Year: 2016 Source: Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.(2015).DOI:10.1177/1541204015579522 SIEC No: 20160518

Mental health screening data (Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument version 2 [MAYSI-2]) and
offense history were used to study levels of suicidal ideation in a sample of juvenile arrestees held in a
large, urban detention center located in a predominately Hispanic Southwestern U.S. city. We used
t-tests and multinomial logistic regression to examine the relationships with particular attention to
temporal issues. Results indicated that offense history, the timing of arrests, and demographics did
influence levels of suicide ideation.We discuss these findings, strengths and limitations, and directions
for future research.

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