Responding to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Ohio's Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative

Nearly half a million inmates with mental health issues are housed in our country’s jails and prisons. The majority of juvenile justice-involved (JJI) youth have a history of behavioral health (mental health or substance use) problems. Multiple studies estimate that between 65% to 75% of juvenile ju...

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Published in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry Vol. 85; no. 6; pp. 515 - 521
Main Authors:	Kretschmar, Jeff M, Butcher, Fredrick, Kanary, Patrick J, Devens, Rebecca
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Educational Publishing Foundation 01-11-2015 American Psychological Association
Subjects:	Adolescent Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Children & youth Citizens Conduct Disorder Criminal justice Criminal Law - standards Deviance Drug Abuse Female Government Programs - standards Health Health behavior Health care policy Health Care Psychology Health facilities Health problems Human Humans Imprisonment Initiative Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Delinquency - statistics & numerical data Juvenile Justice Major Depression Male Medical treatment Mental Disorders - rehabilitation Mental Health Ohio Oppositional Defiant Disorder Program Evaluation Reforms Rehabilitation Risk Risk Factors Social Justice - standards Social Programs Substance abuse Suffering Trauma Treatment programs Vulnerability Youth Ohio United States > US trauma diversion behavioral health juvenile justice
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Summary:	Nearly half a million inmates with mental health issues are housed in our country’s jails and prisons. The majority of juvenile justice-involved (JJI) youth have a history of behavioral health (mental health or substance use) problems. Multiple studies estimate that between 65% to 75% of juvenile justice-involved youth have at least one behavioral health disorder, and 20% to 30% report suffering from a serious behavioral disorder. With so many juveniles with behavioral health issues entering a system that was not designed to provide comprehensive treatment, communities are reevaluating their approach to juvenile justice. This article describes the origins and the results of Ohio’s Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative (BHJJ), a diversion program for juvenile justice-involved youth with behavioral health issues. The authors also discuss the key components of program success, offer advice to other jurisdictions considering implementing similar programming, and identify ways to take diversion programs to scale. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1037/ort0000139