child's participation, but uninvolved. Drug Court is your child's consequence, not the parent's or the rest of the family's and they will eventually either graduate or, as with most participants, be terminated from program after a period of time. --Parent of Juvenile Drug Court participant
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- If the relapse policy was enforced as written, I think the picture would be different. A client that relapses at the very end of Phase II and self-reports would remain in Phase II for 30 days before moving on to Phase III (if doesn't self-report, then its back to Phase I for 30 days). If in Drug Court, other graduated sanctions would be imposed to provide tighter boundaries for the client or even detainment for the child's safety. The idea is to help the addict achieve greater and greater lengths of time where they can test and use the strategies they find workable and gradually stand on their own, clean and sober. If they fall, then the program is there to help them up and try again - at that same phase where they fell. They have increasing time to pick up healthy activities, make new social connections, while at the same time receiving support and guidance by therapists and the Court. The client's family could return to good health where the addict was not the center of the family, sapping all the attention and energy of the family members which is a horrible side effect of addiction. If the addict needed to stay in Phase IV for awhile to complete the 6-month negative test requirement, then so be it. The program, and the Court, could adjust the program according to true client needs, rather than forcing client needs to meet program requirements. Some may need to start over, but lengthy stints at sobriety should be rewarded and strengthened, not wiped away with disdain.	+ If the relapse policy was enforced as written, I think the picture would be different. A client that relapses at the very end of Phase II and self-reports would remain in Phase II for 30 days before moving on to Phase III (if doesn't self-report, then its back to Phase I for 30 days). If in Drug Court, other graduated sanctions would be imposed to provide tighter boundaries for the client or even detainment for the child's safety. The idea is to help the addict achieve greater and greater lengths of time where they can test and use the strategies they find workable and gradually stand on their own, clean and sober. If they fall, then the program is there to help them up and try again - at that same phase where they fell. They have increasing time to pick up healthy activities, make new social connections, while at the same time receiving support and guidance by therapists and the Court. The client's family could return to good health where the addict was not the center of the family, sapping all the attention and energy of the family members which is a horrible side effect of addiction. If the addict needed to stay in Phase IV for awhile to complete the 6-month negative test requirement, then so be it. The program, and the Court, could adjust the program according to true client needs, rather than forcing client needs to meet program requirements. Some may need to start over, but lengthy stints at sobriety should be rewarded and strengthened, not wiped away with disdain.-- Parent of participant

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SharlaDaly — 2007-07-08 13:50:20

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- After 48 hours, Communicare staff calls the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.	+ Communicare staff are supposed to wait 24 hours before calling the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan, however staff tend to contact Probation immediately.
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- There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents are often left out of the loop. A child can misbehave, miss meetings or even relapse and the parents may never find out from the program staff, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge or Probation Officer or their child voluntarily tells the parent.	+ There have been complaints that the staff also fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents are often left out of the loop. A child can misbehave, miss meetings or even relapse and the parents may never find out from the program staff, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge or Probation Officer or their child voluntarily tells the parent.

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SharlaDaly — 2007-07-08 13:43:22

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- There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents can be unintentionally left out of the loop. A child can misbehave or miss meetings and the parents may never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge or Probation Officer or their child voluntarily tells the parent.	+ There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents are often left out of the loop. A child can misbehave, miss meetings or even relapse and the parents may never find out from the program staff, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge or Probation Officer or their child voluntarily tells the parent.

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SharlaDaly — 2007-03-12 17:39:55

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- ''2007-01-16 23:02:19'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy which affects how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. While the relapse policy above is what is published, there is also a policy that the client has to have negative drug tests for 6 months in order to graduate. This creates a problem when the client relapses at the very end of Phase II or within Phase III or IV. With less than 6 months potentially left in the program, YFR attempts to create time by ignoring their relapse policy and returning the juvenile to the beginning of Phase II or even starting the program over. Kids will spend years in the program. One can imagine the utter dispair this produces and the therapy begins to take on the color of punishment. Trust disolves and the client will become less and less inclined to be honest about their struggle with their addiction. As I understand that honesty is the basis for a successful recovery, the program works against itself. Juvenile drug treatment is a race against time as kids grow up and age out of the system. Too often the program terminates young adults in the middle of the program because it becomes inappropriate to keep them in it (the needs of a 16 year old are very different from a 18 - 19 year old), or it is determined that continued participation is no longer beneficial for the youth or the program staff just seem to give up. Because the youth has been in Phase I or II for much of the time, the sheer time commitment is socially isolating, providing little time for the youth to reconnect with the community in a healthy way and gradually finding support outside the confines of the program. The youth is left dangling, with the only option being the Probation Department or fast acting parents and teachers. Also, after investment of such time and effort, this leaves the youth with yet another failure and does not bode well for the future.	+ ''2007-01-16 23:02:19'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy which affects how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. While the relapse policy above is what is published, there is also a policy that the client has to have negative drug tests for 6 months in order to graduate. This creates a problem when the client relapses at the very end of Phase II or within Phase III or IV. With less than 6 months potentially left in the program, YFR attempts to create time by ignoring their relapse policy and returning the juvenile to the beginning of Phase II or even starting the program over. Kids will spend years in the program. One can imagine the utter dispair this produces and the therapy begins to take on the color of punishment. Trust disolves and the client will become less and less inclined to be honest about their struggle with their addiction. As I understand that honesty is the basis for a successful recovery, the program works against itself. Juvenile drug treatment is a race against time as kids grow up and age out of the system. Too often the program terminates young adults in the middle of the program because it becomes inappropriate to keep them in it (the needs of a 16 year old are very different from a 18 - 19 year old), or it is determined that continued participation is no longer beneficial for the youth or the program staff just seem to give up. Because the youth has been in Phase I or II for much of the time, the sheer time commitment is socially isolating, providing little time for the youth to reconnect with the community in a healthy way and gradually finding support outside the confines of the program. The youth is left dangling, with the only option being the Probation Department or fast acting parents and teachers. Also, after investment of such time and effort, this leaves the youth with yet another failure.

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SharlaDaly — 2007-03-12 17:38:58

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- ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (roughly 1 out of 5). If in Drug Court or the program is part of the child's probation, failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been deferred, a failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that their child that chances are that they will not graduate and their child may be given more severe probation requirements or possibly a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are completely aware of this very low success rate, but leave the family hoping that their child will complete the program and their legal troubles will go away, only to be disappointed after a year or more of effort. One staffer, after I pointed out the very low success rate of the program, shrugged this off with the attitude that there is "not much they can do for kids, except to give them information and some tools to use." Since many youth in the program are experimenters or abusers, rather than truely drug addicts, this makes sense. Parents have to weigh the value of the information that their child will receive against the oportunities lost while in the program. While parent support is important, parents should focus on the areas of the child's life where the Court and YFR does not reach such as the quality of the child's education (Court only really addresses attendance and behavior that would affect attendance), relationships within the family and with friends, household rules, personal hygiene, healthy extra curricular activities and experiences, and guidance for future plans. My advice to parents is to stay informed about your child's participation, but uninvolved. Drug Court is your child's program, not the parent's or the rest of your family's and they will eventually either graduate or, as with most participants, be terminated from program. --["SharlaDaly"]	+ ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (roughly 1 out of 5). If in Drug Court or the program is part of the child's probation, failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been deferred, a failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that chances are that their child will not graduate and may be given more severe probation requirements or possibly a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are completely aware of this very low success rate, but leave the family hoping that their child will complete the program and their legal troubles will go away, only to be disappointed after a year or more of effort. One staffer, after I pointed out the very low success rate of the program, shrugged this off with the comment that there is "not much they can do for kids, except to give them information and some tools to use." Since many youth in the program are experimenting or abusers, rather than truely drug addicts, this makes sense. Parents have to weigh the value of the information that their child will receive against the oportunities lost while in the program. While parent support is important, parents should focus on the areas of the child's life where the Court and YFR does not reach such as the quality of the child's education (Court only really addresses attendance and behavior that would affect attendance), relationships within the family and with friends, household rules, personal hygiene, healthy extra-curricular activities and experiences, and guidance for future plans. My advice to parents is to stay informed about your child's participation, but uninvolved. Drug Court is your child's consequence, not the parent's or the rest of the family's and they will eventually either graduate or, as with most participants, be terminated from program after a period of time. --["SharlaDaly"]

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SharlaDaly — 2007-03-12 12:44:06

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	+ ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (roughly 1 out of 5). If in Drug Court or the program is part of the child's probation, failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been deferred, a failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that their child that chances are that they will not graduate and their child may be given more severe probation requirements or possibly a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are completely aware of this very low success rate, but leave the family hoping that their child will complete the program and their legal troubles will go away, only to be disappointed after a year or more of effort. One staffer, after I pointed out the very low success rate of the program, shrugged this off with the attitude that there is "not much they can do for kids, except to give them information and some tools to use." Since many youth in the program are experimenters or abusers, rather than truely drug addicts, this makes sense. Parents have to weigh the value of the information that their child will receive against the oportunities lost while in the program. While parent support is important, parents should focus on the areas of the child's life where the Court and YFR does not reach such as the quality of the child's education (Court only really addresses attendance and behavior that would affect attendance), relationships within the family and with friends, household rules, personal hygiene, healthy extra curricular activities and experiences, and guidance for future plans. My advice to parents is to stay informed about your child's participation, but uninvolved. Drug Court is your child's program, not the parent's or the rest of your family's and they will eventually either graduate or, as with most participants, be terminated from program. --["SharlaDaly"] + ------
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- ------ - ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (roughly 1 out of 5) so 82% of kids will fail. If in Drug Court or the program is part of the child's probation, failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been defered, failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that their child most likely will not graduate and their child will eventually be given more severe probation requirements or possibly a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are completely aware of this very low success rate, but leave the family hoping that their child will complete the program and their legal troubles will go away, only to be disappointed after a year or more of effort. One staffer who spoke to me shrugged this off with the additude that there is "not much they can do for kids, except to give them information and some tools to use" should they decide to stop using at a later time. --["SharlaDaly"]

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SharlaDaly — 2007-03-10 10:57:17

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- ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (1 child out of 5 children graduate) so roughly 82% of kids will fail. Failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been defered, failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that their child most likely will not complete and, if in Drug Court their child will eventually be given more severe probation requirements or a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are award of this and take the additude that there is not much they can do for kids who use drugs except to give them information and some tools to use should they decide to stop using at a later time. --["SharlaDaly"]	+ ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (roughly 1 out of 5) so 82% of kids will fail. If in Drug Court or the program is part of the child's probation, failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been defered, failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that their child most likely will not graduate and their child will eventually be given more severe probation requirements or possibly a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are completely aware of this very low success rate, but leave the family hoping that their child will complete the program and their legal troubles will go away, only to be disappointed after a year or more of effort. One staffer who spoke to me shrugged this off with the additude that there is "not much they can do for kids, except to give them information and some tools to use" should they decide to stop using at a later time. --["SharlaDaly"]

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SharlaDaly — 2007-03-10 10:47:29

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	+ ------ + ''2007-03-10 10:47:29'' [[nbsp]] The graduation rate for the program is only 18% (1 child out of 5 children graduate) so roughly 82% of kids will fail. Failure to complete is considered a violation of probation, or, if adjudication has been defered, failure to complete diversion. Parents should go into the program with the understanding that their child most likely will not complete and, if in Drug Court their child will eventually be given more severe probation requirements or a period of confinement by the Court. Program staff are award of this and take the additude that there is not much they can do for kids who use drugs except to give them information and some tools to use should they decide to stop using at a later time. --["SharlaDaly"]

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-17 12:13:50

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- ''2007-01-16 23:02:19'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy which affects how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. While the relapse policy above is what is published, there is also a policy that the client has to have negative drug tests for 6 months in order to graduate. This creates a problem when the client relapses at the very end of Phase II or within Phase II or IV. With less than 6 months potentially left in the program, YFR attempts to create time by ignoring their relapse policy and returning the juvenile to the beginning of Phase II or even starting the program over. Kids will spend years in the program. One can imagine the utter dispair this produces and the therapy begins to take on the color of punishment. Trust disolves and the client will become less and less inclined to be honest about their struggle with their addiction. As I understand that honesty is the basis for a successful recovery, the program works against itself. Juvenile drug treatment is a race against time as kids grow up and age out of the system. Too often the program terminates young adults in the middle of the program because it becomes inappropriate to keep them in it (the needs of a 16 year old are very different from a 18 - 19 year old), or it is determined that continued participation is no longer beneficial for the youth or the program staff just seem to give up. Because the youth has been in Phase I or II for much of the time, the sheer time commitment is socially isolating, providing little time for the youth to reconnect with the community in a healthy way and gradually finding support outside the confines of the program. The youth is left dangling, with the only option being the Probation Department or fast acting parents and teachers. Also, after investment of such time and effort, this leaves the youth with yet another failure and does not bode well for the future.	+ ''2007-01-16 23:02:19'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy which affects how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. While the relapse policy above is what is published, there is also a policy that the client has to have negative drug tests for 6 months in order to graduate. This creates a problem when the client relapses at the very end of Phase II or within Phase III or IV. With less than 6 months potentially left in the program, YFR attempts to create time by ignoring their relapse policy and returning the juvenile to the beginning of Phase II or even starting the program over. Kids will spend years in the program. One can imagine the utter dispair this produces and the therapy begins to take on the color of punishment. Trust disolves and the client will become less and less inclined to be honest about their struggle with their addiction. As I understand that honesty is the basis for a successful recovery, the program works against itself. Juvenile drug treatment is a race against time as kids grow up and age out of the system. Too often the program terminates young adults in the middle of the program because it becomes inappropriate to keep them in it (the needs of a 16 year old are very different from a 18 - 19 year old), or it is determined that continued participation is no longer beneficial for the youth or the program staff just seem to give up. Because the youth has been in Phase I or II for much of the time, the sheer time commitment is socially isolating, providing little time for the youth to reconnect with the community in a healthy way and gradually finding support outside the confines of the program. The youth is left dangling, with the only option being the Probation Department or fast acting parents and teachers. Also, after investment of such time and effort, this leaves the youth with yet another failure and does not bode well for the future.

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-17 00:17:49

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- If the relapse policy was enforced as written, I think the picture would be different. A client that relapses at the very end of Phase II and self-reports would remain in Phase II for 30 days before moving on to Phase III (if doesn't self-report, then its back to Phase I for 30 days). If in Drug Court, other graduated sanctions would be imposed to provide tighter boundaries for the client or even detainment for the child's safety. The idea is to help the addict achieve greater and greater lengths of time that they use the strategies they learn and can gradually stand on their own and remain clean and sober. If they fall, then the program is there to help them up and try again - at that same phase where they fell. They have increasing time to pick up healthy activities, make new social connections, while at the same time receiving support and guidance by therapists and the Court. The client's family could return to good health where the addict was not the center of the family, sapping all the attention and energy of the family members which is a horrible side effect of addiction. If the addict needed to stay in Phase IV for awhile to complete the 6-month negative test requirement, then so be it. The program, and the Court, could adjust the program according to true client needs, rather than forcing client needs to meet program requirements. Some may need to start over, but lengthy stints at sobriety should be rewarded and strengthened, not wiped away with disdain. - ------ - ''2007-01-17 00:13:09'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy and how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. --["SharlaDaly"]	+ If the relapse policy was enforced as written, I think the picture would be different. A client that relapses at the very end of Phase II and self-reports would remain in Phase II for 30 days before moving on to Phase III (if doesn't self-report, then its back to Phase I for 30 days). If in Drug Court, other graduated sanctions would be imposed to provide tighter boundaries for the client or even detainment for the child's safety. The idea is to help the addict achieve greater and greater lengths of time where they can test and use the strategies they find workable and gradually stand on their own, clean and sober. If they fall, then the program is there to help them up and try again - at that same phase where they fell. They have increasing time to pick up healthy activities, make new social connections, while at the same time receiving support and guidance by therapists and the Court. The client's family could return to good health where the addict was not the center of the family, sapping all the attention and energy of the family members which is a horrible side effect of addiction. If the addict needed to stay in Phase IV for awhile to complete the 6-month negative test requirement, then so be it. The program, and the Court, could adjust the program according to true client needs, rather than forcing client needs to meet program requirements. Some may need to start over, but lengthy stints at sobriety should be rewarded and strengthened, not wiped away with disdain.

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-17 00:13:09

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	+ ------ + ''2007-01-17 00:13:09'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy and how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. --["SharlaDaly"]

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-17 00:11:46

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- ''2007-01-16 23:02:19'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy and how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. --["SharlaDaly"]	+ ''2007-01-16 23:02:19'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy which affects how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. While the relapse policy above is what is published, there is also a policy that the client has to have negative drug tests for 6 months in order to graduate. This creates a problem when the client relapses at the very end of Phase II or within Phase II or IV. With less than 6 months potentially left in the program, YFR attempts to create time by ignoring their relapse policy and returning the juvenile to the beginning of Phase II or even starting the program over. Kids will spend years in the program. One can imagine the utter dispair this produces and the therapy begins to take on the color of punishment. Trust disolves and the client will become less and less inclined to be honest about their struggle with their addiction. As I understand that honesty is the basis for a successful recovery, the program works against itself. Juvenile drug treatment is a race against time as kids grow up and age out of the system. Too often the program terminates young adults in the middle of the program because it becomes inappropriate to keep them in it (the needs of a 16 year old are very different from a 18 - 19 year old), or it is determined that continued participation is no longer beneficial for the youth or the program staff just seem to give up. Because the youth has been in Phase I or II for much of the time, the sheer time commitment is socially isolating, providing little time for the youth to reconnect with the community in a healthy way and gradually finding support outside the confines of the program. The youth is left dangling, with the only option being the Probation Department or fast acting parents and teachers. Also, after investment of such time and effort, this leaves the youth with yet another failure and does not bode well for the future. + + If the relapse policy was enforced as written, I think the picture would be different. A client that relapses at the very end of Phase II and self-reports would remain in Phase II for 30 days before moving on to Phase III (if doesn't self-report, then its back to Phase I for 30 days). If in Drug Court, other graduated sanctions would be imposed to provide tighter boundaries for the client or even detainment for the child's safety. The idea is to help the addict achieve greater and greater lengths of time that they use the strategies they learn and can gradually stand on their own and remain clean and sober. If they fall, then the program is there to help them up and try again - at that same phase where they fell. They have increasing time to pick up healthy activities, make new social connections, while at the same time receiving support and guidance by therapists and the Court. The client's family could return to good health where the addict was not the center of the family, sapping all the attention and energy of the family members which is a horrible side effect of addiction. If the addict needed to stay in Phase IV for awhile to complete the 6-month negative test requirement, then so be it. The program, and the Court, could adjust the program according to true client needs, rather than forcing client needs to meet program requirements. Some may need to start over, but lengthy stints at sobriety should be rewarded and strengthened, not wiped away with disdain.

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-16 23:02:19

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	+ ------ + ''2007-01-16 23:02:19'' [[nbsp]] There seems to be a conflict in program policy and how relapses are handled by the Youth for Recovery Program. --["SharlaDaly"]

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-16 23:01:14

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-16 23:00:35

Revert to version 30 (conflict between policy and practice).

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- If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for a required number of days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term). Clients should also be aware of rules for "technical positive" tests. Tests are considered positive if the client fails to test (provide a urine sample), or the test has been tampered with in any way, i.e. urine diluted by drinking too much liquid, adding anything to the sample, or providing a sample not your own. The client must be have negative tests for a period of at least 6 months to graduate, so positive and "technical positive" tests near the end of phase 2, within phase 3 or 4 result in the client being returned to the beginning of phase 2 or starting over completely.	+ If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term).
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- After 48 hours, the Communicate staff and Probation Officer will contact the parents to tell them what will happen at Drug Court and with the juveniles treatment plan.	+ After 48 hours, Communicare staff calls the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.
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- * After care: minimum 2 months + accumulation of 180 days clean	+ * After care: minimum 2 months

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-16 20:54:45

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- If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term). Clients should also be aware of rules for "technical positive" tests. Tests are considered positive if the client fails to test (provide a urine sample), or the test has been tampered with in any way, i.e. urine diluted by drinking too much liquid, adding anything to the sample, or providing a sample not your own. The client must be have negative tests for a period of at least 6 months to graduate, so positive and "technical positive" tests near the end of phase 2, within phase 3 or 4 result in the client being returned to the beginning of phase 2 or starting over completely.	+ If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for a required number of days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term). Clients should also be aware of rules for "technical positive" tests. Tests are considered positive if the client fails to test (provide a urine sample), or the test has been tampered with in any way, i.e. urine diluted by drinking too much liquid, adding anything to the sample, or providing a sample not your own. The client must be have negative tests for a period of at least 6 months to graduate, so positive and "technical positive" tests near the end of phase 2, within phase 3 or 4 result in the client being returned to the beginning of phase 2 or starting over completely.

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SharlaDaly — 2007-01-16 20:52:57

Technical positive tests and 6 month clean requirement for graduation

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- If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term).	+ If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term). Clients should also be aware of rules for "technical positive" tests. Tests are considered positive if the client fails to test (provide a urine sample), or the test has been tampered with in any way, i.e. urine diluted by drinking too much liquid, adding anything to the sample, or providing a sample not your own. The client must be have negative tests for a period of at least 6 months to graduate, so positive and "technical positive" tests near the end of phase 2, within phase 3 or 4 result in the client being returned to the beginning of phase 2 or starting over completely.
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- After 48 hours, Communicare staff calls the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.	+ After 48 hours, the Communicate staff and Probation Officer will contact the parents to tell them what will happen at Drug Court and with the juveniles treatment plan.
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- * After care: minimum 2 months	+ * After care: minimum 2 months + accumulation of 180 days clean

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SharlaDaly — 2006-12-27 14:22:43

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	+ == Schedule == + Afterschool Program - West Sacramento, Woodland or Davis: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 4:00-5:00 pm + Day Treatment Program - Cache Creek School, Woodland: Monday through Friday 10:55-11:35 + Parent Meetings: West Sacramento, Thursdays 6-8pm or Woodland, Wednesdays 6-8pm +
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	+ + Clients must complete a screening, M-F 9:00am - 11:00 am, and a subsequent assessment, in order to enroll in the program.

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SharlaDaly — 2006-12-16 15:40:28

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- While many clients arrive at Youth for Recovery from referrals through schools or physicians, the Yolo County Drug Court uses Youth for Recovery as its primary treatment plan for teens that are arrested for drug offenses or other crimes where drugs is thought to be a significant factor, or where there is a violation of probation with substance abuse as an identified issue.	+ While many clients arrive at Youth for Recovery from referrals through schools or physicians, the ["Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court"] uses Youth for Recovery as its primary treatment plan for teens that are arrested for drug offenses or other crimes where drugs is thought to be a significant factor, or where there is a violation of probation with substance abuse as an identified issue.

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SharlaDaly — 2006-12-16 15:36:53

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- The Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court is a Court-supervised multi-agency program which includes the Probation Dept., Communicare Health Centers, Yolo County Alcohol Drug and Mental Health Dept, and other community resourses. It is a Court, so the District Attorney and Public Defender/Defense Counsel also are involved. School personnel where the juvenile attends school is also an important player. - - The process begins with the arrest and adjudication of the teen and where confinement (juvenile hall, etc.) is a possibility. The teen is given a choice to participate in the Drug Court program instead. In some instances, the juvenile is court-ordered to the program. - - A Probation Officer meets with the juvenile and the parents for an interview to assess suitability for participation. If deemed appropriate, the juvenile is referred to Youth for Recovery for an "intake assessment". The assessment is done solely to gather information and start the juvenile on the program. (Information provided by Drug Court states that the assessment is to determine levels of services needed and to develop a treatment plan, either do the Afterschool program or Day Treatment program.) The Judge is required to make the final determination as to suitability and acceptance to the Drug Court program, but Youth for Recovery will start the juvenile on the their treatment program before any Court hearing is done. - - In addition to the Youth for Recovery program requirements, Drug Court participants also have weekly Drug Court appearances. In addition, the juvenile is supervised by a Probation Officer, which includes unannounced home visits for search of the area under the control of the juvenile. A curfew is imposed (10:00 pm or earlier depending on the recommendation of the Probation Officer). Perfect attendance and good behavior at all Court hearings, YFR meetings and school is required. If poor behavior (including poor academic progress) is reported anywhere, then sanctions may be imposed. Sanctions can be anything from having to write an essay to an order to spend time in juvenile hall. Lack of progress can result in termination from Drug Court and the juvenile is returned to Juvenile Court for full inforcement of their sentence. - - Due to laws that require the identity and privacy of juveniles to be protected, parents and participants are required to sign a statement authorizing the release of confidential treatment information to the Drug Court, specifically information on attendance and results of drug tests are required and progress reports are desired. Also required is a signed waiver allowing other participants to be present at the Court Hearings. Everyone scheduled for a hearing attends together and stays for the entire time which can take up to 2 hours. The Drug Court is very sensitive to the confidential nature of some information that is discussed in the Court and care is taken to discuss more sensitive issues in a more private way, i.e. sidebars with the Judge that are out of earshot of the general public. Hearings for juvenile Drug Court are on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm, so if a child is participating, parents will need to arrange to get off of work every Wednesday afternoon to attend with their child. - - '''Summer''' - As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan - though scheduling these types of activities is difficult due to the scheduling demands of the program, the requirement that youth on probation usually have to be at their legal residence or with a legal guardian at night, and the requirement that the student hold down a part-time job. Additionally, any missed group meetings only lengthens the duration of the program as time in each phase is measured in group meetings attended. At best, the family can try to avoid feeling trapped in Davis by going on short day trips to regional venues - rafting, bike rides, Marine World, state and county fairs, etc. Forget that weeklong annual family camping trip or your child attending Scout/Sport/music camp. Summer plans are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break. - - To graduate, participants must be clean and sober for a minimum of 6 months. Graduates of the Juvenile Drug Court program may be rewarded with a reduction of their sentence, including dismissal of charges if deemed appropriate by the Court. - - Former Judges for the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court were Honorable Doris Shockley, Honorable ["David Rosenberg"] (to 7/3/2006), and Honorable Steven Basha (to 12/31/2006). - - Commissioner Paul K. Richardson, formerly with the Yolo County District Attorney's office, will preside over the court's specialty calendar, including Adult/Juvenile Drug Court and domestic violence cases in the new Department 12 (out on Beamer Street in Woodland) starting on 1/2/2007. Additionally, Juvenile Drug Court will have nearly a complete turnover in the Drug Court team assigned to the Court with a new Deputy District Attorney, new Public Defender, and new Probation Officer. -

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SharlaDaly — 2006-12-16 15:33:18

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- The Judge for the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court was Honorable ["David Rosenberg"] until July 3, 2006. - Beginning July 5, 2006, Honorable Steven Basha began serving as the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court Judge. - On Oct. 27, 2006 it was announced that Paul K. Richardson, currently with the Yolo County District Attorney's office, has been hired by Yolo County Court and will preside over the court's specialty calendar, including Adult/Juvenile Drug Court and domestic violence cases.	+ Former Judges for the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court were Honorable Doris Shockley, Honorable ["David Rosenberg"] (to 7/3/2006), and Honorable Steven Basha (to 12/31/2006). + + Commissioner Paul K. Richardson, formerly with the Yolo County District Attorney's office, will preside over the court's specialty calendar, including Adult/Juvenile Drug Court and domestic violence cases in the new Department 12 (out on Beamer Street in Woodland) starting on 1/2/2007. Additionally, Juvenile Drug Court will have nearly a complete turnover in the Drug Court team assigned to the Court with a new Deputy District Attorney, new Public Defender, and new Probation Officer.

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SharlaDaly — 2006-10-28 14:47:15

New Juvenile Drug Court commissioner

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- Beginning July 5, 2006, Honorable Steven Basha is the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court Judge.	+ Beginning July 5, 2006, Honorable Steven Basha began serving as the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court Judge. + On Oct. 27, 2006 it was announced that Paul K. Richardson, currently with the Yolo County District Attorney's office, has been hired by Yolo County Court and will preside over the court's specialty calendar, including Adult/Juvenile Drug Court and domestic violence cases.

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SharlaDaly — 2006-09-21 11:32:05

minor clarifications

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- Graduates of the Juvenile Drug Court program may be rewarded with a reduction of their sentence, including dismissal of charges if deemed appropriate by the Court.	+ To graduate, participants must be clean and sober for a minimum of 6 months. Graduates of the Juvenile Drug Court program may be rewarded with a reduction of their sentence, including dismissal of charges if deemed appropriate by the Court.
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- * First Step Worksheets	+ * First Step Worksheets (Part 1)
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	+ * First Step Worksheets (Part 2)

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SharlaDaly — 2006-09-13 14:47:54

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- YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Attendance at a Family Fun night held on the first Thursday of each month is required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.	+ YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.

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SharlaDaly — 2006-09-13 14:47:08

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SharlaDaly — 2006-08-31 13:55:14

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- After 48 hours, Communicare staff is supposed to call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.	+ After 48 hours, Communicare staff calls the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.
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- There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents can be unintentionally left out of the loop. A child can relapse or miss meetings and the parents will never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge, their child voluntarily tells the parent, the parent catches the child intoxicated or high, or the parent administers their own drug/alcohol tests.	+ There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents can be unintentionally left out of the loop. A child can misbehave or miss meetings and the parents may never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge or Probation Officer or their child voluntarily tells the parent.
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- '''Summer''' - As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan - though scheduling these types of activities is nearly impossible due to the scheduling demands of the program, the requirement that youth on probation usually have to be at their legal residence or with a legal guardian at night, and the requirement that the student hold down a part-time job. Additionally, any missed group meetings only lengthens the duration of the program as time in each phase is measured in group meetings attended. At best, the family can try to avoid feeling trapped in Davis by going on short day trips to regional venues - rafting, bike rides, Marine World, state and county fairs, etc. Forget that weeklong annual family camping trip or your child attending Scout/Sport/music camp. Summer plans are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break.	+ '''Summer''' - As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan - though scheduling these types of activities is difficult due to the scheduling demands of the program, the requirement that youth on probation usually have to be at their legal residence or with a legal guardian at night, and the requirement that the student hold down a part-time job. Additionally, any missed group meetings only lengthens the duration of the program as time in each phase is measured in group meetings attended. At best, the family can try to avoid feeling trapped in Davis by going on short day trips to regional venues - rafting, bike rides, Marine World, state and county fairs, etc. Forget that weeklong annual family camping trip or your child attending Scout/Sport/music camp. Summer plans are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break.

Youth for Recovery

JabberWokky — 2006-08-07 13:59:03

How's this? (Feeling out of the loop wouldn't cause them to miss info)

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- There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents can feel left out of the loop. A child can relapse or miss meetings and the parents will never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge, their child voluntarily tells the parent, the parent catches the child intoxicated or high, or the parent administers their own drug/alcohol tests.	+ There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents can be unintentionally left out of the loop. A child can relapse or miss meetings and the parents will never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge, their child voluntarily tells the parent, the parent catches the child intoxicated or high, or the parent administers their own drug/alcohol tests.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-08-07 13:48:23

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- There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents are thus pretty much left out of the loop. Therefore, a child can relapse and the parents will never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge, their child voluntarily tells the parent, the parent catches the child intoxicated or high, or the parent administers their own drug/alcohol tests.	+ There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents can feel left out of the loop. A child can relapse or miss meetings and the parents will never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge, their child voluntarily tells the parent, the parent catches the child intoxicated or high, or the parent administers their own drug/alcohol tests.

Youth for Recovery

SteveOstrowski — 2006-07-29 13:33:57

Political idealogy of kids does not reflect clothing colors.

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- Youth for Recovery has a dress code. In addition to the usual prohibition against clothing that glorifies drugs or alcohol, or clothing that may be interpreted as demeaning or offensive, there is a prohibition against wearing anything red or blue. Davis kids will need to pay attention to this as most will never think about blue being gang-related, especially when Davis High School's colors are blue and white (Go Blue Devils!) and UCD's colors are blue and gold (Go Ags!), Democrat-heavy Davis could be considered a "blue" city. Regardless, Youth for Recovery bans the wearing of blue (or red) to school, treatment or court. (Denim jeans are OK.)	+ Youth for Recovery has a dress code. In addition to the usual prohibition against clothing that glorifies drugs or alcohol, or clothing that may be interpreted as demeaning or offensive, there is a prohibition against wearing anything red or blue. Davis kids will need to pay attention to this as most will never think about blue being gang-related, especially when Davis High School's colors are blue and white (Go Blue Devils!) and UCD's colors are blue and gold (Go Ags!). Regardless, Youth for Recovery bans the wearing of blue (or red) to school, treatment or court. (Denim jeans are OK.)

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-07-29 13:17:34

Davis address

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	+ \|\|Davis Community Clinic\|\| + \|\|2040 Sutter Place, Davis, CA 95616\|\|

Youth for Recovery

JabberWokky — 2006-07-20 23:37:15

Reincluded complaint, changed wording to "There have been complaints that..."

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	+ + There have been complaints that the staff can fail to contact parents when there is a problem and by doing so neglects to involve parents in the child's treatment plan. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents are thus pretty much left out of the loop. Therefore, a child can relapse and the parents will never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge, their child voluntarily tells the parent, the parent catches the child intoxicated or high, or the parent administers their own drug/alcohol tests.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-07-20 23:12:51

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- - After 48 hours, Communicare staff is supposed to call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan. However, failure to contact parents when there is a problem and neglecting to involve parents in the child's treatment plan is typical for the program. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents are pretty much left out of the loop. Therefore, a child can relapse and the parents will never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge, their child voluntarily tells the parent, the parent catches the child intoxicated or high, or the parent administers their own drug/alcohol tests.	+ After 48 hours, Communicare staff is supposed to call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-07-05 12:29:32

New Judge taking over Yolo County Drug Court

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- The Judge for the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court is Honorable ["David Rosenberg"].	+ The Judge for the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court was Honorable ["David Rosenberg"] until July 3, 2006. + Beginning July 5, 2006, Honorable Steven Basha is the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court Judge.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-06-20 08:22:28

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- '''Summer''' - As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan - though scheduling these types of activities is nearly impossible due to the scheduling demands of the program, the requirement that youth on probation usually have to be at their legal residence or with a legal guardian after their curfew, and the requirement that the student hold down a part-time job. These are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break.	+ '''Summer''' - As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan - though scheduling these types of activities is nearly impossible due to the scheduling demands of the program, the requirement that youth on probation usually have to be at their legal residence or with a legal guardian at night, and the requirement that the student hold down a part-time job. Additionally, any missed group meetings only lengthens the duration of the program as time in each phase is measured in group meetings attended. At best, the family can try to avoid feeling trapped in Davis by going on short day trips to regional venues - rafting, bike rides, Marine World, state and county fairs, etc. Forget that weeklong annual family camping trip or your child attending Scout/Sport/music camp. Summer plans are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-06-19 16:57:53

Update

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- If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and, if on probation, their Probation Officer. After 48 hours, Communicare staff call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.	+ If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and, if on probation, their Probation Officer. + + After 48 hours, Communicare staff is supposed to call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan. However, failure to contact parents when there is a problem and neglecting to involve parents in the child's treatment plan is typical for the program. Despite their child's minority status, along with signed releases by the child authorizing the clinic to release information to parents, etc., parents are pretty much left out of the loop. Therefore, a child can relapse and the parents will never find out, unless the child is also appearing in Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court and is informed by the Juvenile Drug Court Judge, their child voluntarily tells the parent, the parent catches the child intoxicated or high, or the parent administers their own drug/alcohol tests.
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- '''Summer''' - As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan. These are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break.	+ '''Summer''' - As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan - though scheduling these types of activities is nearly impossible due to the scheduling demands of the program, the requirement that youth on probation usually have to be at their legal residence or with a legal guardian after their curfew, and the requirement that the student hold down a part-time job. These are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-05-31 16:36:24

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- Relapse on the program occurs with: - The use of any addictive drug or alcohol; - The use of any addictive medication or medication containing alcohol (i.e. Nyquil); - The use of any other addictive substance; - The excessive use of any medication, even if it is not addictive.	+ Relapse on the program occurs with: The use of any addictive drug or alcohol; The use of any addictive medication or medication containing alcohol (i.e. Nyquil); The use of any other addictive substance; The excessive use of any medication, even if it is not addictive.
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- ==== Summer Plan ==== As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan. These are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break.	+ '''Summer''' - As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan. These are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-05-31 16:34:31

summer in drug court

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- If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term).	+ If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term).
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- If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and, if on probation, their Probation Officer. After 48 hours, Communicare staff call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.	+ If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and, if on probation, their Probation Officer. After 48 hours, Communicare staff call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.
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- While many clients arrive at Youth for Recovery from referrals through schools or physicians, the Yolo County Drug Court uses Youth for Recovery as its primary treatment plan for teens that are arrested for drug offenses or other crimes where drugs is thought to be a significant factor, or where there is a violation of probation with substance abuse as an identified issue.	+ While many clients arrive at Youth for Recovery from referrals through schools or physicians, the Yolo County Drug Court uses Youth for Recovery as its primary treatment plan for teens that are arrested for drug offenses or other crimes where drugs is thought to be a significant factor, or where there is a violation of probation with substance abuse as an identified issue.
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	+ ==== Summer Plan ==== As a participant in the Juvenile Drug Court program, you are required to have summer plans which include working (minimum of 20 hours per week, either paid or volunteer), summer school or other planned activities. Family vacations, camps, etc. can also be included in the summer plan. These are reviewed by the Judge at the beginning of summer. Juveniles in the Day Treatment program meet 3 hours per day at the John H. Jones clinic in Woodland to continue their program during the summer break. +
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- * Phase I: minimum of 2 months + 30 days clean - * Weekly individual counseling	+ * Phase I: minimum of 2 months + 30 days clean + * Weekly individual counseling

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-05-14 11:48:55

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	+ See also: ["Juvenile Justice System"]

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JasonAller — 2006-04-01 09:16:55

link

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- The Judge for the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court is Honorable David Rosenberg.	+ The Judge for the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court is Honorable ["David Rosenberg"].

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-04-01 08:28:09

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- Honerable David Rosenberg presides over the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court.	+ The Judge for the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court is Honorable David Rosenberg.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-04-01 08:23:40

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- A Probation Officer meets with the juvenile and the parents for an interview to assess suitability for participation. If deemed appropriate, the juvenile is referred to Youth for Recovery for an "intake assessment". The assessment is done solely to gather information and start the juvenile on the program. (Information provided by Drug Court states that the assessment is to determine levels of services needed and to develop a treatment plan, either do the Afterschool program or Day Treatment program. The Judge is required to make the final determination as to suitability and acceptance to the Drug Court program, but Youth for Recovery will start the juvenile on the their treatment program before any Court hearing is done.	+ A Probation Officer meets with the juvenile and the parents for an interview to assess suitability for participation. If deemed appropriate, the juvenile is referred to Youth for Recovery for an "intake assessment". The assessment is done solely to gather information and start the juvenile on the program. (Information provided by Drug Court states that the assessment is to determine levels of services needed and to develop a treatment plan, either do the Afterschool program or Day Treatment program.) The Judge is required to make the final determination as to suitability and acceptance to the Drug Court program, but Youth for Recovery will start the juvenile on the their treatment program before any Court hearing is done.
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- In addition to the Youth for Recovery program requirements, Drug Court participants also have weekly Drug Court appearances. A curfew is imposed (10:00 pm). In addition, the juvenile is supervised by a Probation Officer, which includes unannounced home visits for search of the area under the control of the juvenile. Perfect attendance and good behavior at all Court hearings, YFR meetings and school is required. If poor behavior (including poor academic progress) is reported anywhere, then sanctions may be imposed. Sanctions can be anything from having to write an essay to an order to spend time in juvenile hall. Lack of progress can result in termination from Drug Court and the juvenile is returned to Juvenile Court for full inforcement of their sentence.	+ In addition to the Youth for Recovery program requirements, Drug Court participants also have weekly Drug Court appearances. In addition, the juvenile is supervised by a Probation Officer, which includes unannounced home visits for search of the area under the control of the juvenile. A curfew is imposed (10:00 pm or earlier depending on the recommendation of the Probation Officer). Perfect attendance and good behavior at all Court hearings, YFR meetings and school is required. If poor behavior (including poor academic progress) is reported anywhere, then sanctions may be imposed. Sanctions can be anything from having to write an essay to an order to spend time in juvenile hall. Lack of progress can result in termination from Drug Court and the juvenile is returned to Juvenile Court for full inforcement of their sentence.
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	+ + Graduates of the Juvenile Drug Court program may be rewarded with a reduction of their sentence, including dismissal of charges if deemed appropriate by the Court. + + Honerable David Rosenberg presides over the Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court. + + == Program ==
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- * One support meeting per week - * One clean and sober event per month	+ * One support meeting per week (NA/AA 12 step) + * Monthly "Family Fun Night"
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- * One support meeting per week - * One clean and sober event per month	+ * One support meeting per week (NA/AA 12 step) + * Monthly "Family Fun Night"

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-02-23 13:53:53

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- YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"]run by Communicare Community Clinic. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Attendance at a Family Fun night held on the first Thursday of each month is required.	+ YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"] run by Communicare Community Clinics. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Attendance at a Family Fun night held on the first Thursday of each month is required. Parents are required to attend 8 support group meetings at any time during their child's treatment.
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- If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term).	+ If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term).
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- If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and, if on probation, their Probation Officer. After 48 hours, Communicare staff call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.	+ If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and, if on probation, their Probation Officer. After 48 hours, Communicare staff call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.
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- A Probation Officer meets with the juvenile and the parents for an interview to assess suitability for participation. If deemed appropriate, the juvenile is referred to Youth for Recovery for an "intake assessment". The assessment is done solely to gather information and start the juvenile on the program. (Information provided by Drug Court states that the assessment is to determine levels of services needed and to develop a treatment plan. In reality, all who are referred either do the Afterschool program or Day Treatment program and all do the complete program. The Judge is required to make the final determination as to suitability and acceptance, but Youth for Recovery will start the juvenile on the program before any Court hearing is done.)	+ A Probation Officer meets with the juvenile and the parents for an interview to assess suitability for participation. If deemed appropriate, the juvenile is referred to Youth for Recovery for an "intake assessment". The assessment is done solely to gather information and start the juvenile on the program. (Information provided by Drug Court states that the assessment is to determine levels of services needed and to develop a treatment plan, either do the Afterschool program or Day Treatment program. The Judge is required to make the final determination as to suitability and acceptance to the Drug Court program, but Youth for Recovery will start the juvenile on the their treatment program before any Court hearing is done.
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- In addition to the Youth for Recovery program requirements, Drug Court participants also have weekly Drug Court appearances. A curfew is imposed (10:00 pm). In addition, the juvenile is supervised by a Probation Officer, which includes unannounced home visits for search of the area under the control of the juvenile. Perfect attendance and good behavior at all Court hearings, YFR meetings and school is required. If poor behavior (including poor academic progress) is reported anywhere, then sanctions may be imposed. Sanctions can be anything from having to write an essay to an order to spend time in juvenile hall.	+ In addition to the Youth for Recovery program requirements, Drug Court participants also have weekly Drug Court appearances. A curfew is imposed (10:00 pm). In addition, the juvenile is supervised by a Probation Officer, which includes unannounced home visits for search of the area under the control of the juvenile. Perfect attendance and good behavior at all Court hearings, YFR meetings and school is required. If poor behavior (including poor academic progress) is reported anywhere, then sanctions may be imposed. Sanctions can be anything from having to write an essay to an order to spend time in juvenile hall. Lack of progress can result in termination from Drug Court and the juvenile is returned to Juvenile Court for full inforcement of their sentence.
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- Due to laws that require the identity and privacy of juveniles to be protected, parents and participants are required to sign a statement authorizing the release of confidential treatment information to the Drug Court. Also required is a signed waiver allowing other participants to be present at the Court Hearings. Everyone scheduled for a hearing attends together and stays for the entire time which can take up to 2 hours. Hearings for juvenile Drug Court are on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm, so if a child is participating, parents will need to arrange to get off of work every Wednesday afternoon to attend with their child.	+ Due to laws that require the identity and privacy of juveniles to be protected, parents and participants are required to sign a statement authorizing the release of confidential treatment information to the Drug Court, specifically information on attendance and results of drug tests are required and progress reports are desired. Also required is a signed waiver allowing other participants to be present at the Court Hearings. Everyone scheduled for a hearing attends together and stays for the entire time which can take up to 2 hours. The Drug Court is very sensitive to the confidential nature of some information that is discussed in the Court and care is taken to discuss more sensitive issues in a more private way, i.e. sidebars with the Judge that are out of earshot of the general public. Hearings for juvenile Drug Court are on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm, so if a child is participating, parents will need to arrange to get off of work every Wednesday afternoon to attend with their child.

Youth for Recovery

SharlaDaly — 2006-02-21 20:53:03

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- YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"]. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Attendance at a Family Fun night held on the first Thursday of each month is required.	+ YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"]run by Communicare Community Clinic. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Attendance at a Family Fun night held on the first Thursday of each month is required.
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- The use of any addictive drug or alcohol - The use of any addictive medication or medication containing alcohol (i.e. Nyquil) - The use of any other addictive substance - The excessive use of any medication, even if it is not addictive	+ The use of any addictive drug or alcohol; + The use of any addictive medication or medication containing alcohol (i.e. Nyquil); + The use of any other addictive substance; + The excessive use of any medication, even if it is not addictive.
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- If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and their Probation Officer. After 48 hours, Communicare staff call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.	+ If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and, if on probation, their Probation Officer. After 48 hours, Communicare staff call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan.

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SharlaDaly — 2006-02-21 20:50:03

address info and website

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	+ \|\|John H. Jones Community Clinics -\|\|
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- \|\|(530) 555-5555\|\|	+ \|\|(530) 668-2400\|\|[[BR]] + Website: http://www.communicarehc.org/services/teenServices/youthForRecovery.php

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-02-20 10:52:00

list

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- Phase I: minimum of 2 months + 30 days clean - Weekly individual counseling - Weekly (3) group counseling meetings - Weekly (1) support meeting (NA/AA 12 step) - One "Clean and Sober" event (Family Fun night) - First Step Worksheet - Medical appointment (physical) - - Phase II: minimum 2 months - Maintain sobriety and attendance - Weekly individual counseling - Weekly (2) group counseling meetings - Weekly (1) support meeting (NA/AA 12 step) - Autobiography written and shared with group - One clean and sober event per month - - Phase III: minimum 2 months - Maintain sobriety and attendance - Weekly individual and group counseling - Eight hours community service - One support meeting per week - One clean and sober event per month - - After care: minimum 2 months - Maintain sobriety and attendance - Weekly individual and group counseling - One support meeting per week - One clean and sober event per month	+ * Phase I: minimum of 2 months + 30 days clean + * Weekly individual counseling + * Weekly (3) group counseling meetings + * Weekly (1) support meeting (NA/AA 12 step) + * One "Clean and Sober" event (Family Fun night) + * First Step Worksheet + * Medical appointment (physical) + * Phase II: minimum 2 months + * Maintain sobriety and attendance + * Weekly individual counseling + * Weekly (2) group counseling meetings + * Weekly (1) support meeting (NA/AA 12 step) + * Autobiography written and shared with group + * One clean and sober event per month + * Phase III: minimum 2 months + * Maintain sobriety and attendance + * Weekly individual and group counseling + * Eight hours community service + * One support meeting per week + * One clean and sober event per month + * After care: minimum 2 months + * Maintain sobriety and attendance + * Weekly individual and group counseling + * One support meeting per week + * One clean and sober event per month

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-02-20 10:48:45

some cleanup

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- Youth for Recovery Program - Communicare Health Centers - 905 Sacramento Ave. West Sacramento, CA 95605 - 804 Court Street, Woodland, CA 95695	+ \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Location'''\|\| + \|\|905 Sacramento Ave. ["West Sacramento"], CA 95605\|\| + \|\|and 804 Court Street, ["Woodland"], CA 95695\|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Phone'''\|\| + \|\|(530) 555-5555\|\|
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- YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of Yolo County. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in Woodland, Davis, and West Sacramento. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Attendance at a Family Fun night held on the first Thursday of each month is required.	+ YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of ["Yolo County"]. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in ["Woodland"], ["Davis"], and ["West Sacramento"]. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Attendance at a Family Fun night held on the first Thursday of each month is required.
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SharlaDaly — 2006-02-20 09:58:35

I'll need some help cleaning this up. The phases are a list.

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	+ Youth for Recovery Program - Communicare Health Centers + 905 Sacramento Ave. West Sacramento, CA 95605 + 804 Court Street, Woodland, CA 95695 + + YFR is a youth drug treatment program serving all of Yolo County. They offer two programs: Afterschool and Day Treatment. The Afterschool program meets three days per week from 4-5 pm in Woodland, Davis, and West Sacramento. The Day Treatment program is a more intensive program, meeting five days per week in Woodland (Cache Creek High School). Both individual and group counseling is required. For some, family and mental health counseling is offered. Individuals are drug tested on a regular basis (2-3 times per week in the beginning), and weekly attendance at a NA or AA meeting is also required. Attendance at a Family Fun night held on the first Thursday of each month is required. + + Dress Code + + Youth for Recovery has a dress code. In addition to the usual prohibition against clothing that glorifies drugs or alcohol, or clothing that may be interpreted as demeaning or offensive, there is a prohibition against wearing anything red or blue. Davis kids will need to pay attention to this as most will never think about blue being gang-related, especially when Davis High School's colors are blue and white (Go Blue Devils!) and UCD's colors are blue and gold (Go Ags!), Democrat-heavy Davis could be considered a "blue" city. Regardless, Youth for Recovery bans the wearing of blue (or red) to school, treatment or court. (Denim jeans are OK.) + + Relapse Policy + + Relapse on the program occurs with: + The use of any addictive drug or alcohol + The use of any addictive medication or medication containing alcohol (i.e. Nyquil) + The use of any other addictive substance + The excessive use of any medication, even if it is not addictive + + If the relapse is revealed due to the urine test, the client is returned to Phase I for 30 days. If the client self-reports prior to testing, they will remain on the current phase, but will need to be clean for 30 days before moving on to the next phase. Even if self-reported, if there is consistent relapses the client may have to attend increased NA/AA meetings, moved back to a previous phase or referred to a residential program (short or long term). + + If there is a relapse, the client is given 48 hours to tell their parents and their Probation Officer. After 48 hours, Communicare staff call the parents and Probation Officer to discuss what will happen with the client's treatment plan. + + Yolo County Drug Court + + While many clients arrive at Youth for Recovery from referrals through schools or physicians, the Yolo County Drug Court uses Youth for Recovery as its primary treatment plan for teens that are arrested for drug offenses or other crimes where drugs is thought to be a significant factor, or where there is a violation of probation with substance abuse as an identified issue. + + The Yolo County Juvenile Drug Court is a Court-supervised multi-agency program which includes the Probation Dept., Communicare Health Centers, Yolo County Alcohol Drug and Mental Health Dept, and other community resourses. It is a Court, so the District Attorney and Public Defender/Defense Counsel also are involved. School personnel where the juvenile attends school is also an important player. + + The process begins with the arrest and adjudication of the teen and where confinement (juvenile hall, etc.) is a possibility. The teen is given a choice to participate in the Drug Court program instead. In some instances, the juvenile is court-ordered to the program. + + A Probation Officer meets with the juvenile and the parents for an interview to assess suitability for participation. If deemed appropriate, the juvenile is referred to Youth for Recovery for an "intake assessment". The assessment is done solely to gather information and start the juvenile on the program. (Information provided by Drug Court states that the assessment is to determine levels of services needed and to develop a treatment plan. In reality, all who are referred either do the Afterschool program or Day Treatment program and all do the complete program. The Judge is required to make the final determination as to suitability and acceptance, but Youth for Recovery will start the juvenile on the program before any Court hearing is done.) + + In addition to the Youth for Recovery program requirements, Drug Court participants also have weekly Drug Court appearances. A curfew is imposed (10:00 pm). In addition, the juvenile is supervised by a Probation Officer, which includes unannounced home visits for search of the area under the control of the juvenile. Perfect attendance and good behavior at all Court hearings, YFR meetings and school is required. If poor behavior (including poor academic progress) is reported anywhere, then sanctions may be imposed. Sanctions can be anything from having to write an essay to an order to spend time in juvenile hall. + + Due to laws that require the identity and privacy of juveniles to be protected, parents and participants are required to sign a statement authorizing the release of confidential treatment information to the Drug Court. Also required is a signed waiver allowing other participants to be present at the Court Hearings. Everyone scheduled for a hearing attends together and stays for the entire time which can take up to 2 hours. Hearings for juvenile Drug Court are on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm, so if a child is participating, parents will need to arrange to get off of work every Wednesday afternoon to attend with their child. + + Phases of the Youth for Recovery Program: + + Phase I: minimum of 2 months + 30 days clean + Weekly individual counseling + Weekly (3) group counseling meetings + Weekly (1) support meeting (NA/AA 12 step) + One "Clean and Sober" event (Family Fun night) + First Step Worksheet + Medical appointment (physical) + + Phase II: minimum 2 months + Maintain sobriety and attendance + Weekly individual counseling + Weekly (2) group counseling meetings + Weekly (1) support meeting (NA/AA 12 step) + Autobiography written and shared with group + One clean and sober event per month + + Phase III: minimum 2 months + Maintain sobriety and attendance + Weekly individual and group counseling + Eight hours community service + One support meeting per week + One clean and sober event per month + + After care: minimum 2 months + Maintain sobriety and attendance + Weekly individual and group counseling + One support meeting per week + One clean and sober event per month + + +