The guidance counselor for Emily would have brought this to the attention of the clinician at the school based crisis intervention program. The guidance counselor in unison would set up the psychologist appointment to implement a Brigance test (a test to evaluate academic level). This would tell us if Emily posses a learning disability. This is a factor in her school performance. While simultaneously the guidance counselor would set an appointment with crisis intervention clinician to screen for other factors that may be impacting on Emily's sharp decline in academics. During this time the clinician would have found out that .
Emily had many risk factors along with her educational risk factor. She lived a sexually, physically and mentally abusive family life. Many of the conventional risk factors of most female juvenile delinquents and adult female offenders. .
Adolescent girls who come into contact with the juvenile justice system report extraordinarily high levels of abuse and trauma. Incarcerated girls report significantly more physical and sexual abuse than boys, with more than 70% of girls report such experiences. More than one third of girls (34%) incarcerated in probation camp and detention centers in Los Angeles County reported sustaining an injury as a result of physical punishment as a child, while more than half (56%) reported witnessing the homicide of a close friend or relative, As a result of repeated exposure to multiple forms of violence and trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is prevalent among adolescent girls in the justice system, with nearly 50% meeting diagnostic criteria for the disorder. According to The National Mental Health Association, article referenced "Mental Health and Adolescent Girls in the Justice System- at Http://www.nmha.org/children/justjuv/girlsjj.
