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OTHER PROGRAMS

CLEAN AND SOBER CALENDAR
The Clean and Sober Calendar Program offers treatment intervention while allowing for flexibility in
determining who may participate and the amount of judicial oversight they receive. It maintains an overall
treatment objective for youth with substance abuse issues.

WRAPAROUND

Youth at risk of entering foster care may be referred to the Wraparound Program operated by Casa
Pacifica. The program is open to youth served by various agencies including Probation, Child Welfare, and
Behavioral Wellness. Probation uses the program to intervene with and provide services to youth and
families experiencing difficulties and dysfunction in the home. The objective is to offer intense home-based
services and support to stabilize a family and prevent a youth from continuing delinquent behavior or
entering foster care. The program offers a combination of parent peer support, counseling, and

programming delivered in a strength-based way.

PLACEMENT

In some cases, youth on probation may be placed into a foster care program because of serious behavior or
mental health issues, and/or serious safety issues in their home. Foster care can include placement with a
relative or non-relative, an independent living arrangement, or in a congregate care
setting. The focus of foster care, especially congregate care, is to limit a youth’s
exposure to it and provide a high level of therapy and services in a relatively short
period so as to allow a youth to return home or go into a lower level of care.
Wraparound may be used to support a youth and resource (foster) family for a
youth in relative care or to insure a successful transition from congregate care to

the home. Youth placed in foster care must meet specified criteria for care.

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