The Clark County Juvenile Court has a diverse group of evidence-based programs designed to address various issues facing our youth and their families.

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative

JDAI^® is a network of juvenile justice practitioners and other system stakeholders across the country working to build a better and more equitable youth justice system.

Girls Circle is a structured support group for girls that integrates relational theory, resiliency practices, and skills training in a specific format designed to increase positive connection, personal and collective strengths, and competence in girls.

The Council for Boys and Young Men is a strengths-based group approach for boys to promote their safe and healthy passage through pre-teen and adolescent years.

It is designed to meet core developmental needs in boys for strong, positive relationships.

This program provides structured physical activities two afternoons a week during the youth’s free time. The program participants will meet two to three times a week, for one hour, to participate in CrossFit classes. This program provides for physicals, membership, instructor fees, and appropriate workout attire and supplies as needed. Through attendance and positive participation, participants will have the opportunity to earn incentives.

Coaching staff will have an increased understanding of what stress and family structure does to the brain. Youth will participate in traditional CrossFit activities that focus on functional movements such as Cardiovascular Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, and Coordination. The trainers will tailor the exercises to the ability levels of the youth.

Court employees will participate in the sessions with the youth and provide transportation when necessary.

The Strengthening Families Program is an evidence-based family skills training program for high-risk and general population families.

Parents and youth attend weekly SFP skills classes together, learning parenting skills and youth life and refusal skills.

The Seven Challenges Program engages young people in actively thinking about their use of alcohol or other drugs, and its effect upon their lives.

Working through The Seven Challenges helps the youth understand what needs they are meeting by using drugs, what harm they are causing, what risks they are taking, and what it entails to make changes.

The purpose of the program is to reduce the impact and symptoms of the youth’s mental health diagnosis and develop and promote healthy coping skills. Equine assisted therapy is an experiential therapy that involves interactions between individuals and horses. These interactions include, but are not limited to grooming, feeding, leading and riding.

All participants will have a diagnosed mental health disorder, including drug and alcohol diagnosis.  All youth will be on intensive probation with active case plans identifying their needs.

Case plans will be built by identified needs from the JIFF, OYAS and mental health assessments. The Mental Health Therapist will use the case plan goals and objectives to tailor the program to address the youth’s specific needs and build on existing strengths.

The STOP program is a diversionary program that focuses on educating youth about the dangers of taking and sending sexually orientated photos of minors.