Our juvenile court system is vital, working through difficult cases to find the best way forward for Indiana’s youth.
To support these courts, a bill I authored, which was voted unanimously out of the House, would require specific juvenile programs receiving grants to work with key stakeholders on how to invest the funding to better address the needs of at-risk youth.
By encouraging this collaboration, both at the local and regional levels, we can better allocate important resources to best meet the needs of our youth.
These changes to the funding formula would help determine where resources are most needed, including in Indiana’s rural communities.
