| 英文摘要 |
In 2019, Taiwan substantially amended the Juvenile Incident Handling Act, replacing“status offender”with“at-risk youth”and emphasizing early administrative guidance. Local Juvenile Counseling Committees (JCCs) were expected to integrate resources across welfare, education, mental health, health care, policing, and labor services, yet many remain task-force style bodies within local governments. This mixed-method study examines interagency collaboration after the amendment. We interviewed 13 JCC supervisors/senior social workers (Sep–Oct 2024) and surveyed 73 JCC staff (Nov 2024). Findings show duplicated services due to unclear division of responsibilities and limited information sharing; ambiguous boundaries between school-based counseling and JCC casework for enrolled youth; insufficient placement resources and inconsistent assessment criteria; constrained employment interventions due to low work motivation, transportation barriers, and employer reluctance; and inadequate seniority and evaluation mechanisms in cross-network coordination. We propose five strategies: rebuild collaboration and referral rules with the education system, establish transitional educational placements, elevate decision-level participation and evaluation, develop an interagency case-management platform, and ensure network agencies implement relevant programs with JCCs to improve outcomes for at-risk youth. |