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Date of Graduation
12-13-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Educational Specialist (EdS)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
Advisor(s)
Renee Staton
Lennis G. Echterling
Eric Cowan
Abstract
Abstract
This paper explore the mental health needs of juveniles in the juvenile justice system. The need for mental health services in detention centers has been identified consistently throughout the United States. It is clearly noted in research that meeting the needs of youth in local community detentions centers are inadequate. With 65% to 70% of youth in contact with juvenile justice system having a diagnosable mental health disorder; over 60% of youth with a mental health disorder also having a substance abuse disorder (Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change, 2015). As a result, I have created a manual that would assist front line staff, local mental health professionals, administrators, and families in addressing the needs of this population
Recommended Citation
Medley, Gregory, "Bridging the gap: The collaboration of mental health services and the juvenile justice system" (2019). Educational Specialist, 2009-2019. 158.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/edspec201019/158
