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Study from ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Titilola Balogun explores the impact of improved health services for detained youth

Titilola Balogun
Titilola Balogun

A study from Titilola Balogun, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Practicum Coordinator for the graduate programs in Public Health in the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Graduate & Professional Studies, looks at how health services in the juvenile justice system can positively impact the health of youth, whether detained, incarcerated or on parole.

According to the recently published study, detained youth have poorer health compared to their peers, and many of them have frequent contact with the juvenile justice system. Based on recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, a large detention facility in the Southeastern United States improved the health services they provide to youth at intake. Balogun’s study described the health outcomes of detained youth following this intervention, and identified opportunities for detention centers to improve the health of a medically underserved population.

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