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49 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 5 (2022)
A Qualitative Exploration of Justice System Stakeholders' Perceptions of Disproportionate Minority Contact and Behavioral Health Access among System-Involved Youth of Color

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw49 and id is 184 raw text is: A Qualitative Exploration of Justice System Stakeholders' Perceptions of Disproportionate Minority Contact and Behavioral Health Access among System-Involved Youth of Color Tiffany D. Baffour University of Utah Dawn X. Henderson Village of Wisdom Denise Nation Winston-Salem State University Pedro M. Hernandez Jackson State University Previous research demonstrates that system-involved youth of color ex- perience procedural and structural biases within the U.S. juvenile justice system. These biases and disparities are evident in behavioral health access and treatment. This study examined justice stakeholders' (social workers, therapists, court counselors, judges, and school resource officers) percep- tions of barriers and facilitators to behavioral health treatment among youth of color in the juvenile justice system. This qualitative exploratory study examined data from six focus groups comprising statewide stake- holders (n = 55) from a southeastern state. Results showed that the stigma associated with behavioral health treatment and the incapability of juvenile justice system policies to address mental health were significant themes. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare . June, 2022 - Volume XLIX - Number 2 5

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