TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Effects of Mental Health Disorders on the Risk of Juvenile Justice System Involvement and Recidivism Among Children Placed in Out-of-Home Care
JO  - American journal of orthopsychiatry
A1  - Yampolskaya, Svetlana
A1  - Chuang, Emmeline
SP  - 585
EP  - 593
VL  - 82
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9432
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01184.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -