Improving Outcomes for Court Involved Youth with Co-occurring Disorders

Webinar from October 24, 2014 "Improving Outcomes for Court-Involved Youth with Co-Occurring Disorders" Sponsored by the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Moderator: Joseph J. Cocozza, Ph.D. Coordinator: Tom Templeton, M.S.Ed. Presenters: Robert Kinscherff, Ph.D., J.D.; Richard Shepler, Ph.D., PCC-S; Holly Hills, Ph.D. The presence of co-occurring mental disorders among court-involved youth with substance use disorders creates unique challenges for juvenile drug treatment courts. Given the growing recognition that most youth who come in contact with the juvenile justice system experience co-occurring disorders, the NCMHJJ and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges recently released a series of three briefs (available at ncmhjj.com): • Developing Effective Policies for Addressing the Needs of Court-Involved Youth with Co-occurring Disorders - by Robert Kinscherff, Ph.D., J.D., and Joseph J. Cocozza, Ph.D. • New Directions to Effectively Address Co-occurring Mental Disorders - by Holly Hills, Ph.D., and Karli J. Keator, M.P.H. • Providing Effective Treatment for Youth with Co-occurring Disorders - by Patrick Kanary, MEd., Richard Shepler, Ph.D., PCC-S, and Michael Fox, M.A., PCC The webinar offers an overview of the three briefs and provides guidance on improving policies and programs.