PTSD Among Families of Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: Relation to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Problems

Pieterse, Deirdre; Kim, Bo-Kyung Elizabeth; Klomhaus, Alex; Comulada, W. Scott; López, Susana Alberola; Bath, Eraka; Amani, Bita; Myers, Bronwyn; Semaan, Alan; Milburn, Norweeta G.

doi:10.1007/s10826-022-02302-4

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“…Existing literature has shown that caregivers of youth in the JLS, like, their children, tend to have higher rates of both mental health concerns and substance use disorders (Lederman et al, 2004). In fact, Pieterse et al (2022) found that 25% of caregivers of a JLS-involved youth sample met the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis. Other research has identified that among caregivers of youth in the JLS, elevated parent mental health concerns are linked with greater parenting-related stress (Brown et al, 2018).…”

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The association between caregiver psychiatric distress and perceived barriers to behavioral health treatment participation for youth in the juvenile legal system

Sheerin,

Williamson‐Butler,

Vieira

et al. 2023

J Marital Family Therapy

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Youth in the juvenile legal system (JLS) evidence high rates of behavioral health concerns but struggle to access services. Given that caregivers are often tasked with helping their child to initiate and persist with services, it seems important to understand how their own well‐being impacts their experiences of barriers to treatment participation for their child. The present study examined the link between caregiver (N = 196; 89% female) psychiatric concerns and experiences of treatment barriers among a sample of youth involved in the JLS. A cluster analysis revealed a cluster of caregivers with clinically significant levels of psychiatric distress and a cluster with low levels of psychiatric distress. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that belonging to the high‐distress cluster was predictive of experiencing certain types of barriers to treatment participation. These findings have implications for interventions for addressing barriers to treatment participation for caregivers of legally involved youth.

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confidence: 99%