Save the Dates

The next JDCAP Training Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday March 13. The meeting reception will start at 9:00 AM and the agenda will run from 10A-3P at the Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center.

Employment Opportunities

The PA System of Care Partnership is currently seeking  applicants for Youth Involvement Specialists  (YIS) for our state wide expansion and implementation of System of Care. The YIS position is a part time position with varied hours involving work taking place on days, evenings and/or weekends. We need young adults to plan, design, organize, implement, coordinate and supervise activities and promote the overall System of Care program goals and objectives.  Project areas include: Work assignments will be project- based focusing on: meaningful engagement/leadership; social marketing; policy development ; funding, and structure /capacity.

Project Overview:  Pennsylvania has been awarded  funding  (called the PA System of Care Partnership)  to develop Systems of Care to serve youth ages 8-18 who have complex behavioral  health needs, multi-system involvement and their families.  The four year multi-million dollar System of Care Expansion Implementation Cooperative Agreement will enable Pennsylvania to build on the Cooperative Agreement granted in 2009, and implement the strategic plan developed through the Expansion Planning Grant (2011) to establish systems of care in all 67 counties in the Commonwealth. The PA System of Care Partnership is building on and enhancing efforts that have been underway for many years in Pennsylvania to integrate and more effectively provide services to youth and their families. The Pennsylvania System of Care Partnership will transform the current categorical and fragmented service delivery approach into a comprehensive community-oriented delivery system. In addition, the System of Care will create the infrastructures needed to support youth and families.   State, regional and local opportunities will be created with diverse financial support to ensure that youth and families are able to participate on all levels as equal partners.

Here are the instructions regarding  "HOW TO APPLY"

go to www.upmc.com, click Career Opportunities, click View All of Our Career Pathways, click Search All UPMC Jobs Now, click Advanced Search, type in the Job Opening ID section "2050518", click Search

Direct Link:

Youth Involvement Specialists

-click Advanced Search

-type in the Job Opening ID section "2050518"

-click Search

Additional Information

Report Explores Responses for Justice-Involved Youth with Mental Health Needs

The Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change has released "Better Solutions for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System." This report focuses on effective responses to youth with mental health needs in the juvenile justice system. Based on research, as many as 70 percent of justice-involved youth have a diagnosable mental health disorder. The report highlights the scope of the problem, identifies scientific breakthroughs, and encourages community-based treatment interventions that provide more appropriate, effective responses to youth with mental health needs.

The Collaborative for Change is a project of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice and is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part of its Models for Change Resource Center Partnership.