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Court Services Diversion Services Mental Health Svcs

 

TRIAD
Prevention Program
believes there are not
"bad kids"
but "bad choices"

 

6300 Chimney Rock @ Youth Services Center
Houston, Texas 77081
713-295-2500
Important Phone Numbers

 

Administered by Harris
County  Protective Services

Program Director 
Deborah Colby

   TRIAD Prevention Program   is a consortium of three county agencies working
    together to coordinate their resources to serve youth at-risk. The three public agencies
    are  Protective Services, Juvenile Probation Department, and Mental Health/
    Mental Retardation Authority.

  TRIAD's Goal is to change children at risk into youth of promise.

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JP COURT FAMILY SERVICE CASE MANAGERS - TRIAD Prevention Program case managers are located in participating Justice of the Peace Courts. The case managers perform intensive case management and crisis intervention services for youth and families on the truancy and class c ticket dockets of these Courts. The advantage of this TRIAD Prevention Program function is the collaboration among public agencies; community and faith based organizations, school districts and the judicial system.

TRUANCY LEARNING CAMP - Families are referred to the Camp by the Justice of the Peace at the recommendation of the TRIAD Prevention Program Family Service Case Manager in the Court. Youth and their families attend for two consecutive Saturdays. The Program provides workshops for youth, parents and siblings highlighting issues of parental rights and responsibilities, communication skills, anger management, self esteem and substance abuse prevention. The Truancy Learning Camp is partially funded by the Harris County Community Development Department.

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Diversion Services

COMMUNITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CYD)TRIAD serves as the fiscal agent for the Community Youth Development Program. Services are sub-contracted to address the conditions that lead to juvenile crime, e.g. after school programs, mentoring, self-esteem and leadership courses, sports, counseling and support groups. The Programs are open to all youth who live or attend school in zip codes 77081 (Gulfton) or 77506 (Pasadena). These communities were chosen because of the need for increased efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency. Each community has a steering committee, where at least 51% of the members are community residents, and a youth advisory committee. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services funds the Program.   

To Gulfton CYD          To Pasadena CYD

Intake / Diversion Program - Child Protective Services and Juvenile Probation staff work side by side around the clock at the Chimney Rock Center to provide screening / assessment, crisis intervention, short term counseling, information / referral and follow up services for youth identified due to class c misdemeanors, status offenses, or otherwise at risk. Youth and families access the program through law enforcement or voluntarily based on need. In December 1999, the Intake staff began responding to calls on a specialized hotline setup to address the issue of infant abandonment in the Houston community.
SERVICES TO AT RISK YOUTH (STAR) - The TRIAD Prevention Program provides STAR services as part of the Harris County Collaboration with the DePelchin Children's Center. The TRIAD Prevention programs operates the County STAR Line and provides short term home based therapy services to youth and families. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services funds the STAR Program.

Click on the star for more information about this program.

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Mental Health Services

COMMUNITY RESOURCE COORDINATION GROUP (CRCG) - The Harris County CRCG was established in 1992 and is composed of representatives from public and private agencies as well as parent representatives. The role of the Harris County CRCG is to develop a coordinated plan of service for children and youth who have complex needs by identifying service gaps and barriers. Most of the youth served through the CRCG have received services through at least two of the three TRIAD agencies. The TRIAD Prevention Program supervises the CRCG coordinator.
Triad Mental Health - Mental Health/Mental Retardation Authority senior caseworkers provide short term, intensive, home based counseling and case management services to youth identified with serious mental health issues and their families. This TRIAD Prevention Program activity has allowed children at risk of residential placement to remain in the home.

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Important Phone Numbers:
 TRIAD Prevention Program ....................... 713-295-2500
           Services To At-Risk
           Youth Program (STAR)...................

713-664-3459
           Baby Abandonment ...................... 1-877-904-SAVE
 Harris County 
           Protective Services.........................

713-394-4000
To Report Child Abuse Hotline.................... 1-800-252-5400
Harris County Juvenile
           Probation Department.....................

713-512-4100
Mental Health/Mental
           Retardation Authority......................

713-970-7000
           Crisis............................................ 713-970-7070
Houston Police Department 
           Juvenile Division.............................

713-731-5353
Harris County Sheriff's Department
           Juvenile Division ............................

713-967-5740
Harris County District
           Attorney's Office............................

713-755-5874
Community Youth Services........................ 713-295-2500
Parents Anonymous.................................. 713-861-4847
Tough Love International............................ 281-480-1995
Texas Runaway Hotline............................. 1-800-580-HELP
National Runaway Switchboard................. 1-800-621-4000 

Crisis Intervention (Teen Line)...................

713-529-TEEN

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