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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 3/2014

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 | 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.
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Metadata
Title
Service Referral for Juvenile Justice Youths: Associations with Psychiatric Disorder and Recidivism
Authors
Machteld Hoeve
Larkin S. McReynolds
Gail A. Wasserman
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-013-0472-x

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