Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island

Family therapy program: the family therapy program provides comprehensive counseling and case-management services to families with a child age 18 or younger. While ysb counselors specialize in the treatment of disorders of childhood and adolescence, they also provide mental health counseling to any member of the household whose symptoms have an impact on a child or teen. The program serves approximately 500 children and teens every year.

Peer justice: peer justice provides an alternative to city and juvenile court for teens who plead no contest to misdemeanor charges, non-violent felonies, and ordinance violations. By completing the program, the teens avoid having a court record. A sentencing hearing is conducted with a licensed attorney serving as a judge and teen volunteers as jurors. The jury determines a sentence that includes community Service, restitution, an apology to the victim, research papers, and counseling services. Peer justice serves about 200 teens every year.