ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2024
Inequities in Mental Health Services: A 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth in the Justice System.
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- Healthcare Access Disparities among Youth in Detention: Access among Latino Youth.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Trauma Exposure as a "Driver" of Change in Mental Health Problems Among Youth with Multiple Admissions to Juvenile Detention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Advancing antiracist research: addressing health inequities among juvenile legal system-impacted youth using Public Health Critical Race Praxis.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Breaking the cycle: connecting youth under community supervision to effective behavioral health services.Health & justice · 2025Review
- A call to action: the pivotal role of pediatricians in addressing the mental health crisis among youth in custody.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- The mental health needs of youth involved in the juvenile justice system in Jordan.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Do Substances Used in Adolescence Predict the Persistence of Substance Use Disorders in Adulthood? A 15-Year Study of Youth After Detention.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine: (1) if youth who have mental health disorders receive needed services after they leave detention-and as they age; and (2) inequities in service use, focusing on demographic characteristics and type of disorder.
methodWe used data from the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a longitudinal study of 1,829 youth randomly sampled from detention in Chicago, Illinois in 1995. Participants were re-interviewed up to 13 times through 2015. Interviewers assessed disorders using structured diagnostic interviews and assessed service use using the Child and Adolescent Service Assessment and the Services Assessment for Children and Adolescents.
resultsLess than 20% of youth who needed services received them, up to median age 32 years. Female participants with any disorder had nearly twice the odds of receiving services compared with male participants (OR: 1.82; 95% CI: 1.41, 2.35). Compared with Black participants with any disorder, non-Hispanic White and Hispanic participants had 2.14 (95% CI: 1.57, 2.90) and 1.50 (95% CI: 1.04, 2.15) times the odds of receiving services. People with a disorder were more likely to receive services during childhood (< age 18) than during adulthood (OR: 2.29; 95% CI: 1.32, 3.95). Disorder mattered: participants with an internalizing disorder had 2.26 times and 2.43 times the odds of receiving services compared with those with a substance use disorder (respectively, 95% CI: 1.26, 4.04; 95% CI: 1.49, 3.97).
conclusionFew youth who need services receive them as they age; inequities persist over time. We must implement evidence-based strategies to reduce barriers to services.
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