“70% of children in juvenile detention facilities suffer from one or more mental health issues” (Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Detention Facilities, 2012). Moreover, there are some cases where parents hand over their mentally ill child or adolescent to the system to acquire assistance to their children. What they don’t realize is that detention centers are not adequately equipped to manage youth with mental health needs. “With approximately 70,000 children across the country spending time in residential detention facilities each year, mental health disorders present a serious challenge to successful rehabilitation” ((Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Detention Facilities, 2012). Since there is improper training of correctional personnel, in detention facilities, it becomes hard to identify youth’s behavior that are exhibiting these conducts. This creates issues for these youths because they are not getting the necessary interventions that is needed for
“70% of children in juvenile detention facilities suffer from one or more mental health issues” (Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Detention Facilities, 2012). Moreover, there are some cases where parents hand over their mentally ill child or adolescent to the system to acquire assistance to their children. What they don’t realize is that detention centers are not adequately equipped to manage youth with mental health needs. “With approximately 70,000 children across the country spending time in residential detention facilities each year, mental health disorders present a serious challenge to successful rehabilitation” ((Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Detention Facilities, 2012). Since there is improper training of correctional personnel, in detention facilities, it becomes hard to identify youth’s behavior that are exhibiting these conducts. This creates issues for these youths because they are not getting the necessary interventions that is needed for