scholarly journals The Nigerian juvenile justice system: from warehouse to uncertain quest for appropriate youth mental health service model – RETRACTED

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
O. Atilola ◽  
G. Abiri ◽  
B. Ola
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Global Discourse

Mental health services for youths within the juvenile justice system remain a contemporary global discourse. To bring perspectives from under-resourced regions, we examine the current limitations of some globalised models for mental health services within the juvenile justice system in Nigeria. The important, multi-systemic steps needed to adapt the system for modern mental health promotion and services are highlighted.

scholarly journals The Nigerian juvenile justice system: from warehouse to uncertain quest for appropriate youth mental health service model

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Atilola ◽  
G. Abiri ◽  
B. Ola
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Health Service Provision ◽  
Global Discourse ◽  
Mental Health Service Provision

Mental health service provision for youth within the juvenile justice system remains a topic of contemporary global discourse. To bring perspectives from under-resourced regions, we examine the current limitations of some globalised models for mental health services within the juvenile justice system in Nigeria. The important multi-systemic steps needed to reposition the system for modern mental health promotion and services are highlighted.

scholarly journals The effect of a youth mental health service model on access to secondary mental healthcare for young people aged 14–25 years

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Maxwell ◽  
Obianuju Ugochukwu ◽  
Tim Clarke ◽  
Brioney Gee ◽  
Emmet Clarke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Youth Service

Aims and methodThe Norfolk Youth Service was created in 2012 in response to calls to redesign mental health services to better meet the needs of young people. The new service model transcends traditional boundaries by creating a single, ‘youth friendly’ service for young people aged 14–25 years. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the transition to this new model on patterns of referral, acceptance and service use. We analysed routinely collected data on young people aged 14–25 years referred for secondary mental healthcare in Norfolk before and after implementation of the youth mental health service. The number of referrals, their age and gender, proportion of referrals accepted and average number of service contacts per referral by age pre- and post-implementation were compared.ResultsReferrals increased by 68% following implementation of the new service model, but the proportion of referrals accepted fell by 27 percentage points. Before implementation of the youth service, there was a clear discrepancy between the peak age of referral and the age of those seen by services. Following implementation, service contacts were more equitable across ages, with no marked discontinuity at age 18 years.Clinical implicationsOur findings suggest that the transformation of services may have succeeded in reducing the ‘cliff edge’ in access to mental health services at the transition to adulthood. However, the sharp rise in referrals and reduction in the proportion of referrals accepted highlights the importance of considering possible unintended consequences of new service models.Declaration of interestsNone.

Youth Pathways: Evaluating the Influence of Gender, Involvement With the Public Mental Health System, Perceived Mental Health Need, and Traumatic Experiences on Juvenile Justice System Processing

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-234
Author(s):  
Erin M. Espinosa ◽  
Jonathan R. Sorensen ◽  
Scott Walfield
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Health System ◽  
Mental Health System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health System ◽  
Health Need

This study examined the influence of gender, participation in public mental health services, perceived mental health need, and traumatic experiences on juvenile justice system processing. Data were collected on youth formally processed for delinquency or status offenses by a large statewide juvenile justice system and youth served by the state’s public mental health system during a 7-year period ( n = 271,427). The results indicated that accessing mental health services in the community or being viewed as having a mental health need by a juvenile probation officer increased the likelihood of youth being removed from their home by the juvenile justice system, especially for girls. While girls generally had decreased odds of out-of-home placement compared to boys, their odds significantly increased when combined with involvement in public mental health services and/or receiving a violation of probation. Once placed out of the home, boys discharged much more quickly than girls, with the rate of discharge being related primarily to the severity of their offenses. When controlling for relevant variables using propensity score matching, girls who experienced trauma or involvement with the public mental health system had a significantly lower rate of discharge from out-of-home placement than similarly matched boys.

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