Youth With Mental Health Disorders: Issues and Emerging Responses

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Race, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health Disorders as Predictors of Juvenile Court Outcomes: Do They Vary By Gender?

“…C. A. Mallett (&) School of Social Work, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, #CB324, Cleveland, OH 44115-2214, USA e-mail: c.a.mallett@csuohio.edu (Cocozza and Skowyra 2000). Most juvenile offenders meet criteria for at least one mental health disorder.…”

An Analysis of Oregon Youth Authority Populations: Who Receives Treatment and What Factors Influence Allocation of Treatment Resources?

“…However, the JJS has limited information to assess if and how often those needs are being met. Authors such as Hertz (2001) and Cocozza and Skowyra (2000) highlight the many obstacles present when the JJS attempts to address the mental health needs of youth in its care. One potential obstacle is the diminished likelihood that a youth will receive services when involved in two parallel systems (juvenile justice and mental health) unless a youth enters the mental health system via an alternative reason for entry (e.g.…”

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Report

“…Youth are then supervised by probation officers and case managers in conjunction with treatment providers. An evaluation of the PAIR program found that it provides an important service and coordinating function for youth, the courts, and the service systems involved (Cocozza and Skowyra, 2000). The National Mental Health Association (now called Mental Health America, or MHA) calls for effective treatment programs for juvenile offenders.…”

“…This program shares many components with the successful Linkages Project in Ohio (Cocozza and Skowyra, 2000). In that project, the Ohio county 1 The chi-square test used to measure statistical significance for this evaluation requires that each cell of a 2 × 2 table contain at least five observations.…”