Parents can't get services if the kid doesn't want it. Some mentally ill people don't want to take meds or go to counseling, or they self-medicate with street drugs. In criminal institutions, a lot of kids don't get treatment at all. A lot still goes undiagnosed. They're not going to respond like a diabetic given insulin.
Counseling takes awhile to get into balance.
In Lane County, many kids aren't getting as many services as they should. Duffy says early intervention and treatment is key in helping kids function and stay out of trouble. Kids at that age are so vulnerable and are just establishing an identity. It's hard to combat that identity of being a criminal. What that does to a kid.