Racial disparities exist among #MentalHealth diagnoses and treatment in both the community and the #JuvenileJustice system.
Researchers have found that youth of color are less likely to receive mental health or #SubstanceUse treatment. Learn more: https://t.co/9nlOni4wdE
NEW REPORT More than 32000 people in US prisons today have been there since childhood. The mass incarceration of children is a crime against humanity and warrants an investigation from the @UN We can and must do better https://t.co/PKoJOq1YHc
#NoKidsInPrison#CrimeAgainstHumanity
Special thanks to @sarahhelvey & @joy_suder for discussing the legal ramifications of sexting and sexual assault with our Healthy Living large groups today!
Applying for OJJDP FY 2023 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System funding opportunity?
Join us on March 23 at 3 p.m. ET for a general overview of the program, a discussion about the application process, and a Q&A opportunity.
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"Ideally, contact with the juvenile justice system would serve as an opportunity to improve the health and developmental trajectory of youth. Unfortunately, involvement with the justice system serves as nothing more than another traumatic experience."
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