Herbert A. Schaffner Youth Center
Steelton, Pennsylvania
911 Gibson Boulevard
Steelton, Pennsylvania 17113
(717) 780-6700
Fax: (717) 558-1062
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Client Profile/Admissions Criteria
- Dauphin County males and females, ages 10 (9 for shelter) to 18, currently involved with either the Juvenile Probation Office or Children and Youth Services.
Key Services
- 36 secure beds.
- Detention 6:1 client to direct care staff ratio.
- Detention serves pre-adjudicated and adjudicated delinquents.
- 12 shelter (non-secure) beds.
- Shelter 8:1 client to direct care staff ratio.
- Shelter serves dependent and delinquent juveniles.
- Shelter residents participate in field trips and community service projects.
- Mental Health services including psychological evaluations, psychiatric evaluations, and outpatient counseling for shelter residents.
- Year-round educational services on-site provided to all residents.
- Health and medical services.
- Service collaboration for special needs of residents.
- Psycho-educational programming.
- Development of client competencies, community safety, and victim issues.
- Multi-disciplinary, professional treatment staff.
- Case managers that attend court hearings and conduct individual sessions with residents.
- Facility serves as a center for public awareness for families and provides training for interns and professionals in the field.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average length of stay for detention residents?
In 2009, the average length of stay for a detention resident was 15 days.
What is the average length of stay for shelter residents?
In 2009, the average length of stay for a shelter resident was 21 days.
What is a typical day like at the Schaffner Youth Center?
On school days, residents wake up at 7 AM, they eat breakfast, complete room chores and
prepare for school. School is held from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Residents eat lunch beginning
at 11 AM. After school, residents return to their room for a short break. At 3:30 PM, free time
begins where residents on privilege levels can watch educational programming, participate in
supervised activities, and write letters. Dinner is served beginning at 4 PM. All units are given 50
minutes of gym time in the evening. Programming is held in the evenings/weekends and covers a
variety of topics. Residents have a snack and get a shower every evening. Resident
bedtimes are determined by their privilege level. Basic expectations are that residents are
respectful and follow directions.
What can affect my length of stay at the Schaffner Youth Center?
Length of stay can be affected by any number of the following: previous history with the juvenile
justice system, previous placement history, the need for evaluations (psychological,
psychiatric, drug and alcohol), difficulty in locating appropriate placement for treatment, and the
nature of the charges.
What incentive is there for a resident to do well in the program?
Schaffner Youth Center has a behavioral modification program with a privilege level system.
Residents are given extra privileges/rewards when they surpass facility expectations. Such
privileges include extra phone calls, later bedtimes, extra free time, and extra snacks, access
to unit computers, additional hygiene items, and additional responsibilities on the units.
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