Wednesday, October 27, 2004

Assessing the Mental Health Status of Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings

http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/202713/contents.html
Gail A. Wasserman, Susan J. Ko, and Larkin S. McReynolds
"Serious mental health and substance use disorders can interfere with the rehabilitation of youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system and increase their risk for recidivism. Too often, the needs of these youth have gone unrecognized and untreated because of inadequate screening and assessment."
PDF - http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/202713.pdf