GOAL
The goal of this topic is to improve mental health and ensure access to appropriate, quality mental health services.
OBJECTIVE 18-8
Juvenile justice residential facilities that provide mental health screening
BASELINE: 50% in the year 2000
TARGET: 55%
PQC - The Progress Quotient Chart has shown that now 60% of Juvenile Facilities provide mental health screening.
PROGRESS: The Baseline was at 50% in the year 2000. It then moved to 53% in the year 2002. And it is now at 60%, still trending up.
DISPARITIES: According to the disparities charts, the data for this particular section are unavailable. Mainly because the topic is about Juvenile facilities, not race or gender or anything.
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES:
Cost is a big one here. They can't screen if they don't have any money. Lack of availability of services is another problem. Odds are, they would have to hire more people to be able to do the screening.
EMERGING ISSUES:
The main issue coming up is co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders and the outcomes resulting from this combination. About 50% of adults who have a mental disorder, will also at some point have a substance abuse problem.
H.R.1931 - Juvenile Crime Reduction Act
•TITLE - To improve the treatment of juveniles with mental health or substance abuse disorders by establishing new grant programs for increased training, technical assistance, and coordination of service providers, and for other purposes.
•SPONSOR - Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.
•LATEST MAJOR ACTION: 4/2/2009 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Alright so there was a little bit of information I couldn't find because every time I clicked, it would say 'Temporary File Open Error'
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Hey Steve,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your advocacy project. I found it interesting! Keep up the great work!
Steve
ReplyDeleteGood job on this post! I really like your topic! The part you wrote about challenges, is so high in all aspects of health care. Cost is always such an issue. Good job!
Steve- I don't know very much about your topic, so it will be something interesting to read and find more about! Good job!!:)
ReplyDeleteHey Steve!
ReplyDeleteYou picked such a good topic! I wish I had thought of something like this, sounds like you will have a good time doing this Advocacy project and I think it is really important to have mental health screenings for juveniles because I think that is the most effective way to help residents of juvenile facilities! Good job Steve!
Kathy
Steve,
ReplyDeleteInteresting Topic for this project! You're right, that cost is always an issue...with everything! I'm interested in learning more about the mental health of juveniles=)