; Whereas there is a need for incentives to reduce inappropriate incarceration and detention for those with mental health and substance use disorder needs; Whereas one-third of people incarcerated receive treatment for mental illness, and many times it is inconsistent and inadequate, and there is a need for improved access to services and treatments that are also trauma informed; Whereas there is a need to have mental health, substance use disorder, and diversion services available at all intercepts of the Sequential Intercept Model, a model developed to inform more appropriate community-based responses and divert those with mental illness and substance use disorder; Whereas there is a need to improve levels of coordination, care management, and insurance coverage before, during, and after incarceration; Whereas postrelease navigation is key to keeping people from reentering the justice system; Whereas there is insufficient understanding of the mental health effects of incarceration; Whereas there is a need to redefine the juvenile justice system to include those who are 25 years of age or younger in order to reflect the most up-to-date scientific consensus on brain development and behavior; Whereas the juvenile justice system must fulfill its purpose of supporting, rehabilitating, and treating children in need rather than punishing them given that— (1) studies have shown that 70 percent of youth in detention have a diagnosed mental illness, and 60 percent of those may also meet the criteria for a substance use disorder; (2) 90 percent of those in the juvenile justice system have been exposed to trauma or violence which may increase the likelihood of juvenile justice involvement; (3) entry into the juvenile justice system may exacerbate the existing mental health and substance use disorder concerns of youths, particularly in the absence of consistent screening and treatment for these conditions