11/05/04
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This article describes Allegheny County’s (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) highly structured, intensive, and innovative aftercare approach for juveniles returning to their families and communities from residential treatment. It provides readers with steps being taken to improve aftercare generally for juveniles across the state by looking first at transition planning and oversight before a juvenile released from an institution. Also, why aftercare is important, full engagement of released juveniles, services, and support, rejoining the educational mainstream, networking, tutoring, and log sheets, and zeroing in on violations. [MORELINK]