Detention of children and adolescents under mental health legislation: a scoping review of prevalence, risk factors, and legal frameworks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For individuals with severe mental illness, involuntary assessment and/or treatment (hereafter detention) can be a necessary intervention to support recovery and may even be lifesaving. Despite this, little is known about how often these interventions are used for children and adolescents.

Methods

This global scoping review set out to: (1) map the current evidence around mental health detentions of children and adolescents (< 18 years); (2) identify the clinical, sociodemographic, and behavioural factors associated with detention; and (3) document the views of professionals and young people on the implementation of mental health legislation.

Results

After searching databases of peer-reviewed literature and citation chaining, 42 articles from 15 jurisdiction

SUBMITTER: Scholin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10765764 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature