Learn more about the work done across the County toward reducing racial disproportionately in juvenile detention by focusing on policies and practices.Continue reading Identifying and eliminating policies that contribute to racial disproportionality in the juvenile legal system
If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity that will have an impact on a child’s life, the King County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program could be a great fit. Continue reading Superior Court CASA Program needs volunteers, open house Nov. 7
Could there be a time when we don’t need to incarcerate youth? Executive Constantine outlines his plan to help the County reach its goal of Zero Youth Detention in this episode of King County Connects.Continue reading VIDEO: King County Connects on Zero Youth Detention
Listen to what our community partners and young people impacted by the juvenile legal system had to say about the journey to Zero Youth Detention in a conversation with King County Executive Dow Constantine.Continue reading VIDEO: No one can do this work alone
When systems work together, the people they serve benefit. This Road Map objective recognizes that youth and families are often served by multiple systems and more can be done between and among systems to better coordinate.Continue reading Aligning and optimizing connections between systems to increase effectiveness
The objective recognizes that young people who remain in their own community generally have better outcomes after contact with the juvenile legal system. However, when community-based resources are not a viable option and a youth must be placed in secure detention as a last resort, family engagement and reentry supports are essential.Continue reading Supporting youth and families to reduce recurrence of legal system involvement
This objective calls on legal system partners and community to work together to create an effective continuum of community-based approaches, accessed at different points in the juvenile legal process, that provide for community safety and for the developmental needs of youth.Continue reading Diverting youth into community-based options
This objective recognizes partnership between youth and families, schools and communities, and the County is needed to enhance positive youth development and help position the youth on a healthy life course.Continue reading Preventing youth from entering the juvenile legal system by focusing upstream
By leading with racial justice in the work of Zero Youth Detention, all stakeholders involved with the juvenile legal system are being called to commit to addressing systemic institutional racism and bias and to align efforts through this deeply challenging work.Continue reading Leading with racial equity
Today marks the release of the Road Map to Zero Youth Detention, King County’s strategic plan to not only further reduce the use of secure detention for youth, but to launch this County on a journey to eliminate it.Continue reading Announcing the release of the Road Map to Zero Youth Detention
