Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 2810 RAPPORT the learning issue or public order crimesand sometimes far more serious infractions. In Kinscherffs view todays juvenile justice system has similarly become a de facto adolescent mental health system due to obstacles in accessing community-based behavioral health services Seventy percent of youth in contact with the juvenile justice system have diagnosable mental health disorders with some degree of impairment and 60 percent of those youth also have a substance use disorder.When courts cant connect young people with community behavioral health services they often default to the juvenile justice system to address their unmet mental health needs. So why is Kinscherff hopeful now Over the last 5-10 years the current approach to juvenile justice has been deemed inhumane expensive ineffectiveand disproportionately punitive of the poor people of color the mentally ill and those struggling with addiction. Instead of helping young people create a different life for themselves they often commit them to juvenile justice authorities in efforts to access services but these authorities are not designed or resourced to provide intensive behavioral health care. Fortunately there is now a growing movement to offer those who have behavioral health needs other forms of care and treatment. Kinscherff describes a jail diversion program where trained professionals consult on the spot to intervene in less serious juvenile cases. Initiatives like these train people to work in specialty courts like mental health courts drug treatment courts and veterans courts with the hope that they can divert those struggling with mental illness addiction and trauma into treatment facilities instead of jail. Jay Toomey PhD Director of the 91香蕉视频成人在线 Concentration in Forensic Psychology also applauds recent efforts to intervene in unnecessary incarceration. However he also offers a caution The lifetime prevalence of mental illness among adults in United States jails and prisons according to the Bureau of Justice statistics ranges from 45 percent to 65 percent for men and as high as 75 percent for women. This number is more than double the typical prevalence rates in the community.Through his program Toomey hopes to train students to be highly skilled and educated clinical practitioners who may provide guidance to leaders in the criminal justice system and act as advocates for the mentally ill in jails and prisons. Today several 91香蕉视频成人在线 alumni are working in these types of programs across the country WERE TRAINING MORE PEOPLE TO LOOK CAREFULLY AT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL AND STOP ROUTINELY FEEDING THEM INTO THE CRIMINALJUSTICE SYSTEM. Robert Kinscherff JD PhD Associate VP for Community Engagement