MN HF4624

$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 appropriated from general fund to commissioner of corrections for grant to Ramsey County to establish 5-7 culturally specific, community-based intensive therapeutic treatment homes providing up to 25 out-of-home placement options for adjudicated delinquent youth.

$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 appropriated from general fund to commissioner of corrections for grant to Ramsey County to award grants for violence prevention and community wellness programs.

Violence prevention grantees must fund family support groups and resources for families during out-of-home placement and post-placement reentry periods.

Violence prevention grantees must create community-based respite options for conflict or crisis de-escalation to prevent incarceration or further systems involvement for families.

Violence prevention grantees must establish additional meaningful employment opportunities for systems-involved youth.