title: Health care for youth involved with the correctional system.
abstract: Adolescents with involvement in the correctional system have significant health risks and needs. Professional guidelines and policies related to health services in correctional settings can help health care providers who work in youth detention facilities and those who see youth for follow-up care after incarceration. Several challenges exist to providing care in detention facilities, but overcoming these barriers to optimally serve youth is critical. When youth are released to their homes, community providers must understand the extent of care offered in detention facilities, the unique considerations for youth on probation, and the aspects of follow-up care that should be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services, Los Angeles County Juvenile Court Health Services, 1925 Daly Street, 1st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90031, USA. Electronic address: rperry@dhs.lacounty.gov.
authors.forename: Raymond C W
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.affiliation: General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, 12-460, University of California at Los Angeles, 10833 LeConte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USA.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D060728:Reproductive Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: Adolescents; Correctional system; Juvenile detention facilities