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Participants

Since the Youth Diversion program began in 2013, a total of 3,365 youth have been

referred for services as of November 30, 2017. Referrals start the process of eligibility screening

for the program. Youth are considered diverted when they meet the criteria for the program and are

routed into services. Youth not considered diverted are those who are: rejected at screening for not

meeting the eligibility criteria, youth referred to or already involved in other, often more intensive

services, or youth who decline to participate. Table 1 shows the number of referrals and subsequent

diversions into the Youth Diversion Program between January 1, 2013, and November 30, 2017.

Table 1. 2013 – 2017 Annual Youth Diversion Referrals and Intake

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total

Referrals 705 565 719 697 679 3365

Diverted 508 415 574 605 608 2710

% Diverted 72.1% 73.5% 79.8% 86.8% 89.5% 80.5%

Four general subsamples are compared throughout the analyses: Program Completers, those

youth who were eligible for the program, chose to participate, and completed the program more

than one year ago; Non-Completers, those youth who were eligible and chose to participate, but for

various reasons did not complete the program; Rejected at Screening, those who were either

ineligible or who chose not to participate; and a State Comparison Subgroup of youth diverted in

FY 2013. Table 2 shows the breakdown of the subsamples drawn from the Youth Diversion

program as of November 30, 2017.

Table 2. 2013 – 2017 Annual Youth Diversion Program Subsamples

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