101179: Youth With Mental Health Disorders: Issues and Emerging Responses

About the Course:

Youth With Mental Health Disorders: Issues and Emerging Responses shows how tragic mass homocides by juveniles, documented cases of neglect and inadequate services, and Federal policy initiatives focusing on providing systems of care for at-risk juveniles have propelled mental health issues among juvenile offenders into the headlines. This article addresses the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system. This course covers Adobe pages 5-15 only.

Journal/Publisher:

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Publication Date:

April 2000

Authors

Kathleen R. Skowyra; Joseph J. Cocozza

About the Authors:

Kathleen R. Skowyra is an Area Manager (Violence and Criminal Justice) for PRA.

Joseph J. Cocozza, Ph.D., is Vice President of Policy Research Associates (PRA) and Director of the National GAINS Center for people with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about youth with mental health disorders. It is appropriate for introductory to intermediate levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Recognize the mental health needs of youth.

2. Explain the prevalence of mental health disorders among youth.

3. Describe the emerging strategies and models for youth with serious mental health problems.