Answer:
we need a better source of help for troubled children
Step-by-step explanation:
Due to consistent advocacy efforts over two decades that produced class-action lawsuits, media exposure and a series of legislation since the late 1990s, the state juvenile justice system's youth prison population has been reduced by more than 90 percent — from 10,000 youth inmates to now less than 600. In addition to experiencing a high prevalence of disruptive disorders, the most common mental health challenge for these youth is substance use disorder (76 percent), followed by high anxiety (33 percent), ADHD (14 percent), depression (12 percent), posttraumatic stress disorder (12 percent), and mania (7 percent).