Providing Effective Treatment for Youth with Co-occurring Disorders

Authors

Patrick Kanary, Case Western Reserve University
Richard Shepler, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow
Michael Fox, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow

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Date

7-2013

Description

The presence of co-occurring mental disorders among court-involved youth with substance use disorders creates unique challenges for juvenile drug treatment courts. Research consistently finds that these youth present with the greatest impairment in individual and academic functioning, have elevated risk of suicide, and consistently have the poorest treatment outcomes. Policy and practice changes are necessary to successfully address youth with co-occurring disorders in juvenile drug treatment courts.

Keywords

substance abuse--treatment, mental illness--treatment, court-involved youth

Recommended Citation

Kanary, Patrick; Shepler, Richard; and Fox, Michael, "Providing Effective Treatment for Youth with Co-occurring Disorders" (2013). Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education Reports and Briefs. 16.
https://commons.case.edu/beguncenter-reports/16