Juvenile inJustice Behavioral Health Research Lab
The Juvenile (in)Justice Behavioral Health (JJBH) lab, based in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is nationally recognized for conducting community-engaged research and implementation science that centers youth voice, lived experience, and equity to improve access to behavioral health services. The UCSF JJBH lab partners with youth, families, community-based organizations, and public systems to co-design, implement, and evaluate strategies that reduce youth substance use and recidivism, strengthen youth mental health and protective factors, and expand access to high-quality mental health and substance use services for youth, young adults, and families involved in juvenile legal and/or child welfare systems.
