Child In Need of Services (CHINS) and Youth At Risk Program offered at Clallam County Juvenile & Family Services
Child In Need of Services (CHINS) and Youth At Risk Program offered at Clallam County Juvenile & Family Services
1912 West 18th Street, Port Angeles, WA 98363
Located by the William R Fairchild Airport. From W Lauridsen Blvd turn north onto South L St. Turn left onto W 18th St.
Eligibility
An at-risk youth is a juvenile who: is absent from home for at least seventy-two hours without parental consent; is beyond parental control to the point that the child's behavior endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the child or any other person; or has a substance abuse problem for which there are no pending criminal charges related to the substance abuse. One or more of the above conditions must be met for a family to gain services through the at-risk youth supervision program. Parents must be able to describe precisely why their child meets the above criteria as well as attempts they have made to remedy the situation prior to Court contact. Court contact should not be the first attempt on the part of parents to gain control of their children.
Hours
M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm.
(360) 417-2282
Voice
Application process
Parents seeking assistance in managing their child's behavior initiate contact by submitting an at-risk youth petition to Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services.
Fees
None.
Service area
Clallam, WA
Other Information
Payment Options
- Free
The at-risk youth program is one tool to support families and help keep them together. It is described in a part of Washington State Law called the Family Reconciliation Act. At-risk youth supervision aims to keep families functional by reconciling family issues and reinforcing rules of the home. This form of court contact generates no criminal record and maintains a high degree of privacy for those involved. Child In Need of Services is similar to the at-risk program except that when a CHINS is filed for a child, there is a need to remove the child from the home while court intervention and family assistance takes place.
What's Here
Providing organization
Clallam County Juvenile & Family Services
The Clallam County Juvenile & Family Services Department is responsible for detention, community supervision, departmental coordination, facilities, administration, and various juvenile programs. Additionally, True Star Behavioral Health Services offers substance use disorder and mental health outpatient treatment services.