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PART IV(a) ~ PROGRAM GOAL, OBJECTIVE(S) & ACTIVITIES (cont.) The following activities will be completed during start-up: Step 1. Youthworks and the Juvenile Court will refine referral guidelines for the Unruly Diversion Program. Estimated Completion Date: Underway Step 2. Youthworks and the Juvenile Court will develop procedures for establishing the necessary baseline data including citations, adjudications and the risk of out-of-home placement at the time of referral. Estimated Completion Date: Within 2 weeks Step 3. Youthworks and the Juvenile Court will establish methods for documenting any post-referral citations, adjudications and court ordered placements, or any parental authorized interventions such as psychiatric placements. Estimated Completion Date: Within 2 weeks Step 4. Youthworks will develop, with the court, an evaluation tool for gauging whether the services provided were perceived by the youth and the family as beneficial and system outcomes such as out- of-home placements, custody changes and recidivism. Estimated Completion Date: Within 4 weeks The following steps will continue: Step 5. The Juvenile Court will evaluate referrals and will make referrals following a citation, emergency placement or following an informal adjustment hearing. Estimated Completion Date: Ongoing Step 6. Youthworks will jointly develop with the youth and family a plan to be submitted to the court and to document that the family has accepted services. Estimated Completion Date: Ongoing Step 7. Youthworks will case manage a mix of services provided by the agency and other providers. Estimated Completion Date: Ongoing Step 8. Youthworks will schedule meetings with the juvenile court to review the caseload and to review progress with the youth accepted for diversion. Estimated Completion Date: Quarterly Step 9. Youthworks will work with the court, social services, and law enforcement to determine if there are further arrests or further involvement in the juvenile justice or child welfare system. Estimated Completion Date: Weekly or as needed, Ongoing