Mental health
Effective Prison Mental Health Services: Guidelines to Expand and Improve Treatment
Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, July 11-13, 2004
Improving the Response to Offenders with Mental Illness Through Mental Health and Criminal Justice Collaboration
The Effects of Solitary Confinement: Commentary on One Year Longitudinal Study of the Psychological Effects of Administrative Segregation
Webinar Archive: Women Engaged in the Criminal Justice System
Opportunities for Information Sharing to Enhance Health and Public Safety Outcomes: A Report by the Criminal Justice and Health Collaboration Project, Version 1
Juvenile Justice System
Bernalillo County Mental Health Clinic Case Study
Confabulation in Correctional Settings: An Exploratory Review
Juvenile Mental Health Treatment Court Locator (2017)
Juvenile Mental Health Courts (JMHCs) provide case management and support to youth in the juvenile justice system with behavioral health needs.
Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System: Issues Related to Treatment and Rehabilitation (2017)
Children and youth with mental health issues and learning difficulties are common in the juvenile justice system and finding ways to effectively re
Youth in the Juvenile Justice System And Their Mental Health Needs (2016)
Youth in Juvenile Hall are often at a critical crisis point.
A National Survey of Mental Health Screening and Assessment Practices in Juvenile Correctional Facilities (2017)
Mental health screening and assessment is crucial within juvenile correctional facilities (JC).
Issue Brief: Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: A Review of Prevalence, Promising Practices, and Areas for Improvement (2017)
This brief reviews the prevalence of mental health issues among youth in the juvenile justice system, including: 1) the types of disorders among yo
The Role of Mental Health and Specific Responsivity in Juvenile Justice Rehabilitation (2017)
While mental health problems are generally not risk factors for criminal behavior according to the risk-needs-responsivity (RNR) framework of corre
Perceptions of Recidivism Among Incarcerated Youth: The Relationship Between Exposure to Childhood Trauma, Mental Health Status, and the Protective Effect of Mental Health Services in Juvenile Justice Settings (2017)
This study examines the effects of mental health screening and service delivery on perceived future criminal justice interactions— arrest and incar
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (2018)
Many juvenile justice systems across the country are overwhelmed by the number of young people suffering from behavioral health problems—meaning me
OJJDP MPG Literature Review: Intersection between Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System (2017)
This literature review will focus on the scope of mental health problems of at-risk and justice-involved youths; the impact of mental health on jus
Improving Responses to People Who Have Co-occurring Mental Illnesses and Substance Use Disorders in Jails (2020)
People with co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders—also known simply as co-occurring disorders—have complex needs that require i
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international exper
CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEMS
From police departments to courts of law, the CCBHC model provides a mechanism to coordinate, deliver - and often pay for - mental health and subst
Hampden County Meditation Program
Through the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in Springfield, Massachusetts, hundreds of incarcerated people are learning how to manage stress