The California Youth Authority to Move to Treatment-Focused Model

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

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The California Youth Authority (CYA) submitted in state court on May 16, 2005, a new program model that will fundamentally change the way the state's juvenile correctional facilities operate. At the same time, the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency announced a proposal to invest $3.1 million over the next year to plan for the development of new facilities as well as new staff classifications.

In California, over 70% of juvenile offenders released from CYA were . . .