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50% of all youth detained at the county-level in California have a suspected or diagnosed mental illness.1
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Three out of every four youth detained at the county-level in California have a substance abuse disorder.2
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Increasingly, probation youth suffer from severe mental illness, such depressive, bi-polar, and schizophrenia disorders.
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Youth in the juvenile justice system frequently have physical health
issues, including sexually transmitted diseases, asthma, and oral health needs.4
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Probation youth have limited access to a regular source of medical care and other public health resources.5