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Mental & Physical Health & Substance Abuse
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A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth With Mental Health Needs in Contact With the Juvenile Justice System,
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
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A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts,
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2007
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A Medicaid Primer for Juvenile Justice Officials,
National Academy for State Health Policy, April, 2008
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A Multi-Agency Approach to Using Medicaid to Meet the Health Needs of Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth,
Carrie Hanlon, Jennifer May, and Neva Kaye, National Academy for State Health Policy, December 2008
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Assessing the Mental Health Status of Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings,
OJJDP, August 2004
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Improving Access to Health Coverage for Transitional Youth,
Sonya Schwartz and Melanie Glascock, National Academy for State Health Policy, July, 2008
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Is There Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Examining the Role of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders,
Justice Policy Journal, Spring 2006
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Making the Right Turn: A Guide About Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System,
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
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Mentally Ill Offenders Strain Juvenile System,
New York Times, August 10, 2009
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Model Policies for Juvenile Justice and Substance Abuse Treatment,
Reclaiming Futures, July, 2008
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National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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Reclaiming Futures
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Substance Use Treatment Need among Adolescents 2003-2004,
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report, 2006
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The Next Big Thing? Methamphetamine in the United States,
The Sentencing Project
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Promising Practices from the Healthy Returns Initiative: Building Connections to Health, Mental Health, and Family Support Services in Juvenile Justice,
The California Endowment
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Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense,
Justice Policy Institute, July 2010
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For those convicted of drug offenses, a lower percentage of African-American youth (37%) received probation than White youth (44%) or Latino youth (53%). [ more facts]
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