How do I contact or visit my child if he/she is detained or placed into emergency shelter care?
The following is a list of detention centers and shelters used by the Cumberland County Juvenile Court. All of these programs have visiting hours for family to visit with their child. Please contact the facility directly to obtain more details regarding visits.


Abraxas Youth Center (Detention and Shelter)
10058 South Mountain Road, Bldg #3
South Mountain, PA 17261
Phone: (717) 749-3066


Children’s Aid Society (Shelter)
255 Miller Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone: (717) 264-7000


Northampton County Juvenile Justice Center (Detention)
650 Ferry Street
Easton, PA 18042
Phone: (610) 559-6850


Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center (Detention)
235 Circle Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 299-7821


York County Youth Development Center (Shelter)
3564 Heindel Road
York, PA 17402
Phone: (717) 840-7570

Show All Answers

1. How is my child referred to the juvenile probation office?
2. Can a juvenile be fingerprinted or photographed?
3. Why was my child detained?
4. How do I contact or visit my child if he/she is detained or placed into emergency shelter care?
5. What happens after my child is detained?
6. What happens if my child has been arrested and criminally charged by the police but was not detained?
7. What happens at the intake interview?
8. Will my son/daughter be represented by legal counsel in Juvenile Court?
9. What are the expectations of my child if they end up on probation?
10. What are the collateral consequences of my child being Adjudicated Delinquent?
11. How does the juvenile expungement process occur after he/she has successfully completed probation?