Developing Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Justice

A Mental Health Perspective on Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice System and Mental Health Policy

This study presented national data on financing policies and practices for health and mental health care among children in child welfare settings, including those who are not placed out of the home. Our three objectives were to: examine variation in the provision of health insurance with a specific focus on placement status; describe mechanisms for assuring timing of coverage; and compare Medic...

Why We Need Mental Health Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice Programs

At a recent meeting of the states’ administrators of juvenile correctional programs, the host asked one of them, “In your opinion, what are the three most pressing issues in juvenile justice facilities today?” The administrator answered without hesitation, “Mental health, mental health, and mental health.” He would probably have given a different answer if he had been asked the question 15 year...

Intersection between Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System

Prepared by Development Services Group, Inc., under cooperative agreement number 2013–JF–FX–K002. Intersection between Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System Mental health disorders are prevalent among youths in the juvenile justice system. A meta-analysis by Vincent and colleagues (2008) suggested that at some juvenile justice contact points, as many as 70 percent of youths have a diagn...

Intersection between Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System

Prepared by Development Services Group, Inc., under cooperative agreement number 2013–JF–FX–K002. Intersection between Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System Mental health disorders are prevalent among youths in the juvenile justice system. A meta-analysis by Vincent and colleagues (2008) suggested that at some juvenile justice contact points, as many as 70 percent of youths have a diagn...