NCJ Number
60384
Date Published
1977
Length
69 pages
Annotation
THE BROWN COUNTY, WIS., YOUTH RESOURCES COUNCIL HAS SPENT ITS FIRST YEAR ACHIEVING VISIBILITY AND CREDIBILITY. IT NOW IS SETTING UP COMMITTEES TO COORDINATE COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE AND REMEDIAL YOUTH SERVICES.
Abstract
AT THE TIME OF THIS ONSITE ASSESSMENT IN DECEMBER 1976 THE COUNCIL, WHICH SERVES THE WISCONSIN CITIES OF GREEN BAY AND DE PERE AS WELL AS SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS, HAD EXISTED FOR 1 YEAR. ITS FIRST ACT WAS TO CONTACT EVERY AGENCY IN THE COUNTY WITH AN INTEREST IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION OR SERVICES TO ABUSED OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. THESE RANGED FROM THE COURT PROBATION SERVICES TO VOLUNTEER AGENCIES. A 2-DAY CONFERENCE INCREASED EACH GROUP'S AWARENESS OF THE SERVICES OFFERED BY OTHERS AND RESULTED IN A SERIES OF TASK FORCES AND COMMITTEES TO IDENTIFY YOUTH NEEDS. THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER AND IS WORKING TO DEVELOP MORE PREVENTIVE, AS OPPOSED TO REMEDIAL, SERVICES. THE COUNCIL IS LESS CONCERNED WITH WHAT WAS TRIED AND FAILED THAN WITH WHAT CAN YET BE DONE AND, TO THIS END, HAS ENGAGED A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN A COORDINATED STUDY OF YOUTH SERVICES TO FORM THE BASIS OF ITS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THE ASSESSMENT CONTAINS FLOW CHARTS, LISTS OF PERSONS INTERVIEWED DURING THE ONSITE VISIT, LISTS OF COMMITTEES AND TASK GROUPS INITIATED BY THE COUNCIL, AND A MAP OF BROWN COUNTY. (GLR)