THREADS is a community-based preventive program for youth who are at risk of future involvement with the Juvenile Justice and/or Family Court system due to PINS behaviors. THREADS provides support to youth and their families in an effort to avoid court intervention.
THREADS
THREADS is a community-based preventive program for youth who are at risk of future involvement with the Juvenile Justice and/or Family Court system due to PINS behaviors. THREADS provides support to youth and their families in an effort to avoid court intervention.
What THREADS Provides
- Supportive individual Case Management for youth
- Behavior change plan development with incentives
- A safe environment for learning and practicing new skills
- Holistic team approach to meeting the needs of the child
- Supervised skill-building groups
- Opportunities for youths to be involved in and give back to their communities
- Evidence supported and strength-based assessments and intervention using models such as the Family Check-Up and Everyday Parenting
- Parent support and training
- Quarterly Family Team Meetings
- Referrals to other programs and services based on identified needs
THREADS Eligibility
- Schuyler County resident
- Any school-aged child from Kindergarten—age 18
- Demonstrates a pattern of problematic behaviors at school or home such as:
- Extreme defiance
- Refusing to come home
- Leaving without permission or not being where caretakers expect
- Running away
- Truancy
Who can refer a youth to THREADS?
- The parent or legal guardian with whom the youth resides.
- An administrator, social worker or counselor within the school that the youth attends.
- A therapist or other mental health professional
- A probation officer, resource officer or other law enforcement officer
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