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Initiative keeps youths out of detention By Eric Tegethoff

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pril marks the 25th anniversary of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, which has greatly reduced the United States’ youth-detention population. Established by The Annie E. Casey Foundation in 1992, the initiative has spread to nearly 300 counties across the nation. It’s proved to be a way to safely reduce the juvenile-justice system’s reliance on detention and provide alternative reform methods. The initiative, also known as JDAI, came to Hawai‘i eight years ago. Robert Browning, chief family court judge in Honolulu, praises JDAI for its ability to keep families

together and youths in their communities. “The welfare of our community is about what we call the ‘Aloha Spirit,’ about the love that we provide to those in need, and there's no population more vulnerable than children,� he said. Browning says since JDAI was introduced, the population at Hawai‘i’s youth facility has been reduced from between Young people work on a farm that provides programs for at-risk 70 and 100 kids down youth. - Photo: Courtesy Public News Service to fewer than 20. He says his first priority is public safety, society and in fact are better served but that most youths post no threat to by staying in their communities.

Help prevent rat lungworm disease

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n uptick in rat lungworm cases on Maui and Hawai‘i Island is raising concern across the pae ‘äina. At present, there is no cure and few treatment options for the debilitating disease, which attacks the brain and spinal cord and can cause excruciating pain. In Hawai‘i, local greens and homemade ‘awa have been contaminated, most likely by slugs or snails. The University of Hawai‘i offers advice on how to prevent it: > Check your produce: Most people contract the disease by eating unwashed vegetables and fruit, so make sure to visually inspect all produce before you eat it and toss anything that shows signs of slug slime, feces or feeding. Thoroughly wash the rest with potable water. The larvae can be inactivated by freezing for 12-24 hours or boiling for 2-3 minutes. > Vector control: In Hawai‘i, local greens and homemade ‘awa have been contaminated by slugs or snails. The disease generally passes from rodents (rats) to mollusks (slugs and snails). Trap rodents

Dean Wilhelm is executive director, alongside his wife, of Ho‘okua‘äina, a Hawaiian culture-based program that provides opportunities for at-risk youths, such as young people who come from abusive homes or have had problems with drugs. In the O‘ahubased youth-farm program, Wilhelm says the cultivation and preparation of traditional Hawaiian foods provides a sense of community and connection to the land and culture. He says the program helps heal youths who might otherwise be caught up in the criminal-justice system. “It’s basic life skills that we’re working on,â€? said Wilhelm. “Kids who come here and initially can’t look</Âś*;(/9 you in the eye have feelings Eric Tegethoff is a Public News 9LK\JPUN 9PZRZ (ZZVJPH[LK ^P[O 9H[ 3\UN^VYT 0UMLJ[PVU -:; ¡ 1HU of distrust and things of that sort. Service producer. (J[\HS ZPaL VM H [OPYK Z[HNL ULTH[VKL [OH[ JHU PUMLJ[ O\THUZ PM JVUZ\TLK ;OL PUMLJ[P]L Z[HNL ULTH[VKL PZ ]LY` ZTHSS e TPJYVTL[LYZ HUK [OH[ THRLZ P[ L_[YLTLS` KPMĂ„J\S[ [V ZLL PM P[ PZ VU WYVK\JL

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> Safe gardening: Inspecting your garden at night makes it easy to assess the slug population and pick off those you see for disposal in a slug jug (see above). When the jug is full, it can be emptied in a rocky area or used to clear weeds.

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> Water catchment safety: Make sure all catchment water is filtered. If an infected slug gets into your water tank and drowns, rat lungworm larvae can survive in the water for several weeks and enter your body through your eyes and cuts when you shower.

After a while, they’re sharing more, they’re looking at you in the eye, they’re able to sit still and be respectful in a conversation.â€? Nationwide, the number of youths detained has dropped by 44 percent in JDAI districts, according to a 2013 report from the Casey Foundation. Nate Balis, director of the juvenile-justice strategy group at the foundation, says one of the reasons JDAI has taken hold so strongly is that it is proved to work. “Jurisdictions have found that the playbook of JDAI delivers on what it promises,â€? he stated. “It allows them to not only reduce the number of young people in secure detention but do so in a way that does not harm public safety, and rather protects public safety.â€? ¢

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