Download full textERIC Number: ED590855
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jul
Pages: 13
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Intersection between Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System. Literature Review: A Product of the Model Programs Guide
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Mental health disorders are prevalent among youths in the juvenile justice system. This literature review focuses on the scope of mental health problems of at-risk and justice-involved youths; the impact of mental health on justice involvement as well as the impact of justice involvement on mental health; disparities in mental health treatment in the juvenile justice system; and evidence-based programs that have been shown to improve outcomes for youths with mental health issues.
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Juvenile Justice, At Risk Persons, Youth, Access to Health Care, Program Effectiveness, Screening Tests, Clinical Diagnosis, Delinquency, Violence, Referral, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Recidivism, Barriers, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Age Differences, Intervention, Counseling
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531. Tel: 202-307-5911; Web site: http://www.ojjdp.gov
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: US Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Development Services Group, Inc.
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2013JFFXK002
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