2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.12.018
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A national survey of substance abuse treatment for juvenile offenders

Abstract: Despite consensus about the value of substance abuse treatment for delinquent youth, information about its prevalence and availability is inadequate and inconsistent. This article presents findings about treatment and other correctional service provision from a national survey of directors of 141 juvenile institutional and community corrections (CC) facilities. Educational/General Educational Development programming and drug and alcohol education were the most prevalent types of correctional and substance abus… Show more

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“…This article examines the impact of local organizational characteristics on the use of consensus elements of effective treatment practices among juvenile justice administered institutional facilities and community agencies providing substance abuse treatment for juvenile offenders. As such, the current study extends the work of Young, Dembo, and Henderson (2007), which examines the availability of services for juvenile offenders as well as offenders' access to them by focusing on organizational predictors of effective treatment practices. Furthermore, it will examine the extent to which the two settings differ in the practices that are used.…”
Section: Current Studymentioning
confidence: 91%
“…This article examines the impact of local organizational characteristics on the use of consensus elements of effective treatment practices among juvenile justice administered institutional facilities and community agencies providing substance abuse treatment for juvenile offenders. As such, the current study extends the work of Young, Dembo, and Henderson (2007), which examines the availability of services for juvenile offenders as well as offenders' access to them by focusing on organizational predictors of effective treatment practices. Furthermore, it will examine the extent to which the two settings differ in the practices that are used.…”
Section: Current Studymentioning
confidence: 91%
“…Adjudicated youth typically present with diagnosable mental health disorders, such as substance use and conduct disorders (Grisso 2008;Teplin et al 2002) as well as a host of health problems and psychosocial issues (Forrest et al 2000). Unfortunately, only half of the juvenile justice facilities provide mental health counseling beyond substance use treatment (Young et al 2007).…”
Section: Adjudicated Male Youthmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The link between substance abuse and delinquent behavior is well established, with a substantial body of research showing significantly higher rates of recidivism, drug use, and other adverse life outcomes for juvenile offenders who are drug involved compared with those who are not (Belenko et al, 2004;Hser et al, 2001;Young et al, 2007). In 2004, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University reported that more than three fourths (78%) of the 2.4 million juvenile arrests made in 2000 involved youths who had committed an alcohol or drug offense, reported having a problem with substances, tested positive for one or more substances at the time of arrest, or were under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of arrest.…”
Section: Review Of the Literature Prevalencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Limited access to community-based substance abuse treatment for justice-involved youths (Young, Dembo, & Henderson, 2007) and current trends in the way drug offense cases are processed in the juvenile courts underscore a need to expand substance abuse treatment services within juvenile institutions (Belenko, Sprott, & Peterson, 2004). The TC modality with adolescents is a comprehensive, behaviorally focused, and long-term residential approach that uses the community of peers to teach, model, and reinforce a drug-free, prosocial lifestyle (De Leon, 2000).…”
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confidence: 99%