Adolescents in the US face significant barriers to accessing effective drug treatment, with only 31% of children ages 12-17 ...

PORT ANGELES — When youths are assigned to Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services Drug Court, they face a great many uncertainties. Did they make the right decision opting for the program? Could ...

The state is starting a new treatment program for juvenile sex offenders in Hastings this spring. Funded through a federal criminal justice grant the pilot program will focus on the growing number of ...

MOORHEAD — According to West Central Regional Juvenile Superintendent James O'Donnell, admissions to the correctional facility in Moorhead mirror a statewide trend — some children coming to the ...

Mental health and substance abuse services have skyrocketed more than 450% over a year for one pilot program as new drugs are also emerging on the scene. “In 2024, we engaged with 66 adolescents ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The first youth at the new Aurora Plains Academy in Plankinton arrived Thursday, the state Department of Corrections said Friday. Clinicare, a company from Wisconsin, got a state ...