Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Youth in Minnesota’s Correctional Facilities

January 19, 2011

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Facilities

584 surveys were completed

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Demographics

54% of students 16 or 17 years old; 31% are 15 and younger

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Race

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Findings based on a Matched Sample

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Whether Youth Currently Have or Have Ever Had an IEP

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Whether Youth Currently or Have Received Free/Reduced Price School Lunch

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Family

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Family Composition

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Talk to Father about Problems

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Talk to Mother about Problems

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Family Alcohol & Drug Use

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Victimization

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Domestic Violence

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Sexual Violence

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Dating Violence

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Mental health

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Treated for a Mental Health Problem

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Self-Harm

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Mental Health Indicators

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey

Conclusions

• Youth in Minnesota’s correctional facilities experience higher rates of personal trauma, family drug and alcohol use and mental health issues than do youth in mainstream schools.

• Juvenile justice has been the primary referral for youth with mental illness

• Correctional facilities are de facto mental health and special education providers