@article{ref1,
title="Implementation and evaluation of a juvenile mental health training for law enforcement in a medium-sized jurisdiction",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="2023",
author="Brady, Caitlin M. and Childs, Kristina K.",
volume="41",
number="1",
pages="1-18",
abstract="The need for specialized training programs that are focused on youth mental health needs, awareness of community-based services, and de-escalation skills is growing across law enforcement agencies due to calls for service that involve youth in mental health crisis. The current study evaluates a juvenile mental health training for law enforcement that was developed based on agency needs. The training was completed by 159 officers and a pre-/post-test design was used. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that officers were satisfied with the training and improvements were seen across several training constructs (confidence, preparedness, stigma, resource awareness, and de-escalation skills). Satisfaction with the training predicted change in confidence and preparedness. Recommendations for future research and the implementation of juvenile mental health trainings are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.2558",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2558"
}