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Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council meets October 16

October 10, 2014

SOLANO COUNTY – The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council meeting will be held on Thurs., Oct. 16, 2014 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the County Administration Center, 675 Texas Street, 6th Floor - Conference Room 6004.

The membership of the coordinating council is outlined in California Welfare and Institutions Code 749.22 and shall, at a minimum, include the chief probation officer, as chair, and one representative each from the district attorney's office, the public defender’s office, the sheriff’s department, the board of supervisors, the department of social services, the department of mental health, a community-based drug and alcohol program, a city police department, the county office of education or a school district, and an at-large community representative. In order to carry out its duties pursuant to this section, a coordinating council shall also include representatives from nonprofit community-based organizations providing services to minors.

The agenda includes a review of some of the programs and services available for juveniles through the Probation Department, an update on the Restorative Justice Program, and an overview of the services provided by Aldea and Healthright 360.