Research has shown that focusing on patterns across concurrent mental health problems may increase accuracy and treatment efficacy, potentially reducing further justice system involvement. This is critical given that over one-third of girls and two-thirds of boys exhibit significant mental health problems fifteen years after release from detention. The purpose of this study was to identify mental health risk profiles of justice-involved youth. Secondarily, the differentiating impact of trauma and race on those groups was examined. Latent profile analysis was used to identify mental health risk profiles among boys ( n = 3550) and girls ( n = 1212) involved in the juvenile justice system. Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the impact of trauma exposure and race on class membership. A 4-class model was determined to have the best fit for both boys and girls. Logistic regression showed that levels of trauma significantly differed across classes. In addition, some racial differences were noted for both boy and girl classification profiles. Results of this study demonstrate that there are patterns of underlying mental health concerns among youth in the juvenile justice system. Moreover, these patterns are associated with traumatic experiences, further demonstrating trauma exposure may be a gateway to other psychosocial challenges.

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司法系统参与青少年创伤经历与心理健康风险概况之间的关联


研究表明，关注并发心理健康问题的模式可能会提高准确性和治疗效果，从而可能减少司法系统的进一步参与。鉴于超过三分之一的女孩和三分之二的男孩在从拘留所释放 15 年后表现出严重的心理健康问题，这一点至关重要。本研究的目的是确定参与司法的青少年的心理健康风险概况。其次，研究了创伤和种族对这些群体的不同影响。潜在概况分析用于确定参与少年司法系统的男孩 （ n = 3550） 和女孩 （ n = 1212） 的心理健康风险概况。多项式 logistic 回归用于评估创伤暴露和种族对班级成员的影响。确定 4 级模型最适合男孩和女孩。Logistic 回归显示，不同类别的创伤水平存在显著差异。此外，男孩和女孩分类概况都存在一些种族差异。本研究的结果表明，少年司法系统中的青少年存在潜在的心理健康问题模式。此外，这些模式与创伤经历有关，进一步证明创伤暴露可能是通往其他社会心理挑战的途径。