Youth Development Center /
Youth Forestry Camp System
Facilities Locations
BJJS Addresses
BJJS Central HeadquartersPO Box 2675625 Forster Street, Room 126Harrisburg, PA 17105 YDC/YFC Program Addresses
Loysville Youth Development Center 10 Opportunity Drive Loysville, PA 17047-9754
| Youth Forestry Camp #2 Hickory Run State Park White Haven, PA 18661 |
North Central Secure Treatment Unit 36 Kirkbride Drive Danville, PA 17821-8608
| Youth Forestry Camp #3 4534 TarKiln Road James Creek, PA 16657
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YDC/YFC Central Region Programs
Youth Forestry Camp #3 (YFC 3)
50-bed open residential facility located on the grounds of Trough Creek State Park in Huntingdon County. |
Programs:
First Step: 12-week program for delinquent youth with substance use disorders. B-Dorm: 2- to 6-month program addresses criminogenic needs with a focus on career, academic, technical training.
Primary Services: - Hazelden's," A New Direction", AND
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT): An evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy based on the premise that people are disturbed cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally.
- ARISE
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Loysville Youth Development Center (LYDC)
54-bed secure residential facility located in Perry County. | Programs:
Allegheny: Specialized services for youthful offenders ages 12 – 15 East Penn: Addresses aggression and pro-criminal attitudes Juniata: Serves youth with deeply ingrained delinquent values, offers academic remediation and a short term track. STAR: Specialized services for youth identified with significant mental health needs. Williams: Specialized services for youth identified with intellectual and development disabilities ZB: Specialized services for youth identified with substance use disorders.
Primary Services: - Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
- Rational Living Therapy: a systematic approach to CBT
- Victim Awareness Course (VAC): Based upon BARJ concepts, participants explore the psychological, social, financial and physical problems faced by victims of crime and how criminal behavior impacts victims, the community and all of society.
- Crossroads
- Thinking for a Change
- Casey Life Skills
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Loysville Secure Treatment Unit (LSTU)
Offers increased security as a 20 bed secure (fenced) residential building located on the secure grounds of LYDC (fence within a fence). | Program: Serves a diverse population of more aggressive youth, typically with antisocial values who are in need of an increased level of security.
Primary Services: - Thinking for a Change
- Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
- Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
- Casey Life Skills
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South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit (SMSTU)
36-bed secure facility located on the grounds of the South Mountain Restoration Center in Franklin County designed for serious and habitual offenders. | Programs:
Sex Offender Program: Specialized services for youth adjudicated delinquent for sexual behavior problems. Secure Program: Serves the diverse needs of habitual and serious offenders.
Primary Services:
- ART
- Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
- Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
- Casey Life Skills
- Sexual Offending Relapse Prevention
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YDC/YFC Eastern Region Programs
Youth Forestry Camp # 2 (YFC 2)
49-bed open residential facility located within Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County. |
Programs:
Lehigh: 3-month therapeutic community for delinquent youth with substance use disorders. Delaware: Cognitive Behavioral program that includes vocational training and GED programming.
Primary Services: - Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND:
- Forward Thinking: An evidenced-based journal series, aligned with the YLS that targets criminogenic factors, focuses on education, taking ownership of choices & actions towards positive change.
- ARISE
- Casey Life Skills
- Project towards No Drug Abuse (PTND): An evidence-based drug use prevention program that targets self-control, communication skills, decision making and motivation to resist drug use.
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North Central Secure Treatment Unit (NCSTU)
112-bed secure residential facility located on the grounds of the Danville State Hospital in Montour County |
Programs for adjudicated males:
HOPE: Specialized services for youth with substance use disorders EPREP: Targets general delinquency issues while working towards the attainment of GED or High School Diploma GENESIS: Serves youth with a history of drug selling behaviors. RISE: Provides highly structured strength-based therapeutic community. FOCUS: Specialized services for youth identified with intellectual and development disabilities and/or mental health needs POWER: Serves youth with a history of aggressive behaviors.
Program for adjudicated females: Girls' Program: A certified Sanctuary Model Program provides gender-responsive services addressing criminogenic needs and targeted interventions for trauma, loss, and mental health disorders. Primary Services: - Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
- Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
- Thinking for a Change
- PTND
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy, (DBT)
- Courage to Change
- Forward Thinking
- Choice Theory
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Casey Life Skills
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