Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey Youth in Minnesotas Correctional Facilities January 19, 2011

Youth in Minnesota Correctional Facilities: Responses to the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey Facilities Youth surveyed were in 22 juvenile correctional facilities across the state, including: – Mille Lacs Academy – First City School – Epsilon Program – Pines School – MCF- Red Wing – Prairie Lakes School – Woodland Hills Academy – Arrowhead Juvenile Justice Center – Boys Totem Town 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 Minnesotas 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