North Carolina § 143B-840 - Comprehensive Juvenile Delinquency and Substance Abuse Prevention Plan.

§ 143B-840. Comprehensive Juvenile Delinquency and Substance Abuse Prevention Plan.

The Section shall develop and implement a comprehensive juvenile delinquency and substance abuse prevention plan and shall coordinate with County Councils for implementation of a continuum of services and programs at the community level. The plan shall contain the following: Identification of the risk factors at the developmental stages of a juvenile's life that may result in delinquent behavior. Identification of the protective factors that families, schools, communities, and the State must support to reduce the risk of juvenile delinquency. Programmatic concepts that are effective in preventing juvenile delinquency and substance abuse and that should be made available as basic services in the communities, including: Early intervention programs and services. In-home training and community-based family counseling and parent training. Adolescent and family substance abuse prevention services, including alcohol abuse prevention services, and substance abuse education. Programs and activities offered before and after school hours. Life and social skills training programs. Classes or seminars that teach conflict resolution, problem solving, and anger management. Services that provide personal advocacy, including mentoring relationships, tutors, or other caring adult programs. The Section shall cooperate with all other affected State agencies and entities in implementing this section. The Section shall ensure that localities are informed about best practices in juvenile delinquency and substance abuse prevention. History (1998-202, s. 1(b); 2000-137, s. 1(b); 2011-145, s. 19.1( l ), (t); 2012-83, s. 13; 2017-186, s. 1(t10).) Editor's Note. - Former G.S. 143B-540 was recodified as G.S. 143B-272.29 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t), effective January 1, 2012. It was subsequently renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. For establishment of a pilot program for a multifunctional juvenile facility in Eastern North Carolina, see the editor's note under G.S. 143B-806. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t) recodified Article 12 of Chapter 143B as Part 3 of Article 5A of Chapter 143B . Article 5A was renumbered as Article 13 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1( l ), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Division" for "Department" in the first and second paragraphs of subsection (a) and in subsection (c). Session Laws 2012-83, s. 13, effective June 26, 2012, substituted "develop and implement a comprehensive juvenile delinquency and substance abuse prevention plan" for "implement the comprehensive juvenile delinquency and substance abuse prevention plan developed by the Office of Juvenile Justice" in subsection (a). Session Laws 2017-186, s. 1(t10), effective December 1, 2017, substituted "Section" for "Division" throughout the section.