Mental Health Care of Detained Youth Within Juvenile Detention Facilities

Whitley, Kevin; Tastenhoye, Camille; Downey, Amanda; Rozel, John S.

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2021.09.002

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“…Resources and support are significantly lacking for providing social/emotional interventions to youth in detention centers, even while these same youths are at a higher risk of experiencing mental health disorders and/or psychological stressors (Walden et al, 2019). Youth often display an array of psychological concerns before and during incarceration, such as disruptive behavior, impulse control difficulties, and conduct-related disorders (Whitley et al, 2022). Amidst the lack of avenues to express themselves within juvenile detention centers, youth often experience feelings of disengagement, powerlessness, and decreased self-worth (Kearley et al, 2021).…”

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From Our Cell to Your Block: Hip Hop and Podcasting as a Youth Participatory Action Research Intervention

Levy,

Bell

2024

Professional School Counseling

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This narrative inquiry explores the experiences of youth in a school within a juvenile detention facility, who participated in a hip hop and podcasting small-group counseling intervention. Specifically, youth wrote and recorded a podcast consisting of a hip hop song, interviews with their peers, and staff reflections on the youth’s experience. Salient results from this study offered that the hip hop podcasting group supported youth in emotionally processing their experience of being incarcerated.

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From Our Cell to Your Block: Hip Hop and Podcasting as a Youth Participatory Action Research Intervention

Levy,

Bell

2024

Professional School Counseling

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“…12 Incarcerated youth experience a high prevalence of mental health problems including depression, suicidal ideation and behavior, and trauma-related disorders. 13,14 Further, contact with the juvenile correctional system is prospectively associated with worse mental health into adulthood. 15,16 Incarcerated youth's poorer mental health stems from a dual pathway whereby 1) youth with existing mental health problems are more likely to encounter the criminal-legal system because of low access to mental health care and the criminalization of mental illness; and 2) experiences in juvenile correctional settings (eg, victimization) can exacerbate or contribute to the development of mental health difficulties.…”

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“…15,16 Incarcerated youth's poorer mental health stems from a dual pathway whereby 1) youth with existing mental health problems are more likely to encounter the criminal-legal system because of low access to mental health care and the criminalization of mental illness; and 2) experiences in juvenile correctional settings (eg, victimization) can exacerbate or contribute to the development of mental health difficulties. 14,17 SGM youth who are incarcerated may be at greater risk of experiencing harm, including stigma, discrimination, and sexual victimization contributing to poor mental health. 9 The mental health of incarcerated SGM youth is understudied.…”

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Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Incarcerated in Juvenile Corrections

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OBJECTIVES: This study examined differences by sexual and gender minority (SGM) and incarceration statuses in mental health indicators among youth. METHODS: Population-based, cross-sectional data are from the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey (N = 72 324) and includes public school students (Mage = 15.49) and youth incarcerated in juvenile correctional facilities (Mage = 15.48). We categorized youth into 4 groups: (1) non-SGM youth in public schools, (2) non-SGM youth in correctional facilities, (3) SGM youth in public schools, and (4) SGM youth in correctional facilities. Multivariable regression models assessed associations among SGM and incarceration statuses and mental health indicators after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and exposure to adverse childhood experiences. RESULTS: More youth in juvenile correctional facilities identified as SGM (28.8%) compared with youth in public schools (20.4%, P = .002). SGM youth in correctional facilities reported a higher prevalence of suicidal ideation (42.2%), suicide attempt (37.5%), and self-harm (57.8%) compared with all other groups. Depressive symptom severity was similarly elevated among SGM youth in correctional facilities and SGM youth in public schools. SGM youth in correctional facilities, compared with non-SGM youth in public schools, demonstrated elevated odds of suicide ideation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.2, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 1.3–3.9), suicide attempt (aOR = 6.3, 95% CI = 3.6–10.9), and self-harm (aOR = 3.6, 95% CI = 2.1–6.3). CONCLUSIONS: Incarcerated SGM youth disproportionately experience negative mental health indicators. Findings suggest that tailored, intersectional, and responsive mental health interventions are needed to support incarcerated SGM youth.

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