National Council on Crime and Delinquency

1970 Broadway, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 208-0500

Project Title
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Planning Project for the Northern Kentucky Region
Grant Description
To conduct a needs assessment of and develop a plan for treating mentally ill youth in the juvenile justice system in 14 Kentucky counties
Focus Area
Joint Substance Abuse/Severe Mental Illness\Criminal Justice
Region Served
Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, and Pendleton Counties, KY
Award Amount
$121,684
Year Awarded
2002
Grant Duration
12 months
Results NCCD identified facilitators and barriers to the planning process:

Facilitators

  • The commitment and collaboration among the project partners and the stakeholders
  • The use of a professional facilitator for the focus groups and the consensus panel meetings
  • Representation by all of the major stakeholders in the planning process

Barriers

  • The limited timeframe to make decisions
  • Lack of ethnic diversity representation
  • Limited participation by consumers
  • Lack of high-level decision makers (state level) in the planning process

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