A view of the D.C. Superior Court building in downtown Washington. A U.S. Marshal at the facility has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said on March 18. District agencies do not track youths with histories in both the city’s welfare and juvenile justice systems, leaving the city unprepared to meet their needs, according to
The report emphasizes ways the District’s Child and Family Services Agency and the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, which detains and rehabilitates youths charged with certain crimes, can work together, along with other agencies, to more comprehensively care for crossover youths. For example, on Sept. 30, 2022, there were seven times as many crossover youths as dual-jacketed youths, according to the report.
“You can burn through a child’s capacity to even respond to behavioral health intervention,” said Conway, who is a senior attorney and policy liaison at the Children’s Law Center.