Mental health courts and the lesson learned in juvenile court.

Juvenile mental health courts and therapeutic jurisprudence: facing the challenges posed by youth with mental disabilities in the juvenile justice system.

A national survey of U.S. juvenile mental health courts.

OBJECTIVE The authors surveyed U.S. juvenile mental health courts (JMHCs). METHODS Forty-one were identified in 15 states, and 34 returned surveys; one was completed on the basis of published information. Topics included the court's history, youths served, inclusion and exclusion criteria, the court process, and services provided. RESULTS Half (51%) reported that the juvenile court was resp...

Juvenile mental health courts for adjudicated youth: role implications for child and adolescent psychiatric mental health nurses.

TOPIC Juvenile mental health courts for adjudicated youth. PURPOSE To describe the role of psychiatric nurses in reducing mental health disparities for adjudicated youth via juvenile mental health courts. SOURCES ISI Web of Knowledge; Sage Journals Online; HighWire; PubMed; Google Scholar and Wiley Online Library and websites for psychiatric nursing organizations. Years included: 2000-2010....

Correlates of Competency to Stand Trial Among Youths Admitted to a Juvenile Mental Health Court.

Competency to stand trial (CST) assessment of juvenile offenders is a relatively recent phenomenon, as are juvenile mental health courts. Factors associated with youths' ability to participate in legal proceedings are not well understood, regardless of the court venue. Using a sample of 324 juveniles participating in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Mental Health Court (LAJMHC), we sought to exp...

Theories of therapeutic evolution for juvenile drug courts in the face of the onset of the co-occurrence of mental health issues and substance/alcohol abuse.