Citation

Soulier M, McBride A. Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. Clin. N. Am. 2016; 25(1): 27-39.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.chc.2015.08.002

PMID

26593116

Abstract

The effective rehabilitation of detained youth begins with optimal screening of their mental health needs as they enter the juvenile delinquency system. The Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Version 2 is the most used and empirically proven tool to screen juveniles. Juvenile facilities should consider the use of screening instruments like the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Version 2 as close to intake as feasible. Mental health professionals working in these systems of care will then need adequate resources to assess the mental health needs according to a biopsychosocial model of these youth.

Keywords: Juvenile justice

Language: en