Youth Have Opportunities for Employment or Career Readiness (Calvert) (Formerly School Transition)

Youth Employment: % of 16-24 Year Olds in Labor Force who are Unemployed

Current Value

18.3%

2015

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Story Behind the Curve

Hard for youth under 18 to get employed in Calvert County; employers are shifting to older adults with more social skills; Lack of employment for adults causes adults to take the jobs that younger people might have taken.

Calvert County is the third highest in the state for rate of heroin-related ER visits, and the highest in the state for rate of alcohol-related ER visits.
The median age of inmates at Calvert County Detention Center is 35, with nearly a quarter of the population in the 18 to 24 age range (667 total)
23% of CCDC inmates have a mental health disorder with 94% having a co-occurring disorder
The average recidivism rate for CCDC is 42%
Of the 3000 inmates, most return to Calvert County communities
Of Drug Court participants, ages 18 to 24, 50% live in Lusby and 20% live in Chesapeake Beach – both with pockets of extreme poverty and more than 15 miles away from Prince Frederick, the hub of human services in Calvert County. 30% are unemployed and 30% have no high school diploma.

Partners

Calvert County Detention Center
Calvert County Health Department's Behavioral Health Division
Community Mediation Center of Calvert County
Southern Maryland Community Network
Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland
Calvert Drug Court
Calvert Parole & Probation
Calvert County Department of Social Services

What Works

Urban Institute’s Transition from Jail (TJC) Model for Reentry Case Management, currently used in Howard County
Community Conferencing Center( A study by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services showed that young offenders who participated in Community Conferences re-offend 60% less than a comparable sample of young people who went through the juvenile justice system. (Impact outcomes 2009-2014)
Mediation with Reunification Plans

Level of Services/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI), a Risk-Need-Responsivity and Case Management Tool, developed by Mental Health Systems, implemented by other TJC model sites.

Strategy

Reentry Family Reintegration Program
Youth Intervention and Engagement

Data Discussion

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