Description: Veterans Empowering Teens Through Support (VETTS) connects gang involved youth or youth who are at-risk for gang involvement to an individual they can trust and work with to change the trajectory of their life. The goal is to reduce recidivism to Juvenile Detention among youth that are gang involved or are at risk for gang involvement. The program […]
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No Entry: A National Survey of Criminal Justice Diversion Programs and Initiatives
The Center for Health and Justice (CHJ) at Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) promotes a public policy strategy of No Entry, designed to reverse the flow of drug-involved individuals going into and through the criminal justice system. No Entry involves structured, clinical interventions at every phase of justice involvement to address offender drug use and related […]
Most Teen Psychiatric Disorders Go Untreated
More than half of teens in the United States who have mental health disorders do not receive treatment, according to a new study. The findings come from an analysis of more than 10,000 teens. Of those teens who do receive help, most are not treated by a mental health professional, HealthDay reports. They are treated […]
Suicide Prevention Tools Focus on the Care of At-Risk Juveniles
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) has released a set of comprehensive suicide prevention resources to support professionals who work with youth in the juvenile justice system. The newly developed educational tools advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, which guides efforts to prevent suicide across the nation. Online versions of the […]
Suicide Prevention Practices within the District of Columbia, Department of Corrections’ Central Detention Facility
The Washington, D.C. jail is implementing a number of strategies in response to several suicides that took place in the past year. For example, when officials are informed that an upcoming visit or sentencing may bring upsetting news for an inmate, the inmate is automatically sent for a follow-up mental health evaluation. A recently issued […]
Behavioral Health United States 2012
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) publication, Behavioral Health, United States, 2012 provides in-depth information regarding the current status of the mental health and substance abuse field. It includes behavioral health statistics at the national and State levels from 40 different data sources. The report includes three analytic chapters: Behavioral Health Disorders […]