A new report from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention set off alarm bells for some Douglas County ...

“The Maryland juvenile justice system cannot become a default component of the state mental health system,” the report said. “Maryland state government and its various departments need to ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — When young criminal offenders wind up in the Whatcom County juvenile justice system, they might meet Chad Avery. Avery is a behavioral health specialist working with kids ...

While the program still needs to be approved in February 2025, the goal is to help those within the criminal justice system in Lubbock possibly seek treatment rather than incarceration.

A boy’s death in Delhi’s juvenile home reveals a deeper crisis: abuse, neglect, and a punitive system. Experts call for ...

Slayings in Chelsea raise questions about Maine’s juvenile mental health system A teenager was charged with killing his foster father and cousin, but little is known about the child's time in ...

More than half of those incarcerated suffer from mental health illness. That's the driving force for Metro Community College's criminal justice program adding a mental health course.

While Tennessee monitors adult cases, juvenile mental health court records are not reported to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background System.

The court system can be daunting for anyone, but it's even more challenging for people with autism or other mental health issues.

The vast majority of all criminal defendants come from low-income communities. Many of them have never seen a mental health professional at any time of their life.

Michigan jurists call on lawmakers to protect parents from neglect accusations when they're unable to manage teens’ mental ...