Juvenile Services
The Juvenile Services Department (JSD) provides a continuum of comprehensive services that focus on protecting, empowering, and building resiliency in children and families.
Programs & Services
The Prevention Program utilizes evidence-based assessments and case management services to provide front-end services to at-risk youth and their families.
The Juvenile Civil Citation Program helps young people who have committed a minor crime to avoid an arrest.
If you participate and meet program requirements, Juvenile Diversion Programs can be an alternate to formal court involvement and supervision.
Learn about internship opportunities at Juvenile Services.
The Anti-Violence Initiatives are designed to reduce violence in our communities.
Apply for the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department Scholarship today for a chance to win one of thirteen $1,500 grants for your higher education.
News & Social Media
The JSD Data Unit specializes in collecting and analyzing data to identify patterns and trends in real time.
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About Us
We serve arrested and at-risk children and their families in Miami-Dade County. We process all arrested juveniles in Miami-Dade County in a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week safe and secure facility. We also support the County's portion of the Guardian Ad Litem, which advocates for the rights and interests of children involved in dependency court proceedings.
Our focus is on properly dealing with issues at the earliest moment. Our Civil Citation Program has a successful completion rate of 83 percent. We partner with Community-based Organizations to provide quarterly Job Development Training and our Trends for Success Boutique outfits youth with free business attire for job interviews.
Other partners in the juvenile justice continuum include law enforcement agencies, public schools, courts, state attorneys and departments of Juvenile Justice and Children and Families.
Sponsored by Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services, Thriving Mind South Florida and the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families.
CARF Accreditation
The Juvenile Services Department (JSD) is committed to delivering high quality services to its clients and their families. JSD also upholds the highest standards of quality and ethics in our business practices, ensuring accountability, transparency, and excellence.Since 2018, through a rigorous accreditation process, JSD has been issued accreditation and reaccreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for our Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) assessment and referral services. This Accreditation is representative of our high standards of excellence, dedication and commitment to improving the quality of lives for our clients and their families within our community. Through this accreditation, we demonstrate that all our clients are treated with dignity and respect, referrals are need based and grounded in evidence-based practices.
We are proud of this achievement, and we will continue to work hard to deliver the highest level of service to our clients and their families.
What is CARF accreditation?
CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services providers. For more information about CARF International, the standards, or the accreditation process, visit www.carf.org.
