NCJ Number
183587
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 62 Issue: 3 Dated: June 2000 Pages: 112-115
Date Published
June 2000
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article reviews the activities of The Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village.
Abstract
The Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village (SIRYV) treatment facility and detention center is a private, nonprofit, residential facility for at-risk youth. It is a full-continuum-of-care facility that provides short- and long-term detention, staff-secure substance abuse programming, transitional, and independent living and community service programming. The facility is licensed by the State of Indiana and has an accredited on-site junior/senior high school. Additionally, aftercare services are provided to youth in their homes. The program focuses on teaching youth socially acceptable behaviors and extinguishing negative behaviors. Education is one of SIRYV’s major goals. Academic subjects are presented in a manner that best suits youths’ learning styles and instruction includes multicultural opportunities for individualized studies and projects. In 1999, SIRYV received additional funding to build two new housing units and program space for girls.