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Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice (BH/JJ) Evaluation Report (2006-2007). Presented by Jeff Kretschmar, Ph.D. Project Director: Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence Kent State University. Descriptive Data. 455 enrolled Cuyahoga – 36 Fairfield – 13 Franklin – 120
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Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice (BH/JJ) Evaluation Report (2006-2007) Presented by Jeff Kretschmar, Ph.D. Project Director: Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence Kent State University
Descriptive Data • 455 enrolled • Cuyahoga – 36 • Fairfield – 13 • Franklin – 120 • Logan - 143 • Champaign – 55 • Montgomery – 67 • Union – 21 • Gender • Males – 50.3% Females – 49.7% • Average Age = 15.2 years • Race • Caucasians – 65.5% African Americans – 28.1%
DSM-IV Diagnoses • 771 total Axis 1 Diagnoses (1.69 per youth) • Females: • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (29%) • Cannabis Abuse (24%) • Major Depression (19.5%) • ADHD (19%) • Adjustment Disorder (16%) • Males: • ADHD (26%) • Cannabis Abuse (23%) • Conduct Disorder (22%) • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (21%) • Major Depression (12%)
Diagnoses • At intake, 30.4% of the children were already on medication for emotional/behavioral symptoms • Seroquel (5.6%), Abilify (5.3%), and Concerta (5.1%) • At intake, 25.9% of the youth had co-occurring mental health and substance abuse diagnoses • At intake, 4.2% of youth had ONLY a substance abuse diagnosis
Ohio Scales – Problem Severity *statistically significant differences between Intake and 3, 6, and 9 months (lower scores indicate less problem severity)
Problem Severity Scores from Intake to Discharge *statistically significant differences between Intake and Discharge for all raters (lower scores indicate less problem severity)
Ohio Scales - Functioning *statistically significant differences between Intake and 3, 6, and 9 months (higher scores indicate better functioning)
Ohio Scales – Functioning Scores from Intake to Discharge *statistically significant differences between Intake and Discharge (higher scores indicate better functioning)
Ohio Scales - Satisfaction *statistically significant differences between Intake and 3 and 6 months (lower scores indicate more satisfaction)
Ohio Scales – Satisfaction Scores from Intake to Discharge *statistically significant differences between Intake and Discharge (lower scores indicate more satisfaction)
Ohio Scales - Hopefulness *statistically significant differences between Intake and 3 months for both raters ** statistically significant differences between Intake and 3, 6, and 9 months for Parent version (lower scores indicate more hopefulness)
Ohio Scales – Hopefulness from Intake to Discharge *statistically significant differences between Intake and Discharge (lower scores indicate more hopefulness)
Trauma Symptoms • The Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children (TSCC) is a 54-item Likert-type questionnaire containing six subscales designed to measure anxiety, anger, depression, posttraumatic stress, dissociation, and sexual concerns (Briere, 1996). * Significant improvement from Intake to Discharge
Discharge • 119 children discharged from BHJJ • 45% successfully completed treatment • 19% Client withdrew/rejected services • 14% moved • 3% out of home placement • 18% Other (aged out, AWOL, changes in custody, transferred to different program, etc.) • Out of 455 youth, only 2 (.004%) have been referred to DYS. • These two females were taken out of DYS and placed in BHJJ as a step-down.
Juvenile Court Data • The BHJJ youth accounted for 2050 charges prior to Intake (55% misdemeanors, 29% status offenses, 12% felonies) • Assault (10%) • Domestic Violence (8%) • Theft (8%) • After Intake, 140 (30.7%) youth accounted for 353 new charges (60% misdemeanors, 20% status offenses, 14% felonies) • Assault (11%) • Disorderly Conduct (8%) • Domestic Violence (6%)