Eckerd provides highly effective, evidence-based Diversion services that improve outcomes and help rehabilitate non-violent juvenile offenders ages 10 to 20. Often used an alternative to juvenile detention, our Diversion services enable youth to remain at home and receive care for mental, emotional and behavioral needs while awaiting disposition. Because underlying substance abuse, mental health and other family issues are often at the root cause of the delinquency, youth and their families receive individualized treatment plans that may include:
- Intensive case management and monitoring
- Youth life-skills training
- Youth mentoring
- Parent training
- Individualized home contact
- Family support through networks of community resources
Enrollment Requirements – Referrals are primarily by public agencies, judges, and probation officers as part of the youth’s court order prior to adjudication or as part of the youth’s probation requirements.
Outcomes
- Improved family functioning
- Better school attendance and performance
- Greater access to community support services
- Decreased substance use and behavioral issues
- Significant cost savings
- Reduced recidivism
- Improved community integration
Services Provided
- Monitoring school attendance
- Monitoring curfew
- Home visits
- Written reports to the court and juvenile probation
- Attendance at required court hearings
- Use of Courage, Life Skills, and Parenting curriculums
