@article{ref1,
title="Effects of Mental Health Disorders on the Risk of Juvenile Justice System Involvement and Recidivism Among Children Placed in Out-of-Home Care",
journal="American journal of orthopsychiatry",
year="2012",
author="Yampolskaya, Svetlana and Chuang, Emmeline",
volume="82",
number="4",
pages="585-593",
abstract="This study examined the effect of specific mental health disorders on the risk of juvenile justice system involvement and subsequent recidivism among maltreated children placed in out-of-home care. The sample was comprised of all children in Florida aged 717 years who were investigated for maltreatment and subsequently placed in out-of-home care between July 1, 2004, and June 30, 2005 (N = 5,720). Presence of mental health disorders and absence of a caregiver were both significantly associated with juvenile justice involvement. Among all examined mental health disorders, conduct disorder was the strongest predictor of juvenile justice involvement. <br><br>FINDINGS also indicated that, compared to children who did not have identified mental health disorders, children diagnosed with mental health disorders were approximately 80% more likely to experience recidivism. Implications of these findings are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9432",
doi="10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01184.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01184.x"
}