Alyssa Vieira, Kaitlin M Sheerin, Shannon Williamson-Butler, Casey A Pederson, Elizabeth C Thompson, Sheiry Soriano, Jennifer C Wolff, Anthony Spirito, Kathleen Kemp
Sexual minority youth have long remained an understudied population within the juvenile justice system, despite emerging evidence suggesting that sexual minority youth are overrepresented. Recent literature indicates that system-involved sexual minority youth may have more behavioral health concerns than their heterosexual counterparts. Even so, more work is needed to elucidate the unique needs of sexual minority youth who become involved in the system, especially as it pertains to suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)...
December 2023: Children and Youth Services Review