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Mental Health Screening and Assessment in the Illinois Juvenile Justice System

3 CE Hours
62 members have taken this course

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About the Course

Meeting the mental health needs of juvenile offenders is one of the most important issues affecting juvenile justice systems across the nation. Juvenile offenders with mental health problems are more likely to continue to experience justice system involvement. This report addresses the issue of mental illness in the justice system, and describes the mental health screening and assessment tools used by practitioners within the Illinois juvenile justice system. Recommendations for best practice in the mental health screening and assessment of justice-involved youth are provided.

This course is based on the reading online article, Mental Health Screening and Assessment in the Illinois Juvenile Justice System created by Lindsay Bostwick in 2010.

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: The Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
Publication Date: March 2010

Course Material Author

Lindsay Bostwick
Lindsay Bostwick prepared this document as a Research Analyst with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. This project was supported by Grant #09-JF-FX-0048, awarded to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice by the Illinois Department of Human Services for the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission.

Lindsay Bostwick authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Ryan Gibson, CADC #123456

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, nurses, administrators, and allied professionals, who seek knowledge about mental health screening and assessment in the juvenile justice system. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Analyze issues regarding mental health in juvenile justice systems, and discuss the need for appropriate mental health screening, assessment, and programming for youthful offenders.
  2. 2 Identify screening and assessment tools utilized in the evaluation of mental health in the juvenile justice system, and describe psychometric properties of instruments, including reliability and validity.
  3. 3 Discuss the recommendations of this study, including suggestions for consideration of best practices in mental health screening and assessment for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

Disclosure to Learners

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Ryan Gibson, CADC #123456 – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$27

Course Details

3 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 102235

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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