Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health

JUNE/JULY 2003

Q: In addition to the work of the System of Care communities, are you aware of other mental health initiatives for juvenile delinquents that we might investigate?

There are a number of other initiatives that you might want to review. Some of the initiatives are nationwide, and others are statewide or local. Some are publicly funded, and others are privately funded. There are lessons learned in each of these initiatives that might be beneficial to your grant community.

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative

Contact: Bart Lubow

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Baltimore, MD

(410) 547-6600

The Juvenile Detention Investigation of Comorbid and Co-occurring Disorders

Contact: Linda Teplin, Ph. D.

Northwestern University

Chicago, IL

This juvenile detention study investigated the comorbid and co-occurring disorders in 1,829 detained youth at the Cook County Temporary Detention Center. Dr. Teplin's work has very pertinent implications for the project on which your team is embarking. Her experience with funding from NIH, NIDA, CMHS, CSAT, OJJDP, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the William T. Grant Foundation speaks reams about the level of interest in and commitment to this issue by potential partners .

National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Building A Model for Effective Service Delivery

Contact: Joe Cocozza

Policy Research Associates (PRA)

345 Delaware Ave.

Delmar, NY 12054

Edward Loughran, Executive Director

Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA)

170 Forbes Rd.

Suite 106

Braintree, MA

(781)843-2663

Through CJCA, PRA was able to bring Georgia, Arizona, and Washington on as the first three pilot states to begin the development of a mental health service delivery model for juvenile justice.

MAYSI 2 (Screening tool pilot project)

Contact: Dr. Tom Grisso

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Dr. Grisso, the co-author and developer of the MAYSI 2, has funding from the MacArthur Foundation to introduce this screening tool to states, counties, and other municipal organizational units serving juvenile delinquents in an effort to better understand the prevalence of mental health and substance use/abuse disorders in the delinquency population. The MAYSI 2 is available to participating cites at no cost. Tom's team comes in and does the training and provides testing protocols. He is still adding sites to the project.

National Center for Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice.

Contact: Dr. Gail Wasserman

Columbia University

Division of Child Psychiatry

1051 Riverside Dr.

Unit 74

New York, NY 10032

(212) 543-5298

Dr. Wasserman has done research and held at least one consensus conference involving JJ practitioners, researchers, clinicians, and other decisions makers on prevalence and system response. She also is funded to introduce the Voice DISC to agencies that serve delinquent youth. She is still recruiting states, counties, and other municipal units of government responsible for juvenile justice population to participate in the study. If you are interested in being considered for the pilot, e-mail PeltzmaC@childpsych.columbia.edu.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Solomon Project Director

Contact: Dr. D. A. Arrondondo

NCJFCJ

Reno, NV

(775) 784-6012

Dr. Arrondondo's work with one of the first juvenile mental health courts led to this project to help other communities that are considering developing mental health courts. Some of the strategies he used to move from a drug court model to a mental health court that also provided support for drug treatment, when needed, were part of a creative initiative that required very little additional financial investment. His model is written up in the proceedings from the April 2003 conference of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference in Philadelphia.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Sanctioning Project for Juveniles with Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use/Abuse Problems and Special Populations

Contact: David Gamble, Project Director

Ten demonstration sites were awarded grants in the fall of 2002 to develop specialized probation and parole sanctions for these populations.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Sanctioning Project

Contact: David Gamble, Project Director

NCJFCJ

Reno, NV

(775) 784-6012

The sanctioning project selected 10 demonstration sites to pilot accountability-based sanctions, giving special attention to some of the special populations that prove to be most difficult for many systems to manage effectively. The special populations are girls, youth with mental health issues, and youth with learning disabilities. The 10 cities awarded demonstration grants are Missoula, MT; Omaha, NB; Las Vegas, NV; Dayton, OH; Hartford, CT; Newport News, VA; LaGrange, GA; St. Joseph, MO; Nashville-Franklin, TN, and San Jose, CA.

Mental Health in Juvenile Justice, Access to Counsel, Access to Quality Representation Especially for Children with Disabilities .

Contact: Patti Puritz, Esquire

American Bar Association

Juvenile Justice Center (Washington, DC)

(202) 262-1506

The ABA has studied the quality of counsel representing children in juvenile court. The findings shed light on why many lawyers do not want to work in juvenile court. It also discusses how difficult it is to find well-trained counsel to effectively represent the most challenging youth while guaranteeing them their right to participate in the development of their case and final plan.

National Mental Health Association Juvenile Justice Project

Contact: Louanne Southern

National Mental Health Association

The NMHA had produced a training program for probation officers as well as two monographs. One monograph is for families of children who are arrested and the other is for people who are touring local detention centers and checking their capacity to serve mentally ill children. The NMHA has also worked with Washington, DC, and Trenton, NJ, to begin the process of integrating system of care concepts into the work of the juvenile justice stakeholders in each municipality. It is currently considering work with Illinois and an additional municipality.

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	JUNE/JULY 2003 Q: In addition to the work of the System of Care communities, are you aware of other mental health initiatives for juvenile delinquents that we might investigate? There are a number of other initiatives that you might want to review. Some of the initiatives are nationwide, and others are statewide or local. Some are publicly funded, and others are privately funded. There are lessons learned in each of these initiatives that might be beneficial to your grant community. Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Contact: Bart Lubow Annie E. Casey Foundation Baltimore, MD (410) 547-6600 The Juvenile Detention Investigation of Comorbid and Co-occurring Disorders Contact: Linda Teplin, Ph. D. Northwestern University Chicago, IL This juvenile detention study investigated the comorbid and co-occurring disorders in 1,829 detained youth at the Cook County Temporary Detention Center. Dr. Teplin's work has very pertinent implications for the project on which your team is embarking. Her experience with funding from NIH, NIDA, CMHS, CSAT, OJJDP, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the William T. Grant Foundation speaks reams about the level of interest in and commitment to this issue by potential partners . National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Building A Model for Effective Service Delivery Contact: Joe Cocozza Policy Research Associates (PRA) 345 Delaware Ave. Delmar, NY 12054 Edward Loughran, Executive Director Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) 170 Forbes Rd. Suite 106 Braintree, MA (781)843-2663 Through CJCA, PRA was able to bring Georgia, Arizona, and Washington on as the first three pilot states to begin the development of a mental health service delivery model for juvenile justice. MAYSI 2 (Screening tool pilot project) Contact: Dr. Tom Grisso University of Massachusetts Medical School Dr. Grisso, the co-author and developer of the MAYSI 2, has funding from the MacArthur Foundation to introduce this screening tool to states, counties, and other municipal organizational units serving juvenile delinquents in an effort to better understand the prevalence of mental health and substance use/abuse disorders in the delinquency population. The MAYSI 2 is available to participating cites at no cost. Tom's team comes in and does the training and provides testing protocols. He is still adding sites to the project. National Center for Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice. Contact: Dr. Gail Wasserman Columbia University Division of Child Psychiatry 1051 Riverside Dr. Unit 74 New York, NY 10032 (212) 543-5298 Dr. Wasserman has done research and held at least one consensus conference involving JJ practitioners, researchers, clinicians, and other decisions makers on prevalence and system response. She also is funded to introduce the Voice DISC to agencies that serve delinquent youth. She is still recruiting states, counties, and other municipal units of government responsible for juvenile justice population to participate in the study. If you are interested in being considered for the pilot, e-mail PeltzmaC@childpsych.columbia.edu. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Solomon Project Director Contact: Dr. D. A. Arrondondo NCJFCJ Reno, NV (775) 784-6012 Dr. Arrondondo's work with one of the first juvenile mental health courts led to this project to help other communities that are considering developing mental health courts. Some of the strategies he used to move from a drug court model to a mental health court that also provided support for drug treatment, when needed, were part of a creative initiative that required very little additional financial investment. His model is written up in the proceedings from the April 2003 conference of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference in Philadelphia. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Sanctioning Project for Juveniles with Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use/Abuse Problems and Special Populations Contact: David Gamble, Project Director Ten demonstration sites were awarded grants in the fall of 2002 to develop specialized probation and parole sanctions for these populations. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Sanctioning Project Contact: David Gamble, Project Director NCJFCJ Reno, NV (775) 784-6012 The sanctioning project selected 10 demonstration sites to pilot accountability-based sanctions, giving special attention to some of the special populations that prove to be most difficult for many systems to manage effectively. The special populations are girls, youth with mental health issues, and youth with learning disabilities. The 10 cities awarded demonstration grants are Missoula, MT; Omaha, NB; Las Vegas, NV; Dayton, OH; Hartford, CT; Newport News, VA; LaGrange, GA; St. Joseph, MO; Nashville-Franklin, TN, and San Jose, CA. Mental Health in Juvenile Justice, Access to Counsel, Access to Quality Representation Especially for Children with Disabilities . Contact: Patti Puritz, Esquire American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center (Washington, DC) (202) 262-1506 The ABA has studied the quality of counsel representing children in juvenile court. The findings shed light on why many lawyers do not want to work in juvenile court. It also discusses how difficult it is to find well-trained counsel to effectively represent the most challenging youth while guaranteeing them their right to participate in the development of their case and final plan. National Mental Health Association Juvenile Justice Project Contact: Louanne Southern National Mental Health Association The NMHA had produced a training program for probation officers as well as two monographs. One monograph is for families of children who are arrested and the other is for people who are touring local detention centers and checking their capacity to serve mentally ill children. The NMHA has also worked with Washington, DC, and Trenton, NJ, to begin the process of integrating system of care concepts into the work of the juvenile justice stakeholders in each municipality. It is currently considering work with Illinois and an additional municipality.

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