Looking for a comprehensive model to identify and treat youth with mental health and substance abuse needs in contact with the juvenile justice system? See this Blueprint for Change (2007) from ...

The Juvenile Justice Resource Hub is a comprehensive source of information on important juvenile justice issues and reform trends. In the topics linked below, you will find: • Reliable, accurate, ...

The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange is an established and respected independent, nonpartisan, internationally distributed digital media publication covering juvenile justice and related issues ...

Juvenile justice systems across the country are filled with youth that have mental and substance use disorders (“behavioral health disorders”). A 2003 report found that the use of juvenile detention ...

Approximately 60,000 youth are currently confined in juvenile detention and correctional facilities in this country, with hundreds of thousands more on probation. [1] The time youth spend in ...

Many juvenile justice systems across the country are overwhelmed by the number of young people suffering from behavioral health problems—meaning mental health disorders, substance use problems, or ...

In recent years, scientists using advanced analytical tools have determined that there are many effective programs and policies that substantially reduce recidivism, [1] refuting the erroneous ...

The United States confines a much higher proportion of its youth than other developed nations. However, youth in residential placement has significantly decreased over the years, with the number ...

[8] Crifasi, C. K., Doucette, M. L., McGinty, E. E., Webster, D. W., & Barry, C. L. (2018). Storage practices of US gun owners in 2016. AJPH, 108(4). [11] Fowler, K ...

Below, you’ll find organizations with expertise related to community-based alternatives to the juvenile justice system. The list is not exhaustive but should be useful for those who wish to learn more ...

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Depending on how broadly dual system involvement is defined, estimates of youth in the juvenile justice system with child welfare involvement is upwards of 50 percent. [1] In fieldwork with several ...