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Reclaiming Futures Denver is one of 26 Reclaiming Futures projects using a proven approach to help teens involved with drugs, alcohol, and crime. We are partnering with the courts, treatment facilities, juvenile justice, community and families to meet the urgent needs of these young people in our juvenile justice system.

Reclaiming Futures Denver will strengthen our Denver Juvenile Drug Court by providing evidence-based assessments, service delivery and case management for 50 families per year over a four-year period. As a part of Colorado's Justice Initiative for Drug Endangered Families, we have been awarded grants from 2009-2013 by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency. We receive technical assistance from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Some youth in Denver are in trouble. According to the 2009 Annual Report to the Governor by the Colorado Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Council, of the youth committed to the Division of Youth Corrections 2007-2008, more than 60 percent needed treatment for substance abuse disorders. Also according to this report, a growing crisis in Colorado has been the influx of youth with serious mental illnesses and emotional disorders entering the juvenile justice system.

At Reclaiming Futures Denver, we are working to improve the quality of alcohol and drug treatment services available to youth in our justice system. We are doing the following to help young people in our area:

• Implementing a juvenile drug court program applying the Reclaiming Futures model
• Focusing on teens ages 12-17 who are involved with the court and need treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health issues
• Improving treatment services for drug and alcohol use
• Improving planning and communication between internal agencies
• Providing access to Denver Police officers as mentors
• Providing in-home services treating the entire family when appropriate

Our core partners
Denver Juvenile Court and Denver Juvenile Probation
Denver Police Department
Denver Department of Human Services
Colorado Miners
Denver Area Youth Services
Idea Counseling Services
Kempe Center for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Mile High Youth Corps
Reach Counseling
Stout Street Foundation

How to get involved:
Contact: Lilas Rajaee-Moore
Address: 303 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 1401
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 720-913-4248
Email: lilas.rajaee-moore@judicial.state.co.us