Report cites flaws in mental health care for detained Maryland youths

As the number of youths in Maryland's juvenile detention facilities continues to rise, the state faces an ongoing struggle to provide timely and effective mental health services to the young people who need them, a new report suggests. Problems in recruiting and retaining qualified and culturally responsive mental health professionals have exacerbated the situation, according to the agency that regularly reports on conditions at facilities operated by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS).