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So concludes this study. I’ve never stopped thinking about recidivism and how to stop it since my senior year in high school when I did an independent study on adolescent delinquents and their “hireability.”
The study, published in the 9/07 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, will get a full read from me. I look forward to reading others’ views of the work.
More good news in this article regarding similar, small-scale tries and another set of ideas are explored here. But this study, on the other hand, seems to have it backwards in its refusal to recognize mental health courts as a means to prevention of juvenile recidivism. It focuses on California and a program in Hamilton County. If anyone reading has knowledge of that program’s trajectory, I hope you’ll comment.
Sphere: Related ContentBy Jill Miller Zimon at 7:26 pm September 19th, 2007 in Crime, Mental health
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If only we could get people on board with the Wellstone Bill for Mental Health Parity it would go a long way towards lowering recidivism in both adult & juvenile offenders.
I’m a big supporter of parity, but I do think that when the mental illness involved contributes to behavior that is otherwise deemed criminal, a different kind of intervention is probably necessary. I need to find an example of a mental health court and visit one. Have you ever been to one or know people who work in them?