{"id":32016,"date":"2022-11-22T22:56:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T22:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/crossover-youth-practice-model\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T18:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:58:38","slug":"modelo-de-practica-para-jovenes-que-cruzan-sistemas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/crossover-youth-practice-model\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfExiste un modelo eficaz para atender a los j\u00f3venes involucrados tanto en el sistema de bienestar infantil como en el de justicia juvenil?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Youth involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems \u2014 sometimes referred to as crossover, dually-involved, dually-adjudicated, or dual-system youth \u2014 require a special focus.1<\/sup><\/a> An intentional approach is needed because involvement in both systems is associated with: higher risks for mental health, educational, and vocational challenges; higher rates of recidivism; longer stays in detention; and poorer placement stability and permanency outcomes.2<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, the quality and consistency of casework services provided to crossover youth leave them more vulnerable to placement in restrictive settings, such as group and institutional facilities, and without strong permanency planning activities in place.3<\/sup><\/a> Crossover youth also require special protection to shield them from the legal consequences of an adjudication of delinquency. Depending on the nature of the crime and specific laws in a jurisdiction, adjudication can have negative, lifelong implications on employment options and also on child welfare outcomes, leaving crossover youth with fewer options for placement and support.<\/p>\n

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Facts about crossover youth4<\/a>,5<\/a>,6<\/a><\/sup><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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In 2010, with support from Casey Family Programs, the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University\u2019s McCourt School of Public Policy developed the Crossover Youth Practice Model<\/span><\/a> (CYPM) to address the needs of crossover youth. The CYPM is a strengths-based model that focuses on family engagement and equitable treatment at every level of the system.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bold efforts are underway in many jurisdictions to transform the juvenile justice system<\/span><\/a>7<\/sup><\/a> and create alternatives that are less punitive and more restorative. Simultaneous efforts are underway within many child welfare systems to eliminate the need for group placements<\/span><\/a>. While transformational changes like these should lead to a reduction in the number of crossover youth, an intentional cross-system approach is necessary for every young person at risk of dual involvement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Research suggests that the best way to support the needs of crossover youth is to develop a comprehensive approach that involves integrated services from multiple systems including child welfare, juvenile justice, law enforcement, education, behavioral health, and the courts.8<\/sup><\/a> Multi-system collaboration is essential and minimally must include coordinated case management, joint assessment processes, coordinated case plans, and coordinated case supervision. The CYPM provides a roadmap for making systemic changes that involve these youth-serving systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The need for a coordinated approach<\/h3>\n

At age 14, Evan9<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0was arrested and spent the remaining years of his childhood involved in both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. He says he experienced a complete lack of coordination between the two. A juvenile corrections officer, who Evan met only rarely and briefly, made decisions determining the path of his life for 10 years. Recommendations from child welfare and behavioral health professionals working with him, as well as his own opinions on his current and future needs and goals, were mostly ignored, Evan says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Evan was placed in an institutional setting and was unable to attend public school. This was despite multiple recommendations from the staff that knew him best and interacted with him regularly, who indicated he had completed all courses offered through his placement and was routinely bored. It took advocacy from the group placement and mental health staff and a judge\u2019s order to finally allow him to attend some public school classes. However, after completing high school, Evan was forced to retake some classes when his juvenile corrections officer lost documentation of his credits, Evan says.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, despite having his charges reduced to misdemeanors and completing the required coursework to become a paramedic, Evan was denied a career in the medical field because of charges he faced at age 14. Still, 11 years after his first court hearing, Evan considers himself lucky. He is now employed in a different field, working as an advocate for change as a Jim Casey Young Fellow with the Annie E. Casey Foundation. He recognizes that many others with similar experiences are currently in prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Goals, values, principles, and themes<\/b><\/h3>\n

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The CYPM includes a variety of evidence-based programs and best practices that aim to achieve four overarching goals:<\/p>\n

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  1. Safe reduction in the number of youth placed in out-of-home care<\/li>\n
  2. Reduction in the use of group and institutional placement<\/li>\n
  3. Reduction in the number of youth becoming dually involved with the juvenile justice and child welfare systems<\/li>\n
  4. Reduction in the disproportionate representation of youth of color, particularly in the crossover youth population<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    All practices, policies, programs, supports, and services in the CYPM are rooted in the following fundamental values, principles, and themes:<\/p>\n