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JUVENILE CENTER

GOAL STATEMENT

The goals of the Washington County Juvenile Center are:

To provide a safe residential environment for a delinquent youth where he receives professional help and support to address the problems which brought him to the Center.
To divert adjudicated felony level delinquent youth to the Washington County Juvenile Center in lieu of a commitment to the Ohio Department of Youth Services.
To improve the youth's academic standing.
To provide each youth with group and individual drug and alcohol counseling as appropriate.
To provide each youth with individual, group, and family mental health counseling as appropriate.
To meet the physical and mental health needs of each youth.
To provide comprehensive treatment and aftercare plans for each youth.
To provide a life skills curriculum that helps to facilitate successful transition upon completion of the Washington County Juvenile Center Program.
To ensure that each youth has cultural, social, and recreational opportunities.
To ensure that each youth contributes to the community by participating in community service projects.
To provide voluntary opportunities for spiritual enrichment through nondenominational church service.
To improve communication between the youth and his parents through counseling and parenting classes.
To encourage parent participation in parent education, visitation, and family activities.
To interface with local agencies and schools in order to provide therapeutic programming and services that begin at the Center and continue after release.

Washington County Juvenile Center
1699 Colegate Drive
Marietta, OH 45750
(740) 374-7453