RT Article
T1 Youth Mental Health Diversion at Court: Barriers to Diversion and Impact on Reoffending
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 70
IS 6/7
SP 1726
OP 1758
A1 Gaskin, Claire
A2 Singh, Sara
A2 Soon, Yin-Lan
A2 Korobanova, Daria
A2 Hawes, David
A2 Lloyd, Trisha
A2 Kasinathan, John G.
A2 Dean, Kimberlie
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/188858081X
AB In a cohort of young people referred to an Australian mental health court diversion service over a 7-year period, 46.5% of those deemed eligible (n = 523) were granted diversion and the following were identified as barriers to being granted diversion: identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, having substance use problems, prior offending, and no record of prior diversion. Young people granted diversion were significantly less likely to reoffend, even after adjustment for a range of other covariates. This study highlights the need to address barriers to mental health court diversion for young people, particularly in light of the evidence of its effectiveness in reducing risk of reoffending.
K1 Mental Health
K1 Reoffending
K1 Diversion
K1 Courts
K1 Juvenile Delinquency
DO 10.1177/00111287221122755