The Juvenile Justice Prevention Services (JJPS) program works in partnership with the Sacramento County Probation Department to provide intervention to pre-adjudicated youth with the intention to reduce further involvement with the juvenile justice system, prevent removal from the home, strengthen youth’s social and emotional well-being, and support youth and families’ use of individual strengths and natural supports.

The JJPS program provides Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and High Fidelity Wraparound services to identified youth. FFT is a prevention and intervention program that provides flexible, individualized, and dynamic wellness services to youth with juvenile justice involvement. FFT focuses on community protection, reducing recidivism, increasing client accountability, and improving youth and family functioning. The Wraparound intervention combines a family-centered, strengths-based, needs-driven, team-driven approach with individualized intervention and wellness-focused therapy. Standardized Wraparound principles and methods are used to comprehensively serve a family’s needs.