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| Secure funding through the Legislature for family support services for children at-risk of committing delinquent acts | Donna Maley | Council On Child Abuse,
Ellen Williams |
April 1, 1999 |
| Secure funding for prevention Programs targeting children at risk of committing delinquent acts. | Donna Maley
gacasa@aol.com |
CASA | April 1, 1999
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| Increase funding for additional juvenile probation parole workers to reduce case loads | Normer Adams | GAHSC | |
| Secure funding to provide for mental health needs of youth in custody or incarcerated. | Anne Henn
Ellen Jeager Sue Smith |
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| Georgia will expand its 3:00 programs statewide for children at-risk of adjudication. | Debra Nicholson (404 373 3825) | Georgia School Age Care Association | April 1, 1999 |
| The Legislative Budget Language will allow DJJ flexibility to privatize and create alternative placements for juveniles in communities. | Normer Adams | GAHSC | April 1, 1999 |
| Secure adequate funding for mental health treatment so that DJJ can develop policies requiring the provision of Comprehensive mental health assessment and coverage of all juveniles. | Anne Henn
Ellen Jeager Sue Smith |
MHAG
GPSN |
April 1, 1999 |
| Department of Education will provide adequate funding to develop and implement an Individual Education Plan for each qualified special education child. | April 1, 1999 | ||
| Secure funding to support the creation of Transitional Programs for youth from lockup unit back to the community. | Normer Adams | GAHSC | April 1, 1999 |
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| DJJ will develop and enforce a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for abuse of children in custody. | Michele Glaser as chair of Coalition | Coalition | 11/30/98 |
| Pubic Policy will be developed to require assessments to determine the most appropriate placement for each juvenile in DJJ custody. | Michele Glaser as chair of Coalition | Coalition | 11/30/98 |
| DJJ shall specify appropriate staff ratios and qualifications for case workers, mental health workers, medical personnel, and detention workers. | Michele Glaser as chair of Coalition | Coalition | 11/30/98 |
| Establish an independent citizen’s
review board for DJJ. The Board should be authorized to:
· institute independent Ombudsman program strengthen mechanisms for disciplining staff for abuse and mistreatment; |
Michele Glaser as chair of Coalition | Coalition | 11/30/98 |
| DJJ will develop policies to move to outcome-based programs. | Michele Glaser as chair of Coalition | Coalition | 11/30/98 |
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| Advocates will facilitate organizations and corporations in mentoring programs for juvenile offenders | Carol Massey/Marcell Johnson | Governor's Program for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention | |
| Advocacy groups will provide community groups with information about ways to reduce juvenile delinquency and about prevention programs that work. | Jan Wheeler investigate legal programs | Develop a paper explaining the program | April 1, 1999 |
| Advocates will facilitate organizations and corporations in mentoring programs for juvenile offenders. | Jan Wheeler will investigate corporate mentoring models | ||