The clinical unit is managed by licensed, master’s level, mental health professionals, who oversee prevention and diversion services for youth referred to the Juvenile Services Department (JSD).   

Services provided by the mental health professional staff include:

• Evaluating children in crisis and initiating Baker Act (Crisis Intervention) procedures
• Providing clinical assistance to JSD staff working with children and their families
• Clinical review of Treatment Alternative for Safer Communities (TASC) psychosocial assessments, which are completed on children who are classified as being moderate or high risk of having mental health and substance abuse issues (learn more about JSD's screening and assessment process here) 
• Training on evidence-based tools and techniques used to assess the client population
• Training on mental health and substance abuse issues
• Supervision of prevention and diversion services

Description of Prevention and Diversion Services supervised by the Clinical Unit:  

Civil Citation

Post-Arrest Diversion Program (PAD)

Young Offenders Process (YOP)

Juvenile Alternative Services Sanctions (JASS)

Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP)

Intensive Delinquency Diversion Services (IDDS)

These programs have the following outreach offices/locations:

• Main Office/Central
  275 NW 2nd Street   2nd Floor
  Miami, FL  33128
  305-755-6282
  305-755-6283
  305-755-6301 Fax
  
  
• Opa-Locka Neighborhood Services Center/North
  16405 NW 25th Ave.  Room #100
  Miami, FL  33054
  305-622-2572 ext.16
  305-622-2576 Fax
  
  
• South Dade Government Center
  10710 SW 211th Street   Room #106
  Miami, FL 33189
  305-234-1433
  305-234-3989 Fax