School Administrators For
Effective Public Operations Leading to Improved Children and Youth services (SAFEPOLICY)
The Howard Circuit Court, Office of Juvenile Services in
conjunction with the members of the SAFEPOLICY
(School Administrators For Effective Public Operations Leading to Improved
Children and Youth services)/SHOCAP (Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive
Action Plan) Executive Board,
developed the program to identify at-risk youth and provide services to those
youth prior to entering the Court system, as a CHINS (Child In Need of
Services) or delinquent. Building upon
the philosophy of prevention and early intervention, the SAFEPOLICY
program focuses specifically on those youth who have been identified as at-risk
by inter-agency information sharing a data collection. Youths who have at least one (1) “at-risk” criteria from three (3) or more agencies, are considered
“at-risk” and can be screened for services.
The SAFEPOLICY Program in Howard County
acts as the Early Intervention Team as designated by I.C. 31-34-24 and 31-37-24
and the Title IV-EFC Waiver committee as established by the Department of
Family and Children. Upon being
screened, a case plan will be designed to develop or enhance services being
provided to the youth and family to prevent the possible involvement of the
youth and family in the Court system.
The case plan will be enacted by the agency with the most frequent
contact or leverage to engage the plan.
The case plan is periodically reviewed with progress being noted.