Youth Mental Health First‐Aid: Juvenile Justice Staff Training to Assist Youth with Mental Health Concerns

dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Robert
dc.contributor.authorTreger, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorLucksted, Alicia
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-20T18:40:31Z
dc.date.available2020-10-20T18:40:31Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-05
dc.description.abstractMany youth in juvenile justice settings meet criteria for a mental health condition. Front line staff need to be able to recognize and respond to their needs, but training is often lacking. Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is an 8‐hour training for adults without mental health education to recognize and assist distressed youth. This study surveyed 1,279 [State blinded] DJS front‐line staff trained in YMHFA. Of 338 returned surveys (26% response), 44% reported using YMHFA skills at work, 56% in preventing a crisis, 25% during crises. Respondents rated YMHFA as significantly improving their responsiveness to distressed young people.en
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jfcj.12158en
dc.genrejournal articlesen
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2bxw7-i5qq
dc.identifier.citationAnderson, Robert; Treger, Jennifer; Lucksted, Alicia; Youth Mental Health First‐Aid: Juvenile Justice Staff Training to Assist Youth with Mental Health Concerns; Juvenile and Family Court Journal (2020); https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jfcj.12158en
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jfcj.12158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/19937
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWiley Online Libraryen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.subjectjuvenile justiceen
dc.subjectmental healthen
dc.subjectdistressed youthen
dc.titleYouth Mental Health First‐Aid: Juvenile Justice Staff Training to Assist Youth with Mental Health Concernsen
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