Published in:
01-05-2014 | Original Article
Service Referral for Juvenile Justice Youths: Associations with Psychiatric Disorder and Recidivism
Authors:
Machteld Hoeve, Larkin S. McReynolds, Gail A. Wasserman
Published in:
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
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Issue 3/2014
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Abstract
Secondary multiple regression analyses related disorder profile, probation officers’ mental health/substance use service referrals, and recidivism in 361 juvenile justice youths. Those with externalizing (disruptive behavior or substance use) disorder or substance offenses were most likely to receive service referrals. Substance disordered youths with service referrals had lower recidivism risk compared to counterparts without referrals; referral lowered the recidivism odds to approximately that for youths without a substance use disorder. Providing juvenile justice youths with systematic mental health assessment and linking those with substance use disorder to mental health and substance use services likely reduces recidivism risk.