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Co-operative venture between the Criminal Justice System and the Mental Health System to provide direct service to individuals who have a mental illness and who have been charged with a minor offence.

Program participation to be recommended by the Crown Attorney and the cousellors will:

• assist individuals appropriate for diversion to access and utilize mental health and other supports and services
• assist the judicial system to identify and divert adults with mental illness
• provide consultation services to all persons/families with special needs appearing before the courts, regardless of the nature of the charges
• provide short-term support or facilitate the transfer to more enhanced/intensive services or to a longer-term Mental Health Counsellor

Enhancement Program provides transitional community-based services and direct service to individuals who are on a Court Diversion Plan or, at a minimum, have had involvement with the Court Diversion Program.
Services include at minimum are assesment and planning, supportive counselling, service co-ordination, monitoring/evaluation, systems advocacy, and transportation and support at court appearances. This transitional service is intended to be time-limited (up to four consecutive months) after which the client may be transferred to a Mental Health Counsellor for case management. This program also includes an affordable housing component

Adult services and programs include:

• Record Suspension Assistance
• Anger Management Program
• Anti-Theft Program (Stop Shop Theft)
• One-on-One counseling, case management, advocacy and referrals
• Direct Accountability Program (DAP)

Youth services and programs include:

• Support and Case Management for youth at risk of entering the criminal justice system
• Anger Management Program
• Anit-Theft Program
• Youth in Transition Worker Program
• Short-Term counseling and Crisis Counselling
• Recreational Programming

Program is an alternative to formal court proceedings, also known as a diversion program. Completion of the program will allow youth to avoid a criminal record, however, the program is not completed the youth is required to attend youth court and face formal charges.

Program assists participants to perform a specified number of volunteer hours in the community as required by the courts.

Program is an alternative to formal court proceeding and is also known as a diversion program. Program is post-charge and the referral will be made in lieu of a sentence. Successful completion means that a record of the youth's participation be held for 2 years and limited access to the sentence information of only the Courts, Police Services and Youth Probation Services and the option for the charge to be withdrawn. Non-completion of the program will result in all charges moving forward with sentencing.

Program to assist youth that may be experiencing difficulties at home or school and may be displaying anti-social behavior. Youth may also be socializing with a negative peer group, experimenting with alcohol and/or drugs or may be at-risk of committing an offense.

Program focuses on increasing awareness of local community resources and assisting youth with making connections with service providers.

Two programs offered to assist with youth probation.

Attendance Centre program is assigned by Probation Officers and allows the youth to avoid incarceration, helps youth receive positive training to address risk factors and reintegrate them into their community.

Reintegration Worker Program provides support for youth through mentoring, tutors and advocates for rehabilitation and reintegration. Worker assists youth to comply with court order, supports life skills using cognitive-behavioral approach and coordinates with their probation officer.

Program is an alternative approach to the traditional court system with the goal to repair the harm done by a young person to those who have been harmed. Committee members play an essential part in restoring relationships between the person(s) harmed, the young person and the community.

Program for youth at risk of becoming justice-involved. Program is voluntary and works with youth and their families to reduce and prevent further contact with police services.

Program to assist youth that may be experiencing difficulties at home or school and may be displaying anti-social behavior. Youth may also be socializing with a negative peer group, experimenting with alcohol and/or drugs or may be at-risk of committing an offense.

Program focuses on increasing awareness of local community resources and assisting youth with making connections with service providers.

COVID19 Youth Justice Diversion programming is facilitated remotely via phone or videoconference.

Regular Service
At the discretion of the Police or Crown Attorney, youth in conflict with the law are provided with an opportunity to divert their charges from the traditional court process.

• By accepting responsibility for their actions, youth are eligible to enter into Youth Justice Diversion programming.
• In partnership with the youth, individualized plans are developed with the objective being to address the incident, reduce recidivism, and provide supportive services as necessary.

Youth may also access the Youth Justice Committee, comprised of community volunteers, where the youth will be given an opportunity to address the community and come to a restorative conclusion to their offending behaviour.

By participating in these programs, youth can gain empathy and understanding towards the person harmed by their actions. Both the youth and person harmed have an opportunity to be dealt with fairly and have a voice in the final resolution.

Rebound is the sole provider of Youth Justice Programming in Northumberland County via Crown referrals, Probation referrals, Police Referrals in support of youth in the Youth Justice system with or without presenting mental health concerns.

COVID19: Visit www.rcys.ca in advance of visiting the office to review current Covid/pandemic protocols.

Rebound Child & Youth Services Northumberland provides community based programming to children, youth and families in Northumberland County.

• Rebound offers clinical counselling and therapy, as well as supportive and proactive programming to empower children, youth and families to work towards positive change
• For individual program information, please check the individual listings or visit www.rcys.ca

CSO Program monitors offenders ordered by the court to perform community service hours.

• Placement agencies are non-profit or tax based organizations.
• The type of activities the offender is required to participate in are those which would be performed by volunteers.
• Placement agencies are charitable or not for profit organizations throughout Northumberland County requiring volunteers

Direct Accountability Program (DAP)

• Adult diversion program.
• An alternative to prosecution for people who have been charged with minor criminal offences. Involves accused persons being held accountable through community-based sanctions.
• Stop Shop Theft Program (SSTP)- DAP participants may be required to attend the SSTP as a sanction.

COVID-19 (23 Apr 2020): 24 hr crisis lines, residential programs, ACTT services and phone lines remain open and continue as usual but all other services on hold or cancelled at this time. Ongoing changes to AMHS-KFLA's services in light of COVID-19 are available on their website

Court Support, Court Diversion and Release from Custody programs provide support to individuals who have mental health issues and are in conflict with the law, or who are returning to community after incarceration

• offers family support
• provides a post charge treatment alternative to divert individuals from the criminal justice process
• a diversion plan will address the mental health factors contributing to the offense

COVID-19 (23 Apr 2020): 24 hr crisis lines, residential programs, ACTT services and phone lines remain open and continue as usual but all other services on hold or cancelled at this time. Ongoing changes to AMHS-KFLA's services in light of COVID-19 are available on their website

Community-based mental health and addictions support

Services:

• addiction services
• crisis services and phone line
• assertive community treatment teams
• family resource centre
• case management team
• court support/justice services
• tertiary care

Coordinates community service orders (hours of community work ordered by the court in lieu of a jail sentence) in liaison with the Ministry of Correctional Services, Probation and Parole

• Direct Accountability Program (DAP) which alleviates a criminal record by performing community service hours to pay back for their wrong doing.

Offers intensive, short-term and flexible support to youth in conflict with the law

• program mandated under the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
• a range of individualized programs are offered based on the youth's criminogenic needs as well as the youth and family's strengths and resources
• specialists cover topics including emotion management, problem solving, life skills, crisis support, family support, substance abuse counselling, school and employment support, positive relationship building and other areas of need

Support for families of youth in conflict with the law to support rehabilitation and address situations that put youth at risk for re-offending

• range of individualized programs based on criminogenic needs as well as the youth and family's strengths and resources

Advocacy and support to youth and youth at risk, and assessment and referral services for youth and families

Services

• Youth Justice Committee
• short-term mentoring program
• ten-week cognitive skills group offered in schools and other sites
• School and Non Academic Program (SNAP) for suspended and expelled students
• substance use and addictions counselling (offered in schools and in-office appointments)
• Mediating through Empowering using Nurturing Dialogue (MEND)
• Youth Outreach Worker Program and early intervention and referral program
• Intersections early intervention service for youth in contact with the law or CAS
• volunteering opportunities

Youth Diversion works with police, courts, the community and schools to keep young people with minor offenses out of the court system. Goal is for the young person to repair the harm done and be held accountable for the offense.

Restorative Justice/Youth Justice Committee offers an alternative way of thinking about crime and conflict. Challenges the community to look at youth justice differently, to respond to crime differently and to seek new solutions to restore balance after a crime has been committed.

• restorative justice focuses on holding the accused accountable in a meaningful way, repairing the harm caused by the offence and achieving a sense of healing for both the victim and the community
• involves a face-to-face meeting between the victim, the accused and members of the community, led by trained volunteer facilitators
• meeting helps the parties develop an understanding of the crime and each other, and of the steps needed to make amends
• in most cases participation in the program diverts youth from going through the Criminal Justice System

People interested in volunteering should contact Reception

Provides gender responsive services and programs which focus on community interventions for individuals who have been or are at risk of being criminalized.

Promotes community awareness, knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by women involved in the criminal justice system and the conditions which contribute to women becoming criminalized.

Programs and workshops include:

• Anger solutions
• Wellness and self-esteem
• Goal setting and stress management
• Taking control: making healthy relationship choices
• Women and integrity: solutions for theft, fraud and breach of trust
• Substance use: skills and support
• Adult female pre-charge diversion
• Parenting skills workshop
• Stay and play drop-in support group

Also offers:

Bail Verification and Supervision Program for women, men and youth - see separate listing for details

A Different Approach: substance use and addiction support program (SUAP) - see separate listing for details

Wings of Change: housing program - see separate listing for details

Provides an alternative to custody for youth ages 12-17 who have committed an offence.

• Offers Reintegration and Community Support for youth who are before youth court and have few support systems in the community
• Offers Extra-judicial Measures and Extra-Judicial Sanctions
• Provides skill building programs such as social skills, substance education, anger management, anti-violence, pre-employment skills, financial literacy and an alternative school program
• All programs assist youth in reducing their risk of re-offending

Provides assessment, supervision, case management, and individualized community-based activities for adults in conflict with the law who have been ordered by the court to complete volunteer hours for reparation of harm done.

• Encourages and facilitates community responsibility in the criminal justice systems, as well as provides the judiciary with a cost-effective community-based sentencing option that does not compromise public safety.
• A member of Ontario Community Justice Association, and Human Justice Services Committee