Mental Health Care Among Juvenile and Adult Correctional Populations
A panel of officials from the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ Department of Corrections (DOC) and the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) discussed how ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ tackles the job of providing mental health care to juvenile and adult correctional populations. Nationally, more than half of prison and jail inmates have mental health problems, and probation/parole departments provide essential mental health services to their clients.