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| Treating the Cause, Not the Symptom, When Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Meet |
| By jjie.org - Julie Biehl |
| Published: 04/29/2013 |
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The connection between the juvenile justice system and mental health is really the connection between prison and poverty. We know that poverty can lead to untreated mental health issues and those issues can lead to a juvenile conviction in the courts. But it can also happen the other way around: the mental illness labels applied to youth offenders can follow them for the rest of their lives, even after they get out of prison or complete a parole sentence, and can cement the cycle of poverty for the next generation. Read More. |
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