Evidence-based psychosocial treatments in the juvenile justice system.
During the past three decades, considerable progress has been made in the development, implementation, and evaluation of psychosocial treatments focused on alleviation of risk factors of delinquency, reduction of juvenile crime, and prevention of recidivism. This article reviews selected youth-, family-, and community-based psychosocial treatments for delinquent behavior that are likely to be used in the juvenile justice system and evidence-based psychosocial treatments for internalizing disorders that have a potential for being successfully implemented in the juvenile justice system. The authors discuss the practical issues in dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychosocial treatments in the juvenile justice system.
Sukhodolsky
Denis G
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Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Denis.Sukhodolsky@yale.edu
Ruchkin
Vladislav
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D000293:Adolescent; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011330:Prisons; D011584:Psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control