Mental Health RCP
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Better Solutions for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System
- Jan 22, 2014, Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change
- Up to 70 percent of all youth in contact with the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder. Yet, the juvenile justice system is not always the best or most appropriate place…
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Knowledge Brief: Mental Health Services in Juvenile Justice: Who pays? What gets paid for? And who gets to decide?
- Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative
- Providing effective mental health services for youths in the juvenile justice system raisescomplex policy questions, including: Who pays? What services get paid for? And who getsto decide? The…
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Juvenile Diversion Guidebook
- Mar 1, 2011, Models for Change Juvenile Diversion Workgroup
- Programs that divert youth from involvement in the juvenile justice system have become more frequent in response to the growing recognition that such involvement often is not necessary to achieve…
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Mental Health Screening within Juvenile Justice: The Next Frontier
- Nov 15, 2007, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
- Discusses issues surrounding the mental health screening of juvenile offenders such as screening procedures, policies and implementation. Chapters of this report are: "Introduction" by Kathleen R.…
