Percent of Family in Need of Services answer hearings held within 45 days

Juvenile Court

Result area:	1
Objective:	1-2
Strategy:	1-2-4
This measure:		Percent of Family in Need of Services answer hearings held within 45 days

Needs improvement

88.24 percent

Year to date goal:
At least 100 percent

Why is this measure important?

This measure is an indicator of whether families are provided with the resources they need in a timely manner.

Definitions of key terms

Family in Need of Services: A program for youth and their families to deter youth from entering the Juvenile Justice system further. Answer hearings: hearing where youth has opportunity to enter plea of "guilty " or "not guilty".

No measures

Totals for 2018

Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
94.44 percent	81.25 percent

Historical trend