Transcript Alan M. Crogan Youth Treatment and Education Center (YTEC)

ANTI BULLYING
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106 bed juvenile treatment facility
Approximately 61,000 square feet
Comprised of two buildings
Alpha - Assessment Unit
Omega - Transitional Living Unit
Four podular units:
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Iota - IRIS Unit
Delta - CHANGE Unit
Gamma - Girls Unit
Beta - Boys Unit
• Research indicates that bullying may lead to delinquency.
• Bullied kids are more likely to commit crimes as adults.
• Increased potential for violent behavior from both the bully and
the victim.
• About 14 percent of those who reported suffering repeated
bullying through their childhood and teenage years wound up
serving time in prison as adults.
• 6 percent of people who did not experience bullying ended up
in prison.
• Assessments
• Classification
• Programming
• Peer Mentors
• Community Service
• Social Awareness Programming
• Resources
• Education
• Ohio Youth Assessment Screening (OYAS)
• Prison Rape Elimination Act Screening (PREA)
• Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI)
These assessments are conducted for the purpose of:
• The safety of youth and facility personnel
• Classification process, which includes housing, programming
and work assignments.
• Developing an Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP)
• Setting treatment goals
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Participation in Social Awareness Programming
Educational programming
Athletic programming
Clear direction and expectations
Pro- Social activities
Community involvement
Family reunification
YTEC offers many different evidence based programs as part of
their curriculum which include:
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Aggression Replacement Training
Forward Thinking
Gang Disassociation
Parenting
Substance Abuse
Thinking for a Change
Victim Awareness
Gender Specific Programming:
• Girls Circle
• The Council
These programs help to promote positive self-esteem, and encourage pro-social
behavior.
YTEC also offers youth additional evidence based programs
provided by onsite behavioral health clinicians including:
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Moral Reconation Therapy
Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Seeking Safety
Functional Family Therapy
• Youth can inform any staff
• Call PREA hotline (dial 7 on the unit phone)
• Youth can file a grievance in the unit and place in a locked box
B.R.A.V.E. Society (916) 903-6627
(bravesociety.org)
Caring and Courageous Kids
(caringandcourageouskids.com)
Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention
Center 1(800) 537-2237
(pacer.org/bullying)
Stop Bullying .Gov
(stopbullying.gov) 1(800)273-TALK (8255)
Teens Against Bullying
(pacerteensagainstbullying.org)
The Bully Project 212.725.1220
(thebullyproject.com)
Stop Cyberbullying
(stopcyberbullying.org)
Cyberbullying Research Center
(cyberbullying.us)
DoSomething.org
(dosomething.org/issues/bullying)
• Jason Bailey
951-358-4857
[email protected]
• Daniel Castañeda
951-358-4866
[email protected]
• Tony Garcia
951-358-4858
[email protected]