Juveniles Accessing Mental Health Services (JAMS)

Mental health literacy (MHL) of the youth in LMIC is low and enhancing the MHL of the vulnerable youth in the Juvenile Justice System (JJS) in India is especially a challenge. The youth in the JJS do not have access to positive mental health and there is a significant lack of knowledge about mental health issues among the providers caring for them in the facilities. The access to mental health care is limited within these facilities and there is stigma about mental health and poor help seeking.