Increase youth crimes in Utah? How to help troubled young people. – Deseret News

When it comes to reducing youth crime in the state of Utah and even more to prevent younger generations from experiencing a lifestyle of criminal activities, a new informal working group came up that focused on the prevention of violence, to a traditional but possibly forgotten – in modern society – conclusion:

A village is needed to raise a child.

Under the direction of Rep. Tyler Clancy, R-Provo, around 30 managers of public security, doctors, political decision-makers and municipal representatives brought a perspective of the entire community to the concern of violence in the state, in particular with the younger population of the state.

Although Clancy has a first conversation, the cooperation in the state hopes for a uniform front in the state that demands tolerance towards violence by confronting people, calling them and saying: 'Violence is unacceptable. However, hope is that these partnerships are creating a community full of families, colleagues and mentors, so that “formal measures” do not even have to be taken.

When it comes to many of these children who are committed or possibly committed or possibly join a gang, the need for community, Michael Osborn, an er -doctor and director of the emergency room in Utah Valley Hospital, said during the discussion.

He also noticed that he has had an increase in the number of young patients with mental health struggles in the past 10 years.

Most of these children, he said: “They have no way and no belonging and have no one who loves them, someone who believes in them.”

“They often feel depressed and sad and sad. These are the things that often lead to violence,” he added. “I would say, as far as we see, are most crimes that are violent, usually associated with drugs and alcohol, even if they go hand in hand hand in hand. Some of them are usually coping with mechanisms, and usually because they have no purpose, they have no drive, they have no instructions.”

During a two -hour discussion, many of the agreed multi -party solutions included in the investment in families, schools and mentor Outreach.

With regard to the social determinants of crime, Teresa Brechlin, program manager of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, said that it is not final if children with negative experiences have grew up in childhood, but a higher probability that they are committed to criminal behavior.

But “it is not a question of sorting who will be violent. It's about looking at the community as a whole and doing our best to ensure that you have the healthiest circumstances you need to grow.”

When it comes to what kind of children works, Pamela Vickrey, managing director of lawyers from the youth administrator of Utah, said a person.

“No matter where you go, you can speak to people and you will say:” What is the program that works? “And when they talk to the children, the children will say:” It was not the program.

While programs are being set up to fight the youth, Vickrey said that the relationship between the youth to mentor was so inferior to the number that it is not a matter of course that every young person receives the right instruction.

Rep. Verona Mauga, D-Salt Lake City, has a background in terms of behavioral health and experience in living treatments. She repeated Deseret News that children need this personal and unique attention.

“When I work with young people who are in the criminal justice system, it is always a person. As if you can have a really great program, but if you have nobody you think, or a group of people who are really interested in, it is difficult for a child to take care of yourself or feel like you are seen as if you were prioritized,” said Mauga. “Because as soon as this connection occurs, they see success. You see a shift in the changes.”

Mauga added that it was important to discuss youthful violence with the basic efforts. This means that teachers, consultants and even people who were rehabilitated after the prison and work with young people.

She called the group “inspiring” on Friday.

“Everyone brings an important perspective,” she said. “We do not solve the problem until we can actually work thoughtfully and we end up at this table every few years. I am very happy about the opportunities to work in the early phases of the youth, and I just try to ensure that there are resources and support for children before it gets too late.”