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Mission Statement: WellSpring is a secure, long-term residential program dedicated to individualized, strength-based services for juvenile male offenders in Central Oregon. |
New JCJ Residential Program Opens Doors in September
In 2003, Juvenile Community Justice officially opened WellSpring, a residential program designed to hold youthful male offenders accountable, and assist them in acquiring essential cognitive and life skills in moving toward a crime-free, productive lifestyle. Operated in a secure setting in the Juvenile Community Justice Resource Center, this program provides youth with a broad array of services based on individualized planning.
The overall program goal is to help youthful offenders develop personal responsibility, accountability and competency skills within the context of public safety, by engaging them with families, victims, and the community in the rehabilitative process. A critical component of these services focuses on strengthening the family relationship.
The primary program goals to be measured on an annual basis include the following:
- Promote prosocial behavior and reduce criminal behavior.
- Hold youth accountable.
- Increase youth competencies through safe, structured and nurturing environment.
- Increase and maintain a high level of family involvement.
- Improve a youth's ability to succeed in the community after release from a secure setting.
WellSpring is specifically designed for males, ages 12-17, with serious and/or chronic delinquency behavior, requiring secure custody for public and personal safety. Eligible youth may have failed or are having difficulty with placement in another secure setting, including inpatient drug and alcohol treatment and short-term detention programs. It serves youth who reside in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties, and excludes youth with severe cognitive dysfunction, and those with psychotic disorders that cannot be addressed by medication and/or behavioral management.
WellSpring is funded through an agreement with the State of Oregon, Department of Human Services for federal Medicaid dollars, used in combination with County general funds. Basic requirements for the program include 13-hours of counseling and skill building, which include individual counseling, weekly family sessions, individual skill building and group counseling. Recreation, homework/study time, weekly parent training and aftercare planning are all integral program components.
For more information about WellSpring, please contact Darrell Bushnell, Program Coordinator at 541.617.3350, or by email at darrellb@deschutes.org.
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