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    Facilities Locations

    ​Youth Development Center / Youth Forestry Camp System

    Facilities Locations

    BJJS Addresses

    BJJS Central Headquarters
    PO Box 2675
    625 Forster Street, Room 126
    Harrisburg, PA 17105

    YDC/YFC Program Addresses

    ​BJJS Youth Forestry Camp Locations

    Loysville Youth Development Center
    10 Opportunity Drive
    Loysville, PA 17047-9754

    		​North Central Secure Treatment Unit
    36 Kirkbride Drive
    Danville, PA 17821-8608

    ​North East Secure Treatment Unit
    701 Sathers Drive
    Pittston, PA 18640

    ​South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit
    10056 South Mountain Road
    Box 374
    South Mountain, PA 17261-0374

    Youth Forestry Camp #3
    4534 TarKiln Road
    James Creek, PA 16657

    Western Secure Treatment Unit
    12 Dakota Drive
    Emlenton, PA 16373

    YDC/YFC Central Region Programs​

    YDC/YFC Central Region Programs

    Youth Forestry Camp #3 (YFC 3)
    50-bed open residential facility located on the grounds of Trough Creek State Park in Huntingdon County.

    Programs:

    First Step: 12-week program for delinquent youth with substance use disorders.
    B-Dorm: 2- to 6-month program addresses criminogenic needs with a focus on career, academic, technical training.

    Primary Services:

    • Hazelden's," A New Direction", AND
    • Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT): An evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy based on the premise that people are disturbed cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally.
    • ARISE

    Loysville Youth Development Center (LYDC)

    54-bed secure residential facility located in Perry County.

    Programs:

    Allegheny: Specialized services for youthful offenders ages 12 – 15
    East Penn: Addresses aggression and pro-criminal attitudes
    Juniata: Serves youth with deeply ingrained delinquent values, offers academic remediation and a short term track.
    STAR: Specialized services for youth identified with significant mental health needs.
    Williams: Specialized services for youth identified with intellectual and development disabilities
    ZB: Specialized services for youth identified with substance use disorders.

    Primary Services:

    • Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
    • Rational Living Therapy: a systematic approach to CBT
    • Victim Awareness Course (VAC): Based upon BARJ concepts, participants explore the psychological, social, financial and physical problems faced by victims of crime and how criminal behavior impacts victims, the community and all of society.
    • Crossroads
    • Thinking for a Change
    • Casey Life Skills

    Loysville Secure Treatment Unit (LSTU)

    Offers increased security as a 20 bed secure (fenced) residential building located on the secure grounds of LYDC (fence within a fence).

    Program:

    Serves a diverse population of more aggressive youth, typically with antisocial values who are in need of an increased level of security.

    Primary Services:

    • Thinking for a Change
    • Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
    • Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
    • Casey Life Skills

    South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit (SMSTU)

    36-bed secure facility located on the grounds of the South Mountain Restoration Center in Franklin County designed for serious and habitual offenders.

    Programs:
    Sex Offender Program: Specialized services for youth adjudicated delinquent for sexual behavior problems.

    Secure Program: Serves the diverse needs of habitual and serious offenders.

    Primary Services:

    • ART
    • Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
    • Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
    • Casey Life Skills
    • Sexual Offending Relapse Prevention

    ​Western Secure Treatment Unit (WSTU)

    60-bed campus outside Emlenton with school, gym, vocational workshops, and other amenities for normalized programming. Western Secure Treatment Unit (WSTU) is a secure residential treatment facility for at-risk male youth, operated by Rite of Passage, Inc. (ROP) in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.


    ​Programs:

    General: Provides treatment and rehabilitation services in a structured setting that promotes positive youth development while ensuring public safety.

    Special Needs Unit: Accommodates up to 12 youth and is designed to meet the intensity of care necessary for highly acute youth wo present with severe mental health symptomology or dysregulation.

    Primary Services:

    • Aggression Replacement Training
    • Impact of Crime on Victims
    • Positive Skill Development Groups
    • Restorative Solutions/Victim Empathy
    • Seeking Safety
    • Thinking for a Change
    • Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change

    YDC/YFC Eastern Region Programs​

    YDC/YFC Eastern Region Programs
    		 

    North Central Secure Treatment Unit (NCSTU)

    112-bed secure residential facility located on the grounds of the Danville State Hospital in Montour County

    Programs for adjudicated males:

    HOPE: Specialized services for youth with substance use disorders
    RISE: Provides highly structured strength-based therapeutic community.
    FOCUS: Specialized services for youth identified with intellectual and development disabilities and/or mental health needs
    POWER: Serves youth with a history of aggressive behaviors.

    Program for adjudicated females:
    Girls' Program: A certified Sanctuary Model Program provides gender-responsive services addressing criminogenic needs and targeted interventions for trauma, loss, and mental health disorders.

    Primary Services:

    • Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
    • Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
    • Thinking for a Change
    • PTND
    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy, (DBT)
    • Courage to Change
    • Forward Thinking
    • Choice Theory
    • Trauma-Informed Care
    • Casey Life Skills

     

    The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), which is in part comprised of the Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.