Youth in the Justice System: Improving Services

This news article reports on a multi-agency collaboration, the National Policy Academy on Improving Services for Youth with Mental Health and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Involved with the Juvenile Justice System. This article discusses the findings of the Academy that three family-centered treatment models--Functional Family Therapy, Multisystemic Therapy and Oregon Treatment Foster Care--are showing measurable success across multiple sites in reducing re-arrest rates, improving family and school functioning, decreasing mental health symptoms, reducing placements, and saving costs.