Juvenile Offenders With Mental Health Disorders: Who Are They and What Do We Do With Them?

Published by the American Correctional Association (2002), this book by Lisa Boesky, Ph.D. not only has information on screening/assessment and mental health treatment, but also describes how to recognize and manage juveniles with ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Psychosis, Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders, Suicide, Self-Mutilation, and other mental health issues to help juvenile justice personnel understand what they are seeing and how to deal with difficult behaviors. A study guide is currently in development.