Youth Mental Health Diversion at Court: Barriers to Diversion and Impact on Reoffending

Autor:	Claire Gaskin, Sara Singh, Yin-Lan Soon, Daria Korobanova, David Hawes, Trisha Lloyd, John Kasinathan, Kimberlie Dean
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Law Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Zdroj:	Crime & Delinquency. :001112872211227
ISSN:	1552-387X 0011-1287
DOI:	10.1177/00111287221122755
Popis:	In a cohort of young people referred to an Australian mental health court diversion service over a 7-year period, 46.5% of those deemed eligible ( n = 523) were granted diversion and the following were identified as barriers to being granted diversion: identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, having substance use problems, prior offending, and no record of prior diversion. Young people granted diversion were significantly less likely to reoffend, even after adjustment for a range of other covariates. This study highlights the need to address barriers to mental health court diversion for young people, particularly in light of the evidence of its effectiveness in reducing risk of reoffending.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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