CTJJA | Data: Mental Health

Resources

		[1] Emily J. Settlement Agreement (June 3, 2005)
		New settlement on the Emily J. case. This settlement will provide $8.5 million to help pay for new foster homes, group homes, intense home-based counseling and substance abuse treatment for hundreds of youths, starting in Hartford and expanding statewide in 2006. (118.46K Bytes)
		[2] Focal Point: Research, Policy, and Practice in Children's Mental Health
		[3] Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Promising Practices in Texas
		Published: May 23, 2005 by: Cecilia Garcia Nationwide, an estimated 20 percent of the young people involved in state juvenile justice systems suffer from severe mental health disorders, according to research cited in Youth and Mental Health Disorders: Issues and Emerging Responses, published in 2000 in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Journal.Yet until recently, most juvenile justice systems have paid little attention to the mental health needs of the children and youth with whom they come in contact. However, there have been some steps towards a more coherent approach. One state that has begun to make progress is Texas.
		[4] Mental Health Cabinet Report
		On December 21, 2004, Lieutenant Governor Kevin Sullivan and the Connecticut Mental Health Cabinet released their final report, including a series of comprehensive proposals designed to significantly improve Connecticut’s failing system of mental health care. The report recommends expanding early intervention, treatment and transition services through Young Adult Services and extending KidCare to add care coordinators, family advocacy services, community collaborative coordinators and flexible emergency funding for children NOT in state custody. As studies of children in Connecticut’s juvenile justice system have shown, at least 50 percent of detained young people to have mental health treatment needs. CTJJA is hopeful that the Mental Health Cabinet recommendations will be implemented and begin to provide services to children who need mental health care before their issues lead them into the juvenile justice system.
		[5] Overview of Evidence-based Practices for Youth in Connecticut
		Read Bob Frank's Powerpoint presentation that he gave in front of Judiciary, Childrens, and Appropriations committees on March 9, 2007 for Educate the Legislature Day. (1.86M Bytes)
		[6] The Role of Behavioral Health Screenings and Assessments in Connecticut's Juvenile Justice System
		A recent report released by the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice looks at behavioral health screening and assessment in the juvenile justice system to show how these tools can help children and families to overcome mental health issues and build healthy lives.
		[7] What are the Implications of Adolescent Brain Development on Juvenile Justice?
		Coaltion for Juvenile Justice Emerging Concepts Brief: the first in a two-part presentation of research findings with potential to inform and improve juvenile justice and delinquency prevention policy and practice. (697.57K Bytes)

[1]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_122.pdf
[2]: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPubsScript.php?documentID=695&choice=download
[3]: http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3071
[4]: http://www.ct.gov/ltgovksullivan/lib/ltgovksullivan/Connecticut_Mental_HealthKBS2_-_FINAL.pdf
[5]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_240.ppt
[6]: http://www.chdi.org/files/summary_childs_play.pdf
[7]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_209.pdf