RONI runaway youth pilot with Daybreak and Dayton Police
Dayton
Summary
A state-funded two-year pilot has Daybreak take non-critical runaway teen cases off police plates, with counseling, trafficking assessments and follow-up. Denver saw ~6,000 police hours saved annually. Commissioners pushed hard on group home accountability and after-hours capacity.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fully funded by the State of Ohio for two years; saves roughly 117 minutes of police time per non-critical runaway call.
Runaway teens and their families, plus patrol officers freed for higher-priority calls.
Youth in substandard group homes remain at risk until state oversight strengthens.
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