Community Placement Programs
Goal: The placement of juveniles committed to the Department into a smaller, more treatment focused facility to enhance a more positive reintegration of the juveniles into their communities and reduce the likelihood of recidivating.
The Community Placement Program is a contractual agreement between the DJJ and two locally-owned juvenile detention centers.
In both programs, ten males, ages 14-17, are housed on a separate unit with dedicated, specially-trained staff and Program Case Manager.
Program Philosophy:
- Public Safety
- Individualized Treatment
- Accountability
- Competency Skill Development
- Rewards-Based Behavior Management Program
Education Services:
- Department of Education-accredited programs including middle and high school instruction, GED preparation, and/or Special Education services
The two facilities and their program components:
Program/Treatment Components:
- Substance Abuse Treatment, Education and Relapse Prevention (obtained GOSAP grant in August 2004 to administer evidence-based SA curriculum)
- Anger Management
- Individual Counseling
- Employability Skills
- Life Skills
- Physical fitness
- Vocational Education
- Medication Management
- Car Wash/Detail Program
Program/ Treatment Components:
- Substance Abuse Treatment, Education and Relapse Prevention
- Anger Management
- Individual Counseling
- Employability Skills and Vocational Education
- Life Skills
- Group Counseling including Victim Impact, Moral Reconation Therapy, Conflict Resolution, and Male Responsibility
- Physical fitness
Contact Information
Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center
300 Technology Drive
Staunton, Virginia 24401
(540) 886-0729
Superintendent: Timothy Smith
Program Case Manager: Donna Logan
Chesapeake Juvenile Services
420 Albemarle Drive
Chesapeake, Virginia 23320
(757) 382-6364
Superintendent: Sam Taylor
Program Case Manager: Kenneth Gallop