Health coverage and care for youth in the juvenile justice system: the role of Medicaid and CHIP

Health coverage and care for youth in the juvenile justice system: the role of Medicaid and CHIP

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
Author(s):
Acoca, Leslie, author
Stephens, Jessica, author
Van Vleet, Amanda, author
Contributor(s):
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, issuing body.
Publication:
Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2014
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Child Health Services
Health Services Needs and Demand
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
Juvenile Delinquency -- rehabilitation
Medicaid
United States
United States.
State Children's Health Insurance Program (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Girls and boys in the juvenile justice system are a diverse group of young people with often complex health needs. Many are from low-income families of color, have suffered abuse, were involved in the foster care system, and may require comprehensive and ongoing physical, reproductive, mental, and behavioral health services upon discharge from juvenile justice residential facilities. The provision of comprehensive, coordinated physical and mental health services for girls and boys while they are in the juvenile justice system and in their communities and after release is important to their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Given the low incomes of many of these youth, Medicaid has the potential to play an important role in financing these services. This brief provides an overview of the health and mental health needs of girls and boys in the juvenile justice system and the role of Medicaid in addressing those needs. It focuses on the circumstances of those girls and boys who are placed in juvenile justice residential facilities, the discontinuity of Medicaid coverage for those youth, and the options for improving coverage, continuity of care and access to needed services post-discharge, including new opportunities provided by the Affordable Care Act.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (14 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101633553 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101633553