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UTAH JUVENILE JUSTICE UTAH JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES SERVICES
Tim Lane, Manger STD Program, Utah Department of Health
Penny Davies, Director of Clinical Services, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
UTAH JUVENILE JUSTICE UTAH JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES SERVICES
Presentation:Presentation:
Justice System Review
Screening Process
Projects/Data
Next Steps
Utah FacilitiesUtah Facilities
Created in 1981- Division of Youth Corrections
– Detention Centers, Receiving Centers, Day-Night Reporting Centers, Multi-use Facilities and Youth Services.
Utah FacilitiesUtah FacilitiesJuly 1, 2004 -The Division of
Youth Corrections becomes the Division of Juvenile Justice Services
–Work with youth and families
–Divert youth through Youth Services
Statewide FacilitiesStatewide Facilities
13 Receiving Centers
11 Detention Facilities
6 Secure Facilities
5 Observation and Assessment Locations
4 Community Programs
1 Work Camp
State LawState Law State Law
Utah State Code - 26-6-19
– Venereal Disease – examination and treatment of persons in prison or jail.
– All persons confined in any state, county, or city prison or jail shall be examined, and if infected, treated……..
Juvenile Justice System (JJS) Juvenile Justice System (JJS) Process DescriptionProcess Description
A juvenile enters the system - arrested by police.
1st Stop - receiving center
Released Home
Referred to Youth Services – counseling
JJS Process Description con’tJJS Process Description con’t
Held up to 48 hrs-
Judge decides
– Home release, counseling -delinquent and truancy offenses
– Detention Center-pose danger to self or others
JJS Process Description con’tJJS Process Description con’t HEARING
– Judge rules on guilt or innocence
Release
Community Service
Observation and Assessment – 45-60 day program
Secure Care – Jurisdiction of Youth Parole Authority
SL Youth Detention CenterSL Youth Detention Center
Those entering a receiving center
–25% are there < 24 hrs
–30% are there < 72 hrs
–30% are there < 14 days
–15% are there 30 days or longer
Medical Flow ProcessMedical Flow Process
All youth are screened on paper-immediate needs (injury, suicide, allergy)
If kept– medical history (infections, pregnancy)
Those with positive responses are seen by nurse within 24 hrs
Medical Flow Process con’tMedical Flow Process con’t
Those in centers 7-14 days, ½ have physicals
Those in centers > 30 days all have physicals
STD TESTING ONLY IF MEDICALLY INDICATED
Screening ProgramScreening Program
1998-Planned Parenthood Association of Utah (PPAU) begins screening females
CDC National Infertility Prevention Project $$
Providing education and medical services to females ½ day per week.
Partnership:Partnership:
August 2000
Utah Department of Health (UDOH) STD Program expanded the project with the CDC Adolescent Women’s Reproductive Health Monitoring Project (AWRHMP).
AWRHMPAWRHMP
The AWRHMP targeted adolescent females in high-risk settings.
Participants received education, tested for CT, GC and pregnancy.
ImplementationImplementationPPAU provides the medical
services utilizing “volunteers”
UDOH Staff
Increases service sessions - 2-3 mornings per week, UDOH followed up with positives
SUCCESSSUCCESS
From August 2000 through August 2003 1,757 adolescent females participated.
Females Tested % Positive
1,757 14
Since 2003Since 2003
Planned Parenthood expands testing-
4 Detention centers
1 Observation and Assessment
2 Secure Facilities
1 Work Program*Staff from facilities receive training to do
testing and treatment
Since 2003 con’tSince 2003 con’t
*2003 –Male CT/GC Testing –DHHS Title X Special Initiative Grant – Male Involvement
*2005 - HIV Testing- Title X HIV Integration Grant
Performance MeasuresPerformance Measures2005 Data2005 Data
2 sites (>500 admits) Females Only
Admits # Tested % tested % pos +
SL 1237 262 21% 12.6%
Weber 476 182 38% 22%
YOUTH CORRECTIONS YOUTH CORRECTIONS 2004 Male and Female Data 2004 Male and Female Data
Rural Detention Facilities
Admits # tested % tested
Farmington 680 480 70%
Cache 430 95 22%
YOUTH CORRECTIONS 2004YOUTH CORRECTIONS 2004
Admits # tested % tested
SL O & A 160 127 79 %
Secure FacilitiesDecker 36 24 66%
Wasatch 42 33 79%
Work Program *Genesis 281 69 25%
*tested in detention facilities
Next StepsNext Steps*Meet with Juvenile Justice administrators Goal – test more admittees
*Look at current dataGoal – target $$ to centers with higher
positivity rates
*Identify grant opportunities = $$$$
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