Danica K Knight, Rod R Funk, Steven Belenko, Michael Dennis, Amanda L Wiese, John P Bartkowski, Richard Dembo, Katherine S Elkington, Patrick M Flynn, Philip W Harris, Aaron Hogue, Lawrence A Palinkas, Angela A Robertson, Christy K Scott
BACKGROUND: Despite the heightened risk for substance use (SU) among youth in the juvenile justice system, many do not receive the treatment that they need. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which youth under community supervision by juvenile justice agencies receive community-based SU services and the factors associated with access to such services. METHODS: Data are from a nationally representative sample of Community Supervision (CS) agencies and their primary behavioral health (BH) partners...
July 29, 2023: Health & Justice