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Presented at the 19th Annual Research Conference
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Session Number: 37 Room: Salon H
Presentation Type: symposium
Chair: Joseph J. Cocozza Discussant: Karen Stern
Synopsis: Over the past five years, there have been significant steps forward in mental health prevalence research among youth in the juvenile justice system. Despite this, significant questions remain about the generalizability of these results. To answer these questions, a multi-state prevalence study was undertaken with support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Center for Mental Health Services. This study also sought to determine the services provided to these youth and the views of family members regarding their children’s needs and treatment. This symposium will present the results of this study and discuss their implications.
Date: Friday, February 24, 2006
Session Time: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Presentation Time: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
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Presenting: Kathleen Skowyra
All Authors for this paper: Kathleen Skowyra
Presentation Type: element of symposium
Synopsis: This presentation will discuss the background of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Multi-State Study, including factors contributing to the growing sense of a crisis surrounding the need to identify and respond to the mental health needs of justice-involved youth, and will identify remaining gaps in the knowledge base. Following this will be a description of the study methodology, focusing particularly on how the current study has overcome some of the limitations of previous research, as well as characteristics of the sample.
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Presenting: Eric Trupin
All Authors for this paper: Eric Trupin
Presentation Type: element of symposium
Synopsis: A growing body of research points to high rates of mental health disorders among youth in the juvenile justice system. Despite this, methodological limitations of this new research have resulted in new questions being raised about the exact prevalence and types of disorders among justice-involved youth across different juvenile justice settings. This study, intended to answer these questions, collected prevalence information from youth in 29 facilities distributed across three states and three levels of care. This presentation will overview prevalence estimates, as well as the results of logistic regression analyses determining predictors of mental health disorders.
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Presenting: Jennie Shufelt
All Authors for this paper: Jennie Shufelt
Presentation Type: element of symposium
Synopsis: Evidence suggests that for the most part, the juvenile justice system does not adequately respond to the mental health needs of justice-involved youth. To investigate the extent to which youths’ service needs are met, information on past and current service utilization was obtained as part of the OJJDP Multi-State Study. During this presentation, information on past and current service utilization will be presented.
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Presenting: Trina Osher
All Authors for this paper: Trina Osher
Presentation Type: element of symposium
Synopsis: The family is a vital component of effective treatment for youth with mental health needs involved in the juvenile justice system. Therefore, the ability of the juvenile justice system to understand the needs and concerns of the families is critical for improving the response to the needs of these youth. To supplement the information collected during the OJJDP Multi-State Study with the perspective of the family, focus groups of parents were conducted in each of the three study sites. The results of these focus groups will be discussed during this presentation.