RT Article
T1 An examination of a juvenile justice diversion program for youth with mental health needs and traumatic stress symptoms: a strengths-based approach
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 30
IS 7
SP 653
OP 675
A1 Summersett Williams, Faith
A1 Sax, Rachel M.
A1 Slesinger, Noel C.
A1 Jordan, Neil
A1 Sharp, Doug
A1 Yazin, Noshwerwan
A1 Martinovich, Zoran
A1 Fehrenbach, Tracy 19XX-
A2 Sax, Rachel M.
A2 Slesinger, Noel C.
A2 Jordan, Neil
A2 Sharp, Doug
A2 Yazin, Noshwerwan
A2 Martinovich, Zoran
A2 Fehrenbach, Tracy 19XX-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1899567119
AB Mental health and traumatic stress symptoms are prevalent in juvenile offenders, yet research on diversion programs rarely examine these important outcomes. Program duration and the role of protective factors are also understudied in this literature. This study examined the impact of program duration and youth protective factors on mental health and traumatic stress symptoms of 713 youth participating in an Illinois diversion program. Overall, the more time youth spent in the diversion program, the more improvement they demonstrated in mental health and trauma symptoms. Both program duration and number of youth strengths at program entry were significantly associated with improvement in mental health and traumatic stress symptoms. Findings highlight the importance of program duration and suggest that youth protective factors should be identified early on and targeted to maximize the impact of juvenile justice diversion programs on mental health and trauma symptoms.
K1 Protective factors
K1 Trauma
K1 Mental Illness
K1 Juvenile Offenders
K1 Adolescence
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2022.2109632