PRINTER'S NO. 2112
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
440
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA,
BOSCOLA, TEPLITZ, SABATINA, RESCHENTHALER, KILLION, SCHWANK,
COSTA, FARNESE, EICHELBERGER, VULAKOVICH, BROWNE AND
YUDICHAK, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of October 2 through 8, 2016, as "Juvenile
Detention Centers and Alternative Programs Week" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's array of public and private service
providers have continued to evolve in response to juvenile
justice system reform efforts by improving the quality of
service delivery and simultaneously striving to ensure the
protection of our communities; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania service providers have adapted to
serving low-risk to moderate-risk youths within the community
and moderate-risk to high-risk youths within residential
programs; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania service providers offer uniquely
designed programs to all 67 counties to address the
individualized needs of specific populations; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania service providers offer an array of
services, including secure detention, secure treatment,
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institutional facilities, group homes, foster homes, community-
based and in-home programming; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's juvenile detention centers and
alternative programs, adhering to the Balanced and Restorative
Justice Model, contribute to public safety by providing a stable
environment for at-risk youths, providing education, programming
and ensuring sufficient opportunities for growth and development
of Pennsylvania's youth; and
WHEREAS, Juvenile detention centers and alternative programs
ensure every child's health and well-being by providing
competency development, self-discipline and stabilization
through comprehensive evaluations, both physical and behavioral
health, as well as community involvement; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of men and women are dedicated to ensuring
the proper care and supervision of youths and are committed to
the protection of Pennsylvania's communities on a daily basis;
and
WHEREAS, Youth care workers in Pennsylvania detention centers
and alternative programs stand ready on a daily basis to respond
to youths who display an array of unresolved mental health,
behavioral, educational and emotional issues; and
WHEREAS, The Juvenile Detention Centers and Alternative
Programs, an affiliate of the County Commissioners Association
of Pennsylvania, is an association of Pennsylvania service
providers that acts as a key resource for these service
providers offering education, representation and support for all
of the important services they provide for the Commonwealth's
youths and communities; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's juvenile justice service providers in
coordination with the Juvenile Detention Centers' Association of
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Pennsylvania merit one week of recognition for their unending
services aimed at protecting our communities and assisting
Pennsylvania's youth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of October 2
through 8, 2016, as "Juvenile Detention Centers and Alternative
Programs Week" in Pennsylvania.
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