Orange County, Florida, Expanding Juvenile Justice Prevention Initiative

Orange County, Florida, is expanding its juvenile justice prevention initiative, called Wraparound Orange, to include youth with a co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorder. Previously, Wraparound Orange only addressed youth's mental health needs. The expansion is funded by $1.2 million from the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) via the Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant (CJR), awarded in November 2016. Starting in April 2017, youth referred to Wraparound Orange receive a comprehensive assessment focused on the strengths and needs of not only the youth but the entire family, to determine the . . .