TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening the mental health needs of youths in juvenile detention
AU - Nordness, Philip D.
AU - Grummert, Michelle
AU - Banks, Dennis
AU - Schindler, Michelle L.
AU - Moss, Mallie M.
AU - Gallagher, Ken
AU - Epstein, Michael H.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - There is an increasing number of juveniles coming into the justice system with a variety of mental health and substance abuse concerns. While the actual number of youths with mental health disorders in the juvenile justice system has been difficult to determine, it is estimated to be substantially higher than it is for youths in the general population. In addition, researches have estimated that a high number of these juveniles experience co-morbid mental health disorders. The purposes of this study was to examine the number of youths who present symptoms of a mental health disorders at intake into a juvenile detention center in the Midwest. Two hundred-four youths were assessed with the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Second Version (MAYSI-2; Grisso & Barnum, 2000), a mental health screening instrument. At least 68% of the youths identified symptoms of a mental health disorder at intake. Given the significant number of youths who identified symptoms of a mental health disorder at intake into detention, the need to provide mental health services for juvenile detainees should not he ignored.
AB - There is an increasing number of juveniles coming into the justice system with a variety of mental health and substance abuse concerns. While the actual number of youths with mental health disorders in the juvenile justice system has been difficult to determine, it is estimated to be substantially higher than it is for youths in the general population. In addition, researches have estimated that a high number of these juveniles experience co-morbid mental health disorders. The purposes of this study was to examine the number of youths who present symptoms of a mental health disorders at intake into a juvenile detention center in the Midwest. Two hundred-four youths were assessed with the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Second Version (MAYSI-2; Grisso & Barnum, 2000), a mental health screening instrument. At least 68% of the youths identified symptoms of a mental health disorder at intake. Given the significant number of youths who identified symptoms of a mental health disorder at intake into detention, the need to provide mental health services for juvenile detainees should not he ignored.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2002.tb00061.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2002.tb00061.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036018602
VL - 53
SP - 43
EP - 50
JO - Juvenile and Family Court Journal
JF - Juvenile and Family Court Journal
SN - 0161-7109
IS - 2
ER -