The Juvenile Services Unit provides juvenile delinquency and truancy intake services and court ordered supervision services pursuant to Chapter 938, the Juvenile Justice Code of the State of Wisconsin. The population served in this unit are juveniles who are at least 10 years of age and who are less than 17 years of age and have allegedly violated a state or federal criminal law as well as persons who are habitually truant as defined in Chapter 118.16. A variety of funding sources including the State of Wisconsin, Iowa County, grants, donations and court ordered supervision fees provide funding for juvenile delinquency and court ordered truancy services.

The following are the primary services provided by the Juvenile Services Unit:

Intake inquiries including all or some of the following: notice of rights, obligations and possible disclosure, multidisciplinary screens, intake conferences, deferred prosecution agreements, community service referrals, teen court referrals and referrals to the District Attorney for prosecution.

Community resource referrals, coordinate and collaborate with outside agencies in order to meet juvenile/family needs.

Family interviews for the purpose of gathering data for court reports.

Court reports including social histories, plan for treatment and rehabilitation as well as recommendations.

Ongoing supervision for juveniles under court ordered supervision due to delinquent acts and/or habitual truancy.

Referral and monitoring of sub-contracted in-home family therapy and parent education services.

Referrals for alternate care placements, coordinate services with family and the alternate care provider and any other services necessary in order to reunite families expeditiously and to keep families intact, if possible.

Coordination and collaboration with the District Attorney's office and corporate counsel with regard to cases requiring court action.

On-call, 24-hour per day coverage is rotated among the social work staff in order to provide emergency information and services to children/families and adults after Agency operating hours and on weekends and holidays.