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This report contains an analysis of the current status of mental health of young people in conflict with the law conducted in eight European countries (Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and UK).
http://www.ipjj.org/en/resources/database/document/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=455
The document entitled "Mental Health Resources and Young Offenders: State of art, challenges and good practices" was released by the International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO) in November 2011.
The European Comparative Analysis and Transfer of Knowledge on Mental Health Resources for Young Offenders (MHYO project), is an innovative project aimed to share knowledge and expertise concerning young offenders with mental health issues, who are at the same time offenders and victims of their own mental health. The MHYO project paid special attention to young offenders with mental health issues who are in contact, on the one hand, with the judicial system which considers them only as an offender, and on the other hand, the health system which recognises the same child as a victim of a mental disorder. The Volume I provides an analysis of the current status of mental health of young people in conflict with the law, conducted in different European countries including Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK. It also discusses how different national legal frameworks treat young people with serious mental health issues in the juvenile justice system. It concludes with a strong emphasis on the importance of health care providers and how building a national consensus against juvenile internment is one of the steps toward successful policy.
Available in English, 572 pages.
More Information:
- MHYO Project Results Volume II: Manual for improving professional knowledge and skills, and developing advocacy programme
- CRIN page on Child-Friendly Justice
- CRIN page on Children in conflict with the law
Organisation Contact Details:
International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO)
Rue Mercelis, nş 50. 1050
Brussels
Belgium
Email: oijj@oijj.org
Tel: (+34) 923.19.41.70
Website: www.oijj.org
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