Editorial: First, Do No Harm: Findings From a 16-Year Study on Juvenile Detainees - 19/08/25
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The Northwestern Juvenile Project is a longitudinal study of 1,829 youths enrolled from 1995 to 1998 at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. 1 Youth involved in the study were assessed through structured diagnostic interviews and reassessed up to 13 times over a period of 16 years. Incredibly, of the original sample of 1,829 youths, 1,394 (76%) participants had a 16-year interview. To date, this remains the largest study of its kind and has provided invaluable information about outcomes of justice-involved youth. Previously published results from the project have elucidated the depth of trauma in this population, with 93% of the youth sampled reporting exposure to life-threatening trauma and the challenges they face in obtaining mental health care after release from detention. 2,3
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| Disclosure: Anne B. McBride receives royalties from American Psychiatry Publishing Inc. Camille A. Tastenhoye has reported no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest. |
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| All statements expressed in this column are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry . See the Guide for Authors for information about the preparation and submission of Editorials. |
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