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By Michelle Scoggins
   Reported in 2008, 60.6 percent of juveniles between the ages of 12 to 17 were
    dependent on or abused drugs as age increased these numbers began to taper
    down.
        37.4 percent of juveniles between the ages of 18 to 25 and 24. 3 percent of adults aged 26 or older
        (SAMHSA, 2012).
   2010 trends of incarcerated juveniles were reported at 779,700 juveniles
    between the ages of 18-29 either in jail or prison (SAMHSA, 2012).
   The overall cost for juvenile incarceration is approximately $14.4 billion per
    year (CASA, 2010).
   Juvenile costs for substances use, $68 billion per year.
       Equivalent to $2280 a year per each juvenile in the US (CASA, 2010).
   The therapeutic approach of human-canine interaction prove to assist those
    with building skills, increasing competence and confidence, facilitating
    healthy attachment, and strengthening of emotional and behavioral regulation
    (Project POOCH, 2012).
   MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility’s Project POOCH
        Dr. Merriam from Pepperdine University studied the program for three years and of the
        juveniles she interviewed reported a zero percent recidivism rate (Project POOCH, 2012).
Program goal:
•     Reduce recidivism through object relations
      attachment vs. traditional substance abuse therapy.
•     Use alternate treatment to encourage other coping
      mechanisms beyond substances
•     Change the juveniles bond from a substance to a
      living being
•     Provide unwanted animals with a forever home
•     Train juveniles how to care for another as a way to
      prepare for adulthood
•     Teach the juveniles responsibilities through feeding,
      cleaning and monitoring animals
•     Encourage teamwork
   Program is offered to youth throughout their
    incarceration; minimum stay is 6 months and the
    maximum stay is length of incarceration.
   Housing maximum for the pilot will be 20 inmates
   Estimated program cost is $200,000 for a two year
    pilot project in one youth facility. Ideally a youth
    facility with an in place substance abuse program
    looking for a contract renewal, allowing this program
    to be implemented without structural change.
   Staff includes
         Two counselors
         Three therapists
         One program director
         Support officer staff – provided by the facility
         Two mentors
         One vocational instructors
   Teens are linked with an animal where they are
    responsible for the daily care and training. Upon
    departure the teen has the option to take or leave the
    animal.
   Mandatory monthly drug testing; urinalysis, hair
    follicle, etc.
   Project POOCH. (2012). Our mission: Research. Retrieved on 5/12/2012:
    http://www.pooch.org/about.php#research
   National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia
    University. (2010). Adolescent substance use: America’s #1 public health
    problem. Retrieved on 5/12/2012:
    http://www.casacolumbia.org/upload/2011/20110629substanceuseslide
    s.pdf.

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Teen program

  • 2. Reported in 2008, 60.6 percent of juveniles between the ages of 12 to 17 were dependent on or abused drugs as age increased these numbers began to taper down.  37.4 percent of juveniles between the ages of 18 to 25 and 24. 3 percent of adults aged 26 or older (SAMHSA, 2012).  2010 trends of incarcerated juveniles were reported at 779,700 juveniles between the ages of 18-29 either in jail or prison (SAMHSA, 2012).  The overall cost for juvenile incarceration is approximately $14.4 billion per year (CASA, 2010).  Juvenile costs for substances use, $68 billion per year.  Equivalent to $2280 a year per each juvenile in the US (CASA, 2010).  The therapeutic approach of human-canine interaction prove to assist those with building skills, increasing competence and confidence, facilitating healthy attachment, and strengthening of emotional and behavioral regulation (Project POOCH, 2012).  MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility’s Project POOCH  Dr. Merriam from Pepperdine University studied the program for three years and of the juveniles she interviewed reported a zero percent recidivism rate (Project POOCH, 2012).
  • 3. Program goal: • Reduce recidivism through object relations attachment vs. traditional substance abuse therapy. • Use alternate treatment to encourage other coping mechanisms beyond substances • Change the juveniles bond from a substance to a living being • Provide unwanted animals with a forever home • Train juveniles how to care for another as a way to prepare for adulthood • Teach the juveniles responsibilities through feeding, cleaning and monitoring animals • Encourage teamwork
  • 4. Program is offered to youth throughout their incarceration; minimum stay is 6 months and the maximum stay is length of incarceration.  Housing maximum for the pilot will be 20 inmates  Estimated program cost is $200,000 for a two year pilot project in one youth facility. Ideally a youth facility with an in place substance abuse program looking for a contract renewal, allowing this program to be implemented without structural change.  Staff includes  Two counselors  Three therapists  One program director  Support officer staff – provided by the facility  Two mentors  One vocational instructors  Teens are linked with an animal where they are responsible for the daily care and training. Upon departure the teen has the option to take or leave the animal.  Mandatory monthly drug testing; urinalysis, hair follicle, etc.
  • 5. Project POOCH. (2012). Our mission: Research. Retrieved on 5/12/2012: http://www.pooch.org/about.php#research  National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University. (2010). Adolescent substance use: America’s #1 public health problem. Retrieved on 5/12/2012: http://www.casacolumbia.org/upload/2011/20110629substanceuseslide s.pdf.