Home

1-25 of 33
Provides early intervention with youth in greater metropolitan Omaha communities to reduce juvenile crime while also helping families make positive changes in their lives. Support includes such things as skill building, school advocacy and liaison, community resource connection, family meetings, tutoring, individual and family consultation, skills training, and assistance with transportation.
Opportunity for adults and juveniles to complete a diversion program in lieu of going to court.
The Jail Diversion Program is offered to individuals in Jasper and Poweshiek Counties who are in contact with the criminal justice system because of a mental health or co-occurring disorder. Participation in the Jail Diversion Program is voluntary.

Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.

Categories

Certificates/Forms Assistance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Diversion Programs

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Offers a comprehensive mental health center that provides outpatient individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Integrated Health and Community Outreach Programs offered through this location. Outreach programs include Jail Diversion programs, Integrated Health programs and Support Community Living programs.

Categories

General Counseling Services
Diversion Programs
Psychiatric Case Management
Integrated Physical/Mental Health Services
Life Skills Education
Mental Health Evaluation
Juvenile Diversion Services. Call for specific program services.

Categories

Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Parenting Skills Classes
Diversion Programs
Offers a comprehensive mental health center that provides outpatient individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Integrated Health and Community Outreach Programs offered through this location. Outreach programs include Jail Diversion programs, Integrated Health programs and Support Community Living programs.

Categories

General Counseling Services
Diversion Programs
Psychiatric Case Management
Integrated Physical/Mental Health Services
Life Skills Education
Mental Health Evaluation
Allows eligible defendants, referred by the Douglas County Attorney, to earn a dismissal/sealment of their current felony charge(s) in exchange for successfully completing an approximate 18-24 month voluntary program.

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Offers a comprehensive mental health center that provides outpatient individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Integrated Health and Community Outreach Programs offered through this location. Outreach programs include Jail Diversion programs, Integrated Health programs and Support Community Living programs.

Categories

General Counseling Services
Diversion Programs
Psychiatric Case Management
Integrated Physical/Mental Health Services
Life Skills Education
Mental Health Evaluation
Jail diversion program for adults with a mental illness. The purpose of the program is to minimize the number of mentally ill individuals in jail by providing supportive services during incarceration followed by community-based treatment upon release. Services include, but not limited too, assistance with obtaining benefits, transportation and coordination of care. Staff will accompany individuals to needed appointments as an added support.
Jail diversion program for adults with a mental illness. The purpose of the program is to minimize the number of mentally ill individuals in jail by providing supportive services during incarceration followed by community-based treatment upon release. Services include, but not limited too, assistance with obtaining benefits, transportation and coordination of care. Staff will accompany individuals to needed appointments as an added support.
Diversion for juveniles arrested or cited and released by law enforcement. Serves as the focal point for comprehensive assessment and case management and provides the County Attorney with recommendations for services.
Youth Assessment Center, with families and the community, supports activities that contribute to the safety and well-being of youth involved with the juvenile justice system or at risk of becoming involved in the system. Goal is to divert youth from the juvenile detention center where possible and when appropriate. Youth receive comprehensive pre-treatment assessments and drug and alcohol assessments to aid the juvenile court in determining the need for detention.

Staff Secure Detention facilities house youth who are under Juvenile Court jurisdiction only and who do not require a locked facility for supervision and control. The facility is unlocked and the supervision is provided by staff.

Juvenile Detention Center is a secure facility that houses youth who require a locked environment; the facility has a central control room which houses a state of the art computerized security system to monitor and manage security 24-hours a day.

Drug and alcohol evaluations for all youth admitted, as well as year round educational programs through the Lincoln Public Schools/Pathfinder School.

Categories

Correctional Facilities
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Diversion Programs
Provides education and rehabilitative services to first time DUI/DWI offenders in Sarpy County.

Juvenile Intake Diversion Services provide education classes and rehabilitative services for first time juvenile offenders.

Alcohol and drug prevention and education.

Teen Court program - trial by peers for first time juvenile offenders.

Categories

DUI Offender Programs
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Diversion Programs
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention

For youth who are at risk for, or who have committed law violations, the program provides positive development opportunities to prevent subsequent law violations and prepare them to live successfully in the community. Youth receive support in the areas of education, employment, basic living skills, crisis stabilization, and healthy relationships. Programs include electronic monitoring, community youth coaching, family support, and in-home family services.

Chance 4 Change addresses marijuana and paraphernalia possession offenses. Youth can avoid court involvement if they successfully complete all program requirements, referrals are accepted from parents, teachers or law enforcement officers.

Rethinking Drinking provides first time offenders the opportunity to avoid potential prosecution on the charge of underage possession of alcohol in exchange for participation in a 4-hour class.

Categories

Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
Diversion Programs
Provides services pre- and post-release to 100 eligible adults in Scott County through a Department of Labor grant. Enrolled participants receive intensive case management, reentry planning, and workforce services which include career exploration, job readiness, occupational training, and employment placement.

Safer works in partnership with the Seventh Judicial District, Iowa DOC to support the reentry of individuals residing at the Work Release Center or Residential Correctional Facility and are scheduled to release between 20 to 270 days of program enrollment. Staff seek to build connections with local employers to assist participants in securing employment with the preparation to meet the needs of the local labor market while building the skillsets valued by employers. Enrollment period ends 12/31/2025.

Offers eligible justice-involved veterans an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system by providing them support and rehabilitation through comprehensive substance use and/or mental health treatment, education, employment, and vocational programs. Can also help with community resource referrals for housing, childcare, and transportation, all while being judicially monitored. It is an 18 to 24 month program.

Participants are required to enter a plea before the court, but sentencing will be withheld while the veteran participates in the DCVTC. If the participant graduates, DCVTC shall dismiss, or in the case of a DUI referral, reduce charges. If the participant fails to graduate for any reason, then the sentencing portion of the plea will be executed and the participant sentenced in the normal course.

The target population includes military veterans who have been charged with a felony offense(s) and who are diagnosed with substance use and/or mental health issues.

Prevention, early intervention, and diversion program specifically designed for African American Youth to promote positive behaviors, critical thinking, problem solving, and strategies for success. The 10 week program uses the principles of Kwanzaa and African American historical facts to instill cultural pride and accountability.

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Is designed for defendants who reside in Linn County. This program was established as a collaborative effort with Linn County Mental Health and Disability Services to provide jail diversion and reentry services for people who have been diagnosed or thought to have a mental illness.
Educational, enrichment, and community service opportunities to help repair harm that was caused by a youth criminal's offense.
Offers in-home family therapy and community support services to help keep children out of the juvenile court system and with their families. Provides assessments and appropriate behavioral health therapy services tto address any mental health diagnosis. Treatment can assist individuals with addressing emotions, behaviors and functioning issues in their daily lives.

Crisis Diversion Services are provided to address immediate problems or de-escalate situations with the intent to keep families together and avoid a child's removal from the family home

Categories

Diversion Programs
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention