Intervention Programs

LIFT X (Lead. Inspire. Focus. Transform.)

LIFT X is a countywide youth diversion and prevention program designed to help young people ages 12–17 build the skills, relationships, and support systems they need to make positive choices and move forward successfully.

Through individualized case management, mentoring, skill-building, family support, and connections to community resources, LIFT X works alongside youth and their families to identify strengths, address challenges, and create meaningful goals for success. Services are individualized to each young person and may focus on areas such as decision-making, emotional regulation, communication, conflict resolution, school engagement, and positive relationships.

LIFT X serves youth referred through Ventura County Probation and law enforcement, as well as youth identified by schools and community partners who may benefit from additional support or an alternative to suspension. By providing early, community-based intervention, LIFT X helps young people address challenges before they escalate and creates opportunities for accountability, growth, and positive change.

Our Youth Case Managers are embedded throughout Ventura County, working in partnership with schools, families, probation, law enforcement, and community organizations to make services accessible where youth live, learn, and connect.

Proposition 47 Diversion

The Ventura County Proposition 47 Project is a collaborative diversion initiative connecting justice-involved individuals experiencing mental health and substance use challenges with housing, treatment, and supportive services. Through a strong partnership among the Ventura County Public Defender’s Office, Ventura County Superior Court, Interface Children & Family Services, and other community and justice-system partners, the program addresses barriers to stability while creating meaningful opportunities for recovery, successful community reintegration, and reduced future justice-system involvement.

Funded through the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 47 Grant Program, this initiative invests Proposition 47 resources into prevention, treatment, and supportive services for individuals impacted by the justice system.