TLC Juvenile Intake Assessment Center

The Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center provides crisis intervention and assessment 24 hours a day to children in need of care and to juvenile offenders - as well as their families - who come into contact with Johnson County law enforcement. Youths taken into custody by law enforcement are referred to services which can address any areas of concern identified, and placement into a shelter or foster care may be made for juvenile victims of abuse or neglect. Strengths-based case management is available for truant youth and their families with an emphasis on family and peer relations as well as school, employment, supervised recreation and community involvement.

Mission:

The JIAC program shall work toward improving the ability of juveniles to live more productively and responsibly within their community, enhance public safety, ensure the delivery of services to juveniles and enforce juvenile accountability.  JIAC staff will actively work with all juveniles and parents referred to JIAC, citizens, elected and appointed officials, all law enforcement personnel and other social welfare and community based agencies to meet the best interests of the juvenile and the communities of Johnson County .  We will concentrate our efforts on the best interest of the youth, public safety and preservation of the family.

Vision:

To provide an all inclusive juvenile services program to youth and families through preventive programs, intervention programs and graduated sanctions programs.

2006 JIAC year in Review...

• 1,850 youth served
• 1,089 Juvenile offenders
• 761 Children in Need of Care (CINC)

Phone Number: 913-764-4051