Justice involvement and girls' sexual health: Directions for policy and practice

Arrested girls in the United States (US) are often diverted from detention through referrals to juvenile specialty courts (e.g., juvenile drug court), community-based diversion programs, or pre-adjudicated probation services. Limited research suggests that sexual and reproductive health needs for di...

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Published in:Children and youth services review 2019-03, Vol.98, p.278-283
Main Authors: Tam, Christina C., Dauria, Emily F., Cook, Mekeila C., Ti, Angeline, Comfort, Megan, Tolou-Shams, Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Access to care
Clinical outcomes
Court-involved, non-incarcerated youth
Courts
Detention
Drug abuse
Girls
Health care policy
Health care standards
Health needs
Health problems
Health services
Health services utilization
Health status
Justice
Justice-involved girls
Juvenile courts
Juvenile justice
Population policy
Prisoners
Probation
Probation service
Referrals
Reproductive health
Sexual behavior
Sexual health
Womens health
Youth
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Summary:Arrested girls in the United States (US) are often diverted from detention through referrals to juvenile specialty courts (e.g., juvenile drug court), community-based diversion programs, or pre-adjudicated probation services. Limited research suggests that sexual and reproductive health needs for diverted, or court-involved, non-incarcerated (CINI) girls are similar to that of their detained counterparts. Despite the US justice system's emphasis on diverting youth from detention, research and programmatic efforts to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes has primarily focused on detained girls. Policy and programming for CINI girls is scant and thus warrants further attention. This report details the immediate sexual and reproductive health needs of CINI girls. We discuss implications of current health care policies and practices for this population and conclude with recommendations for research focused on improving access to sexual and reproductive health care.
ISSN:0190-7409
1873-7765
DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.01.009