Private Youth Programs

Private childcare (PCC) providers offer a wide range of residential programs for specialized populations of committed youth including younger children, sex offenders, girls, mentally handicapped youth, and youth with mental health disorders. These programs typically serve more non-serious public offenders and give KY DJJ more flexibility in placing youth in programs well suited to their needs. Youth in PCC placements are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

KY DJJ contracts with appropriate psychiatric hospitals/facilities to better meet the needs of youth who have been diagnosed as mentally ill or who display symptoms of mental illness.