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Evaluation of Two Court Interventions for Youth with Significant Clinical Needs: Los Angeles County's CARE Project and Juvenile Mental Health Court
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitaker, Laura
- Language:
- English
- Other Title:
- Evaluation of Two Court Interventions for Youth with Significant Clinical Needs
- Place of Publication:
- RAND Corporation 2024
- Summary:
- The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA), administered by the California Board of State and Community Corrections, provides funding to counties to support programs that have proved their effectiveness in curbing crime among at-promise youth (those at risk of justice-system involvement) and youth already involved in the juvenile justice system. In Los Angeles County, the Probation Department oversees the implementation of JJCPA-funded programs, which are approved by the county through the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council. In 2019, the Probation Department selected RAND to provide evaluation services related to JJCPA-funded programs. In this report, the authors present findings from the process and outcome evaluation of two court-based programs for youth with significant clinical needs, including mental health diagnoses and developmental disabilities: the Client Assessment Recommendation and Evaluation (CARE) Project and the juvenile mental health court (JMHC). Findings will be of interest to Los Angeles County stakeholders, including program staff, Probation Department staff, and members of the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, and to agencies in other locations that are interested in implementing programs of this nature.
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