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Mental Illness and Juvenile Offenders

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  • Lee A. Underwood

    (School of Psychology and Counseling, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 23464, USA
    Youth Development Institute, New York, NY 10013, USA)

  • Aryssa Washington

    (School of Psychology and Counseling, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 23464, USA
    Youth Development Institute, New York, NY 10013, USA)

Abstract

Within the past decade, reliance on the juvenile justice system to meet the needs of juvenile offenders with mental health concerns has increased. Due to this tendency, research has been conducted on the effectiveness of various intervention and treatment programs/approaches with varied success. Recent literature suggests that because of interrelated problems involved for youth in the juvenile justice system with mental health issues, a dynamic system of care that extends beyond mere treatment within the juvenile justice system is the most promising. The authors provide a brief overview of the extent to which delinquency and mental illness co-occur; why treatment for these individuals requires a system of care; intervention models; and the juvenile justice systems role in providing mental health services to delinquent youth. Current and future advancements and implications for practitioners are provided.

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  • Lee A. Underwood & Aryssa Washington, 2016. "Mental Illness and Juvenile Offenders," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:2:p:228-:d:64042
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