Youth Advocate Programs Launches Indianapolis-Area Juvenile Court Diversion Pay-For-Success Program

On December 31, 2015, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc., began a two-year pay-for-success contract in Marion County, Indiana to provide a juvenile court diversion pilot program called “Alternatives to Incarceration” (ATI). The program will provide support to justice-involved youth at high to moderate risk of recidivism, and at risk of entering an ATI program or a juvenile detention residential placement. The goal is to reduce residential placements by least 1,649 bed days annually.

The program services include:

Intensive wraparound services
Individualized service planning
Family focused, strength-based wraparound intervention
Professional mentors
Advocacy services
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