Table 2.
Comparison of youth under different jurisdictions (N=178 youth within 51 agencies)
| Child welfare control | Juvenile justice control | Joint control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=67 | N=64 | N=47 | ||||
| Weighted Mean/ % |
Std Error | Weighted Mean/ % |
Std Error | Weighted Mean/ % |
Std Error | |
|
Youth Attributes
| ||||||
| Court ordered services | 37% | -- | 31% | -- | 39% | -- |
| Substance abuse problem | 58% | -- | 52% | -- | 79% | -- |
| Mental health problem | 75% | -- | 74% | -- | 76% | -- |
| Type of maltreatment: neglect or non-sexual abuse (referent) | 83% | -- | 71% | -- | 85% | -- |
| Type of maltreatment: sexual abuse | 15% | -- | 29% | -- | 15% | -- |
| Out-of-home placement | 36% | -- | 34% | -- | 14% | -- |
| Child is male | 56% | -- | 36% | -- | 49% | -- |
| Child age in years | 12.94 | 0.33 | 13.05 | 0.25 | 13.80 | 0.23 |
| Child is African American | 23% | -- | 23% | -- | 30% | -- |
| Child is Hispanic | 10% | -- | 7% | -- | 15% | -- |
| Child insurance: public (referent) | 89% | -- | 78% | -- | 56% | -- |
| Child insurance: private | 5% | -- | 19% | -- | 35% | -- |
| Child insurance: self-pay | 6% | -- | 3% | -- | 9% | -- |
|
Youth Receipt of Behavioral Health Services | ||||||
| Did not receive any behavioral health services | 17% | -- | 25% | -- | 30% | -- |
| Outpatient mental health | 80% | -- | 74% | -- | 70% | -- |
| Inpatient mental health | 35% | -- | 33% | -- | 30% | -- |
| Outpatient substance abuse | 15% | -- | 14% | -- | 10% | -- |
| Inpatient substance abuse | 7% | -- | 25% | -- | 0% | -- |