Family Violence Intervention Program (FVIP)

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2020

The Family Violence Intervention Program (FVIP) is a diversionary program with the goal of keeping youth out of the Juvenile Justice System and encourage healthier ways for families to communicate without violence. The program is offered based on referral from the State Attorney’s Office to youth who have been charged with a domestic battery. The age range for the youth is typically 9 to 18 years. A Court Case Advisor contacts/meets with the family after receiving the referral and offers the family the choice to participate to avoid adjudication. If the youth and family agrees to participate, the FVIP staff member arranges for the youth to return home from detention. A mediation conference is conducted where the case plan is developed and the appropriate services are recommended and agreed upon.Supervision is provided for each case by an assigned Case Manager. If problems arise in either the home, at school or in the community, the case manager needs to be informed. Home or in school visits are conducted on an as needed basis.