In a seven-year dataset of 1,354 adjudicated youths, two or more concurrent legal system contacts were associated with more consistent long-term mental health symptoms. Arrests and institutionalization were tied to short-term worsening too. doi.org/hb728m
Youth who have contact with the U.S. legal system may be at increased risk of mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression, hostility and psychoticism, according to a study published in PLOS One by Raquel V.
