Connecticut’s Case Review Team (CRT) conferences are designed to explore all options before any young person is committed to residential custody as well as explore alternatives for supervising and safely caring for the young person at his or her home or in the community. The conferences include family members, probation staff, school personnel, social workers, mental health providers, and the young people themselves. Of the 597 CRT meetings convened during the first two years Connecticut employed this process (2005 – 2007), 72 percent of participating youth avoided out-of-home placement. A substantial share of these youth avoided any subsequent contact with the justice system, or had only very minor involvement. This is a shining example of involving families in the critical decisions that impact their children.
Connecticut Case Review Team
