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General Information
If your child is being detained in the Fairfax
County Juvenile Detention Center then you may find the following
information helpful. Minors charged with delinquent offenses are held
pending a further hearing or disposition. Contact with parents or
guardians to collect health information is made by an administrator at
the time of a child's intake into the Juvenile Detention Center. If we
have been unable to make contact with you the first day your child is
with us or you have a medical or mental health concern, please call
a Shift Administrator at 703-246-2844.
Your child will not need money. The Juvenile Detention Center will
provide clothing, hygiene items, and food. Personal property (magazines,
books, stamps, etc.) may be delivered during the following times:
Saturday & Sunday: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Monday & Thursday: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Property will not be accepted during
visitation times.
Please make arrangements for prompt pick-up of your child's property
after release.
The Juvenile Detention Center will provide for
your child's physical needs. He or she will continue to need your moral
support during this period of confinement.
The Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center's rated capacity allows up
to 77 boys and girls in 7 living units consisting of 11 youth each. Two
trained and experienced child care workers are on duty in each living
unit from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m., at which time all residents are placed in
their rooms.
Communications between Juvenile Detention Center staff and parents are limited while your child is being detained . The Juvenile Detention Center staff will contact you as soon as it is possible if:
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Your child is charged with a criminal offense as a result
of illegal conduct within the Juvenile Detention Center.
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Your child has attempted a self-destructive act.
- Your child is removed from the Juvenile Detention Center for emergency medical care due to illness or injury. Please remember that parents are financially responsible for emergency care and prescriptions.
Parents will not be contacted about their
child's behavioral problems unless the Juvenile Detention Center staff
deems it is a serious issue. Parents will learn about their child's
conduct from the court report prepared by Juvenile Detention Center
staff.
The program is highly structured and rules are consistently enforced. We attempt to create an atmosphere of physical and mental achievement in a varied schedule that consists of:
- Socials
- Movies
- Therapeutic recreation
- Alcohol/Drug education
- School
- Values Clarification Group Sessions
- Human Sexual Awareness and Health
- Bible Study & Religious Services (optional)
The Juvenile Detention Center provides the services of two full-time Public Health Nurses, a consulting Pediatrician, a Psychologist, and a Mental Health Therapist from the Fairfax - Falls Church Community Services Board.
If you have any questions regarding any of our programs or services please do not hesitate to call 703-246-2844 and the receptionist will put you in touch with the appropriate administrator or staff member.
The facility address is 10650 Page Avenue Fairfax, VA 22030
Monday - Friday 7:00AM - 4:30 PM, the facility has 3 20-minute parking spots for parent usage. Anything requiring a longer length of time should use parking in Garage B(paid parking) on Page Avenue.
Map and Directions to the Fairfax County Juvenile Court and the Juvenile Detention Center
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