Joseph-Di Caprio Julia
Hennepin County Medical Center's, Department of Pediatrics, USA.
Minn Med. 2002 Aug;85(8):40-2.
The number of juveniles in correctional facilities is growing. These youth tend to have significant medical and mental health problems, yet they are underserved with respect to health care. Health care providers can work to improve the health status of incarcerated youth by pushing for improved funding of and standards for their health care and for their increased access to care while they are in correctional facilities and after they are released. This article presents a summary of statistics about the rates of youth incarceration and about the health status of such youth. It also offers recommendations for improving the health care of juveniles involved with the justice system.
惩教机构中青少年的数量正在增加。这些年轻人往往有严重的医疗和心理健康问题，但在医疗保健方面却服务不足。医疗保健提供者可以通过推动增加对他们在惩教机构期间及释放后医疗保健的资金投入和提高标准，以及增加他们获得医疗服务的机会，来努力改善被监禁青少年的健康状况。本文概述了青少年监禁率以及此类青少年的健康状况的统计数据。它还为改善涉及司法系统的青少年的医疗保健提供了建议。
