Item B: Public Safety Task Force Update

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Child Advocacv Center Staffio2. Provide services to children who report sexual and physical abuse or who have witnessed domestic violence; provide a medical exam if necessary; reduce trauma to children that must go through the criminal justice process; help the non-offending parents deal with trauma. Cost: $320,000 Results: Care for 700 to 1,000 children per year. Reduce the trauma to the children who must go through the criminal justice process by providing support and counseling as needed. Part of a balanced public safety system. Court AODointed Soecial Advocates (CASA) Prol!ram. Currently there are 70 CASA volunteers serving 164 children, with estimates that each year approximately 250 children will be in need of CASA services. Recruit, train, and supervise an additional 100 court-appointed volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. Cost: $110,000 Results: Funding would bring the current rate of service up from 28 percent of eligible children services to 68 percent of eligible children served. Part of a balanced public safety system. Crisis Nurseries. Nearly 100 percent of parents entering the Crisis Nursery's recovery support program have self reported using meth in addition to other illegal drugs. Enhance capacity of the programs in Eugene and Cottage Grove; add 2.5 FTE Peer Support staff. Cost: $160,000 (for Eugene and Cottage Grove) Results: In 2004, 91 percent of clients maintained their recovery and 96 percent maintained their children safely in their homes. Funding would allow an additional 75 parents and families to access services. Part of a balanced public safety system" Domestic Violence Coordination. Provide additional support for the Domestic Violence Council in its efforts to attract additional grant funding and to coordinate and strengthen the community's response to family violence. Cost: $40,000 Results: Secure $200,000 of grant funds annually. Part of a balanced public safety system. -... Goal-Enhance Treatment Programs. Provide effective treatment programs to stop the cycle and provide resources to help adults and juveniles who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Enhance treatment options for people with mental health problems made worse by drug and alcohol use. Reduce the number of re-offending criminals. Intensive SUDervision of Juveniles with. A&D Problems. Fund two probation and supervision staff to provide intensive supervision of juveniles who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. Cost: $170,000 Results: The number of youth receiving intensive supervision services will be approximately 85 and 70 percent will be diverted from chronic delinquency. This program, plus the two from the other sections, would provide about 65 percent of the identified need for intensive supervision services. Contributes to an overall reduction in the re-offending rate. Intensive A&D. Treatment Beds for J,uveniles. _.Contr~t for seven treatment beds for boys and contract for five treatment beds for girls who are referred for delinquent behavior. Executive Summary - Lane County Public Safety Task Force Final Report 17