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Opportunity for adults and juveniles to complete a diversion program in lieu of going to court.

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Chance 4 Change addresses marijuana and paraphernalia possession offenses. Youth can avoid court involvement if they successfully complete all program requirements, referrals are accepted from parents, teachers or law enforcement officers.

Rethinking Drinking provides first time offenders the opportunity to avoid potential prosecution on the charge of underage possession of alcohol in exchange for participation in a 4-hour class.

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Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
Diversion Programs

For youth who are at risk for, or who have committed law violations, the program provides positive development opportunities to prevent subsequent law violations and prepare them to live successfully in the community. Youth receive support in the areas of education, employment, basic living skills, crisis stabilization, and healthy relationships. Programs include electronic monitoring, community youth coaching, family support, and in-home family services.

Juvenile Diversion Services. Call for specific program services.

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Parenting Skills Classes
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Diversion Programs
Offers in-home family therapy and community support services to help keep children out of the juvenile court system and with their families. Provides assessments and appropriate behavioral health therapy services tto address any mental health diagnosis. Treatment can assist individuals with addressing emotions, behaviors and functioning issues in their daily lives.

Crisis Diversion Services are provided to address immediate problems or de-escalate situations with the intent to keep families together and avoid a child's removal from the family home

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Diversion Programs
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Educational, enrichment, and community service opportunities to help repair harm that was caused by a youth criminal's offense.
Provides services pre- and post-release to 100 eligible adults in Scott County through a Department of Labor grant. Enrolled participants receive intensive case management, reentry planning, and workforce services which include career exploration, job readiness, occupational training, and employment placement.

Safer works in partnership with the Seventh Judicial District, Iowa DOC to support the reentry of individuals residing at the Work Release Center or Residential Correctional Facility and are scheduled to release between 20 to 270 days of program enrollment. Staff seek to build connections with local employers to assist participants in securing employment with the preparation to meet the needs of the local labor market while building the skillsets valued by employers. Enrollment period ends 12/31/2025.
Diversion for juveniles arrested or cited and released by law enforcement. Serves as the focal point for comprehensive assessment and case management and provides the County Attorney with recommendations for services.
Offers a comprehensive mental health center that provides outpatient individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Integrated Health and Community Outreach Programs offered through this location. Outreach programs include Jail Diversion programs, Integrated Health programs and Support Community Living programs.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Integrated Physical/Mental Health Services
General Counseling Services
Psychiatric Case Management
Diversion Programs
Life Skills Education
Offers a comprehensive mental health center that provides outpatient individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Integrated Health and Community Outreach Programs offered through this location. Outreach programs include Jail Diversion programs, Integrated Health programs and Support Community Living programs.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Integrated Physical/Mental Health Services
General Counseling Services
Psychiatric Case Management
Diversion Programs
Life Skills Education

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Prevention, early intervention, and diversion program specifically designed for African American youths to promote positive behaviors, critical thinking, problem solving, and strategies for success. The 10 week program uses the principles of Kwanzaa and African American historical facts to instill cultural pride and accountability.

Offers eligible justice-involved veterans an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system by providing them support and rehabilitation through comprehensive substance use and/or mental health treatment, education, employment, and vocational programs. Can also help with community resource referrals for housing, childcare, and transportation, all while being judicially monitored. It is an 18 to 24 month program.

Participants are required to enter a plea before the court, but sentencing will be withheld while the veteran participates in the DCVTC. If the participant graduates, DCVTC shall dismiss, or in the case of a DUI referral, reduce charges. If the participant fails to graduate for any reason, then the sentencing portion of the plea will be executed and the participant sentenced in the normal course.

The target population includes military veterans who have been charged with a felony offense(s) and who are diagnosed with substance use and/or mental health issues.

The Jail Diversion Program is offered to individuals in Jasper and Poweshiek Counties who are in contact with the criminal justice system because of a mental health or co-occurring disorder. Participation in the Jail Diversion Program is voluntary.

Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.

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Diversion Programs
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Certificates/Forms Assistance

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Youth Assessment Center, with families and the community, supports activities that contribute to the safety and well-being of youth involved with the juvenile justice system or at risk of becoming involved in the system. Goal is to divert youth from the juvenile detention center where possible and when appropriate. Youth receive comprehensive pre-treatment assessments and drug and alcohol assessments to aid the juvenile court in determining the need for detention.

Staff Secure Detention facilities house youth who are under Juvenile Court jurisdiction only and who do not require a locked facility for supervision and control. The facility is unlocked and the supervision is provided by staff.

Juvenile Detention Center is a secure facility that houses youth who require a locked environment; the facility has a central control room which houses a state of the art computerized security system to monitor and manage security 24-hours a day.

Drug and alcohol evaluations for all youth admitted, as well as year round educational programs through the Lincoln Public Schools/Pathfinder School.

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Correctional Facilities
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Diversion Programs
Making Appropriate Decisions deals with juveniles beginning to get into trouble with schools, family, and community. Adult life reality program.

Alcohol education.

DUI offender education class.

Anger management classes for adults.

Life Skills classes.

Defensive driving classes for adults and juveniles.

Babysitting class for 11-15 year olds.

First Aid and CPR.

Occupational safety and health programs.

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Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
CPR Instruction
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
General Safety Education
Anger Management
Workplace Safety Education
DUI Offender Programs
General First Aid Instruction
Babysitting Instruction
Diversion Programs
Traffic School
Provides education and rehabilitative services to first time DUI/DWI offenders in Sarpy County.

Juvenile Intake Diversion Services provide education classes and rehabilitative services for first time juvenile offenders.

Alcohol and drug prevention and education.

Teen Court program - trial by peers for first time juvenile offenders.

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Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
DUI Offender Programs
Diversion Programs
The Jail Diversion Program is offered to individuals in Jasper and Poweshiek Counties who are in contact with the criminal justice system because of a mental health or co-occurring disorder. Participation in the Jail Diversion Program is voluntary.

Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.

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Diversion Programs
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Chance 4 Change addresses marijuana and paraphernalia possession offenses. Youth can avoid court involvement if they successfully complete all program requirements, referrals are accepted from parents, teachers or law enforcement officers.

Rethinking Drinking provides first time offenders the opportunity to avoid potential prosecution on the charge of underage possession of alcohol in exchange for participation in a 4-hour class.

Categories

Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
Diversion Programs

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Provides early intervention with youth in greater metropolitan Omaha communities to reduce juvenile crime while also helping families make positive changes in their lives. Support includes such things as skill building, school advocacy and liaison, community resource connection, family meetings, tutoring, individual and family consultation, skills training, and assistance with transportation.