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19 Dev. Mental Health L. 1 (1999)

handle is hein.journals/dvmnhlt19 and id is 1 raw text is: Developments in Mental Health Law The Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy - The University of Virginia Volume 19, Number 1 January-June 1999 Barriers to Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Juvenile Offenders by Richard E. Redding* Mental illness and substance abuse are significant risk factors for delinquency, and many youth in the juvenile justice system have mental health problems. Studies have consistently found very high prevalence rates of mental illness Also in this issue: among detained and incarcerated juveniles, and juvenile offenders Federal Courts ................... 5 generally (see Cocozza, 1992; Virginia Courts ................... 9 Policy Design Team, 1994). It is Other State Courts ............... 12 estimated that between 77-93% of Book Reviews ................. 23 juvenile offenders have mental health problems, far higher than the 10-20% prevalence rate found in the non-delinquent adolescent population. Indeed, many 0_ juvenile offenders have multiple mental health problems, and about 15-20% have a serious mental illness (Cocozza, 1992; Cocozza, 1997). High rates of substance abuse and learning disabilities also are found in this -population. Early screening and intervention for mental health and substance abuse problems is important in preventing some juveniles from entering the juvenile justice system in the first place and in preventing recidivism or offense escalation Richard Redding is an Assistant Professor of Law and Psychology, General Faculty at the University of Virginia, Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy. The research for this paper was supported by a JJDP Challenge Grant (No. 97-JE-FX-0051) awarded by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. Findings and recommendations of the needs analysis do not necessarily represent the views of the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, the Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy, or the University of Virginia.

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