Patterns of Treatment Services and Costs for Young Offenders with Mental Disorders
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
- Vol. 18 (3), 103-112
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6171.2005.00013.x
Abstract
This study describes mental health treatment service delivery patterns and costs for youth in a juvenile justice system. A secondary data analysis on a random sample of juvenile offenders (N = 312) was completed. Service patterns and costs were described. Selected variables were examined for their ability to predict who received treatment. Only 23% of youth diagnosed with a mental disorder received any treatment. Older youth and African American youth received fewer services, and race was the only significant predictor for receiving treatment (p = .001). Mental health treatment services were scarce, and the data reflects a race bias in the provision of services. Although the law protects the right to treatment for these individuals, provision of services remains a challenge.Keywords
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