Overview of European forensic youth care: towards an integrative mission for prevention and intervention strategies for juvenile offenders

Souverein, Fleur; Dekkers, Tycho; Bulanovaite, Elena; Doreleijers, Theo; Hales, Heidi; Kaltiala-Heino, Riittakerttu; Oddo, Aurelio; Popma, Arne; Raschle, Nora Maria; Schmeck, Klaus; Zanoli, Marco; van der Pol, Thimo

doi:10.1186/s13034-019-0265-4

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Souverein, F., Dekkers, T., Bulanovaite, E., Doreleijers, T., Hales, H., Kaltiala-Heino, R., Oddo, A., Popma, A., Raschle, N. M., Schmeck, K., Zanoli, M., & van der Pol, T. (2019). Overview of European forensic youth care: towards an integrative mission for prevention and intervention strategies for juvenile offenders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 13, 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-019-0265-4

Abstract

All over Europe youth delinquency is decreasing; our understanding of the factors related to juvenile delinquency and the characteristics of effective forensic youth care has increased substantially. However, effective prevention and intervention strategies are not always employed due to financial, demographical and socio-political challenges countries face, while the burden of mental health in juvenile justice populations is high. With this commentary, we highlight the importance of international collaboration to set out a direction