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Counseling and Prevention

YOUTH DIVERSION SERVICES

Juvenile Diversion programming is offered to first or second time youth offenders; youth are referred by probation, schools personnel and law enforcement.  Specific eligibility requirements apply.  Services available include:

  • Intake and assessment
  • Psychoeducational groups focused on learning life and leadership skills, harm reduction, problem solving, and drug and alcohol refusal skills
  • Individual and family counseling
  • Youth and family case management
  • Establishing and monitoring community service.

Restorative Conferencing is offered to first or second time youth offenders.  It provides a structured and supervised conference between the offender and victim to reach an understanding and create a plan for restoration and/or amends.


© 2007 West County Community Services
P. O. Box 325, Guerneville, CA 95446
(707) 869-0654 voice
(707) 869-3683 fax