"… s make in the cases of juvenile offenders with mental health problems? In Cook County, Illinois, juvenile court leaders decided to find out.  Specifically, …"

"… ender treatment. Sixty-seven were assigned to MST, and 60 were assigned to Cook County probation department’s existing juvenile sex offender unit and required …"

"… ervices primarily from personnel from the juvenile sexual offender unit of Cook County’s juvenile probation department. They attended weekly sex offender treat …"

"… roundbreaking study to examine the mental health status of young people in Cook County’s juvenile lock up. The study began a century after the county became t …"

"… stem, they were not full of positive outcomes and they did not suggest the Cook County system as a model for others. They were, instead, alarming. Among a …"

"… ng. Among a random sample of 1,829 young people taken into custody in Cook County from 1995 to 1998, 66 percent of boys and 74 percent of girls were diagnos …"

"… ression, anxiety, and attention deficit disorder were all widespread. Yet Cook County’s mental health services for detained youth were paltry. Just 15 percent …"

"… g study revealed epidemic levels of mental illness among detained youth in Cook County — plus a severe lack of counseling and treatment — the Illinois Depart …"

"… ™s Redeploy program funds the same Multisystemic Therapy model employed in Cook County. Peoria funds a similar model, Functional Family Therapy, which has also a …"

"… in incarceration costs. But Redeploy does not serve 74 counties including Cook County, home to nearly 40 percent of the state’s youth. State spending for the …"