The Center Supports Single Gender or “Girl Only” Juvenile Justice Environments

Girls in the juvenile justice system present with higher mental health issues and have patterns of victimization including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and trauma that are experienced different from boys. In most cases, these abuses have been perpetrated by males in their lives. These issues should be addressed in a gender-responsive way, ensuring that her environment is safe from revictimization.

Girls in the juvenile justice system present with higher mental health issues and have patterns of victimization including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and trauma that are experienced different from boys. In most cases, these abuses have been perpetrated by males in their lives. These issues should be addressed in a gender-responsive way, ensuring that her environment is safe from revictimization.