Juvenile Center Goals
The goals of the Washington County Juvenile Center are:
- To provide a safe residential environment where delinquent youth receive professional help and support to address their problems
- 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 or out of county placement
- To improve the youth's academic standing through a strong educational program
- To provide each youth with drug and alcohol counseling as appropriate
- To provide each youth with individual and family counseling
- 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 for nonprofit entities
- 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 work with local agencies and schools in order to provide therapeutic programming and services which begin at the Center and continue after release