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| Lack of Expertise, Inadequate Funding Plaguing Mental Health Delivery to Nation’s Juvenile Justice System |
| By jjie.org - James Swift |
| Published: 07/22/2013 |
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While researchers may offer differing numbers regarding just how many young people in the United States’ juvenile justice system have mental health or behavioral disorders, the consensus among experts is that most teens and adolescents in the system do. A 2010 Columbia University study involving approximately 10,000 young people in the nation’s juvenile justice system found almost 52 percent of the population studied met criteria for at least one mental health disorder, with about 64 percent of young people who were committed to secured facilities likely having at least one disorder. A 2006 study published by the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ) involving more than 1,400 juveniles in three states made an even larger estimate, with approximately 70 percent of the young people studied meeting criteria for at least one mental or behavioral disorder. Read More. Read More. |
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