Youth service bureau helps youth and families learn the skills they need to be more successful at home, in school and throughout the community.

Children & Youth , Children & Youth Services , Crime & Law , Family Counseling , Mental Health , Mental Health & Crisis Intervention , Youth Violence Prevention

In 2017, youth service bureau (ysb) served 5086 youth who received a total of 6966 hours of services. Ysb's youth-focused family counselors worked with 307 youth; 65% of parents reported that their issues were resolved or made manageable after completing therapy. Ysb's chemical health specialists provided services to: 326 youth in clinical school based services; 3795 youth in other school based services. Ysb diversion services helped 636 youth who received 2640 hours of services from ysb staff, the youth provided 3488 hours of community work service and 84% of youth completing ysb programs have not reoffended in the following 12 months and 90% of youth that completed an awareness program retained at least 90% of the material they learned in class. Ysb's youth and family education programs reached 5,281 individuals via 61 youth and family education classes in washington county and the surrounding area. 84% of participants indicated that they had increased their knowledge and awareness after attending an education seminar.