The King County Superior Court blog recently highlighted the eQuality Project. Run by the Center for Children & Youth Justice, eQuality has been helping King County Juvenile Court Services better connect court-involved LGBTQ+ youth with trauma-informed, culturally responsive support services. These efforts support our primary objective in the Road Map: to lead with equity. We’reContinue reading Culturally responsive care for LGBTQ+ youth
Youth engagement program provides resources and voice to Latinx students
One of our Zero Youth Detention objectives is to focus upstream to enhance positive supports to young people to prevent youth from entering the juvenile legal system. The Latinx Youth Engagement Project, run by the Department of Community and Human Services’ (DCHS) Children and Youth Services Division, is a great example of positive community developmentContinue reading Youth engagement program provides resources and voice to Latinx students
Trauma-informed fitness leads to skill building for youth
Upower’s trauma-informed fitness program means that they advocate for physical fitness and social-emotional well-being for every teen. Learn more about how Upower coaches build relationships with youth in detention.Continue reading Trauma-informed fitness leads to skill building for youth
The Sharing of Peace
Saroeum Phoung, the consultant who leads the County’s peacemaking training and has been using the peacemaking circle methodology for decades in community building and crime prevention efforts, first in Boston, and now in Seattle.Continue reading The Sharing of Peace
Using restorative justice to help youth in crisis
Jimmy Hung, a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, sees the juvenile justice system from the inside. Learn more about Jimmy Hung and how he’s helping kids make better decisions and stay on a positive path.Continue reading Using restorative justice to help youth in crisis
ESPN interviews Seahawk Michael Bennett about juvenile detention gardening program
King County Juvenile Detention, in partnership with Interagency Academy, hosted Michael Bennett of the Seattle Seahawks, his wife Pele, and other members of the Bennett Foundation to inaugurate the new Bennett Foundation Garden located within the detention facility. Continue reading ESPN interviews Seahawk Michael Bennett about juvenile detention gardening program
Dramatic drop in juvenile domestic violence case filings follows launch of FIRS program
Within a year of its inception, the impact of a new King County program aimed at reducing further involvement in the juvenile justice system is unprecedented: Compared to the same nine-month period last year, juvenile domestic violence case filings have dropped 62 percent.Continue reading Dramatic drop in juvenile domestic violence case filings follows launch of FIRS program
Peacemaking circle pilot shows new path for juvenile justice
Two years in jail for 15-year-old Rimon would be followed by a lifetime of notifying future employers and landlords that he was a convicted felon. Two years in jail and the legal process along the way would cost taxpayers somewhere around $200,000. And two years in juvenile detention could turn a teenager hard and bitter.Continue reading Peacemaking circle pilot shows new path for juvenile justice
New restorative services center for youth offers alternative to detention
Youth involved in domestic violence incidents now have an alternative to detention that offers them a chance to cool off before engaging in counseling services with their families: The Family Intervention and Restorative Services (FIRS) Center.Continue reading New restorative services center for youth offers alternative to detention
New domestic-violence intervention reduces juvenile detention stays
Before the Family Intervention and Restorative Services (FIRS) program launched this year, the King County Prosecuting Attorney Office’s options for helping families coping with domestic violence were too limited. Under the FIRS model, parents can now access an array of social services without formally pressing charges against a child or teen.Continue reading New domestic-violence intervention reduces juvenile detention stays
