Sentences with phrase «juvenile justice system involvement»

African American youth in urban centers often reside in poorly resourced communities and face structural disadvantage, which can result in higher rates of poor behavioral health factors such as mental health problems, juvenile justice system involvement, substance use, risky sex and lower school engagement.
African American youth (n = 638) completed self - administered questionnaires on parenting factors (i.e., monitoring and warmth), mental health, juvenile justice system involvement, substance use, school engagement, and sexual risk behaviors.
The NMRC Research Board also helps develop a repository of mentoring program resources (e.g., training guides, handbooks and curricula) that are intended to promote positive youth outcomes, particularly those relating to the prevention of delinquent behavior, victimization and juvenile justice system involvement.

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«They may fail to develop secure attachments, setting them up for a cascade of difficulties, from behavior problems during childhood and failure in school to involvement in the juvenile justice system and major psychiatric problems down the road.»
Its findings bolster the research - based consensus that suspensions predict lower achievement, higher drop out rates, and greater risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system.
The 2014 letter declares that «Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance... decreased academic achievement... increased likelihood of dropping out; substance abuse; and involvement with juvenile justice systems
Chronic absences are all too frequently the start of a path that leads straight to involvement in the juvenile justice system.
The authors of the report tie high suspension rates to other adverse outcomes, including low graduation rates and involvement with the juvenile justice system.
The series explores the effect of school disciplinary policies on school dropout rates and future involvement in the juvenile justice system.
Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of Youth Villages» YVLifeSet program by providing intensive, individualized, and clinically focused case management, support, and counseling has demonstrated excellent results with young people transitioning out of foster care or with a history of involvement in the juvenile justice system.
«It made clear that when a child is suspended or expelled from school, their risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system goes up, as does their likelihood of dropping out of school, and repeating a year.»
«The numbers in our report indicate an absolute crisis in many California districts since suspending students out of school — with no guarantee of adult supervision - greatly increases the risk for dropping out and involvement in the juvenile justice system
The new recommendations build on that guidance and address ways to improve conditions for learning, strengthen responses to students» behavioral health needs, tailor school - police partnerships, and minimize students» involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance and diminished educational engagement; 9 decreased academic achievement; 10 increased behavior problems; 11 increased likelihood of dropping out; 12 substance abuse; 13 and involvement with juvenile justice systems.14
Research provides systematic and objective information about the risk factors that contribute to youth's involvement in the juvenile justice system and the protective factors that protect youth against system involvement.
The Impact of Sexual Abuse in the Lives of Young Women Involved or at Risk of Involvement With the Juvenile Justice System Goodkind, Ng, & Sarri Violence Against Women, 12, 2006 View Abstract Analyzes young females at risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system to determine the relationship between previous sexual abuse and placement in theJuvenile Justice System Goodkind, Ng, & Sarri Violence Against Women, 12, 2006 View Abstract Analyzes young females at risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system to determine the relationship between previous sexual abuse and placement in the Justice System Goodkind, Ng, & Sarri Violence Against Women, 12, 2006 View Abstract Analyzes young females at risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system to determine the relationship between previous sexual abuse and placement in the sSystem Goodkind, Ng, & Sarri Violence Against Women, 12, 2006 View Abstract Analyzes young females at risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system to determine the relationship between previous sexual abuse and placement in thejuvenile justice system to determine the relationship between previous sexual abuse and placement in the justice system to determine the relationship between previous sexual abuse and placement in the ssystem to determine the relationship between previous sexual abuse and placement in the systemsystem.
Welfare reform has disrupted Medicaid benefits for millions of children who need treatment.97, 98 Medicaid enables many youth to receive psychiatric treatment.99 Many parents who left welfare to go to work found their new jobs did not provide insurance or, when available, they could not afford copayments.100, 101 The State Children's Health Insurance Program, designed to offset the loss of Medicaid, did not fulfill its intended purpose.98, 102 Moreover, welfare reform has not substantially decreased poverty103; many poor children have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Cauffman concludes that female offenders are likely to require continued support long after their direct involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Describes detailed trauma histories, mental health problems, and associated risk factors (i.e., academic problems, substance / alcohol use, and concurrent child welfare involvement) among adolescents with recent involvement in the juvenile justice system.
Addressing The Needs Of Youth Known To Both The Child Welfare And Juvenile Justice Systems (PDF - 3976 KB) Bilchik (2010) Discusses innovative practices courts can implement to serve children who come to their attention through multiple systems and to prevent youth from further system involSystems (PDF - 3976 KB) Bilchik (2010) Discusses innovative practices courts can implement to serve children who come to their attention through multiple systems and to prevent youth from further system involsystems and to prevent youth from further system involvement.
Adolescents in foster care are at high risk for a myriad of negative outcomes, including substance use, involvement in the juvenile justice system, participation in health - risking sexual behaviors, placement in restrictive care settings such as residential treatment care centers, and failed school performance.
Transcript from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs - Involvement of Indigenous juveniles and young adults in the criminal justice system.
The number of sessions can be increased up to 20 for youth with more severe problems such as involvement with the juvenile or criminal justice system.
Involvement in the Juvenile Justice system; youth at imminent risk of out - of - home placement due to criminal offenses; physical aggression at home, at school, or in the community; verbal aggression, verbal threats of harm to others; and substance abuse
Evidence provided to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs - Involvement of Indigenous juveniles and young adults in the criminal justice system.
The Trump administration's policies on immigration and deportation are increasing the risk of juvenile justice system - involvement and trauma among children and youth, according to advocates.
Juvenile justice, mental health, and the transition to adulthood: A review of service system involvement and unmet needs in the U.S. Child and Youth Services Review, 56, 139 - 148.
Juvenile offenders with mental health problems are more likely to continue to experience justice system involvement.
Early delinquency is of great concern to school social workers, as it may lead to problematic behaviors in adolescence and future involvement with the juvenile justice system.
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