Report Explores Responses for Justice-Involved Youth with Mental Health Needs

Report Explores Responses for Justice-Involved Youth with Mental Health Needs The Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change has released “Better Solutions for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System.” This report focuses on effective responses to youth with mental health needs in the juvenile justice system. Based on research, as many as 70 percent of justice-involved youth have a diagnosable mental health disorder. The report highlights the scope of the problem, identifies scientific breakthroughs, and encourages community-based treatment interventions that provide more appropriate, effective responses to youth with mental health needs. The Collaborative for Change is a project of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice and is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part of its Models for Change Resource Center Partnership. Resources: View or download the report. Learn more about the Models for Change initiative. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice. Subscribe or unsubscribe to JUVJUST and OJJDP News @ a Glance. Browse past issues of JUVJUST and OJJDP News @ a Glance.