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MISSION
The mission of Juvenile Health Services is to
ensure the provision of high quality health care services to
minors within the County’s juvenile institutional facilities.
ABOUT US
Juvenile Health Services (JHS), a division of
the Health Care Agency’s Institutional Health Services, provides
medical, dental, nursing and pharmaceutical services to children
and minors housed in Social Services Agency’s Orangewood
Children’s Home (OCH) and the Probation Department’s six
Juvenile Institutions.
Medical services provided by JHS at the
Probation Department’s six Juvenile Institutions are accredited
by the California Medical Association’s Institute for Medical
Quality (IMQ). The IMQ accreditation ensures that the medical
services provided meets the community standard of care and
overall efficiency and protection for the minors, probation
staff, and the community at large. The six Institutions are
Juvenile Hall, Youth Guidance Center, Youth Leadership Academy,
Joplin Youth Center, Los Pinos Conservation Camp and Theo Lacy
Juvenile Annex.
 Orangewood Children’s Home is an Emergency
Shelter Home for abused, abandoned, and neglected children
operated by SSA with Juvenile Court authority. Orangewood
Children’s Home uses a 21st century cognitive behavioral model
to assist youth with social skills while at OCH. Juvenile
Health Services provides medical care screening for all minors
brought to OCH and provides continuing healthcare services while
the child resides at OCH.
The Health Care Agency operates under a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Probation Department
and the Social Services Agency (SSA). The roles and
responsibilities of each department are specifically outlined in
the MOUs which are drafted to help ensure that every minor
receives healthcare as prescribed by law, established procedures
and the community standard of care.
Juvenile Health Services also has a written
contract with local hospitals to provide specialty medical
services for minors in the institutions. These services include
specialty consultations, treatment services and in-patient
care. Juvenile Health Services also has a licensed pharmacy to
meet patient needs. Mental Health services are provided by the
Health Care Agency’s Court Evaluation Guidance Unit (CEGU), a
separate program in the Behavior Health Children and Youth
Services division.
WHAT WE DO
JHS has Registered Nurse staff at all
facilities with Nurse Practitioner or Physician coverage
provided on an on-duty or on-call basis. During intake, each
minor is screened by a nurse and the level of on-going care
provided is equivalent to a Community Ambulatory Care Clinic.
If you are aware of a family member minor who
is at an Orange County juvenile institution, and you are
uncertain whether we are aware of an important medical
condition, please contact JHS Administration at (714) 935-7170
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. If this is an urgent
after-hours matter, please contact the JHS nursing desk at (714)
935-7107. |
