Information shared may not be shared, distributed, or otherwise released to any person or entity who is not a team member or otherwise entitled to such confidential information under law.

By providing early intervention, the hope is to break the destructive cycle of dysfunctional behaviors by facilitating the exchange of information between involved agency personnel and by coordingating individual agency responses.

How are Youth Referred to the Team?

Youth are referred to the team by any agency, organization, school or individual who recognizes a need for services to be coordinated and streamlined for that youth and/or their family. Referral forms are available by contacting the Team Coordinator, or you can download the form here (Adobe Acrobat .pdf format). This form allows the referring party to suggest agencies or organizations that may be able to provide needed services to the youth or their family.

A summary sheet is also completed to give a brief overview of the referring agency's concerns and goals of the interagency staffing.

What are the Goals of the Team?

One goal of the team is to provide comprehensive services to youth by way of exchanging information, in order to apply resources to support and/or intervene with families.

The team also provides a forum by which agencies are able to problem-solve and more efficiently provide services to youth and families.

Another goal is to address family issues, in addition to individual youth issues, using interagency perspective.

Finally, collaboration of agencies in service provision allows for creativity and flexibility of services to meet the unique needs of youth and families being staffed