FSSH professor partners with Department of Justice to present free webinar Young Women In Custody with Mental Health Needs February 8

Dr. Carla Cesaroni, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, along with Lee Tustin, a Child and Youth Advocate at the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, will present a free webinar Young Women In Custody with Mental Health Needs. The webinar is hosted by the Department of Justice, Youth Justice and Strategic Initiatives section.

Adolescent mental health is a priority for the Youth Justice and Strategic Initiatives Section of the Department of Justice Canada. In recent years, concerns have been raised that young people with mental health challenges are defaulting into the youth justice system.

Related to its on-going work on youth mental health, Youth Justice and Strategic Initiatives has planned an interactive webcast that will explore mental health issues and needs among female justice involved youth. Dr. Carla Cesaroni and Lee Tustin will share their findings on the experience

of female young offenders while in secure detention and serving custodial sentences and how they vary from male young offenders.

This webcast will share knowledge and information about the mental health needs of female young offenders with those who are:

• Interested in youth justice policy development and programming geared towards the rehabilitation and reintegration of youth involved in the justice system.
• Working with female young offenders.
• Work with youth who are in conflict with the law and have mental health issues.

Date:  Friday, February 8, 2013

Time: 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern standard time.

Pre-registration is required by emailing the Youth Justice and Strategic Initiatives at fora@justice.gc.ca.

Once registered, a URL will be sent to participants. Participants will have an opportunity to send questions via email to the speakers during the webcasts. The presentation will be delivered in English with simultaneous interpretation in French.