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PROGRAM SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: In concise terminology, describe the juvenile problem the program intends to address Many families in Cabarrus County are experiencing significant life stressors that are translating into significant family problems. Many of these are single-parent families or blended families. Parents may exhibit a lack of parenting skills and children may not receive proper supervision because of parent's work shi~s. There may be increased drug and alcohol abuse by the parents and/or children as well as increased school difficulties by the child. Within this type of environment youth may develop socially inappropriate behaviors and criminal behaviors which result in involvement and could result in out of home placement in a training school, psychiatric hospital, child caring institution, group home, or foster home. It appears that some of these delinquent and undisciplined behaviors reflect the structural and relationship problems that are occurring with the youth's family unit. PROGRAM GOAL: State the effect that the program is designed to have on solving the problem described abov~ The overall goal of Home-Based Services is to help keep families together while, 1) assisting identified youth in changing their delinquent and pre-delinquent behaviors, and, 2) assisting families in learning how to effectively manage behaviors and issues that are affecting the behaviors. TARGET POPULATION: Describe the target population and the steps that the program has taken to insure that the target population is served The population served by this program is those youth adjudicated delinquent and/or undisciplined and youth-at-risk Referrals to the program are made by District Court Judges and Juvenile Court Counselors. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVE(S): State in measurable terms the intended effect of the program on speciJ~tc undisciplined and/or delinquent behaviors. ~4t a minimum, state anticipated in court referrals, runaway behavior, and school suspensions and expulsions. 4. 5. 6. Continue to develop a service plan for 100% of the children in the program. Reduce out-of-home placements so that 87% of the youth served by this program during the year will be in the home at the end of treatment. Continue to reduce youth involvement in the juvenile justice system by 85%. Continue to increase school attendance for youth. Decrease school discipline problems while the youth is receiving services in the program. Continue to reduce recidivism back into the juvenile justice system for 80% of youth following termination with the service (Promotion of family self-sufficiency) Information Maintained for Effectiveness Measurement: List the data elements and records the program will maintain to document its effectiveness. The program maintains budgetary information regarding revenues and expenditures of CBA funds. Documentation of staff time involved in the program is maintained through the Department of Social Services Information System. Client files contain the following information: social history from referring agency, referral form, application for services, services plan, and case dictation. CBA client tracking forms are also contained in client file and are submitted to CBA office. In 1990-91 we worked with the Bring It All Back Home Program (BIABH) from Appalachian State University. They have supplied our staff with training on the use of several forms and materials they developed to measure program effectiveness. 3