A Further Study of Gender Differences in Service Needs among Youths Entering a Juvenile Assessment Canter.

Dembo, Richard; Pacheco, Kimberly; Schmeidler, James; Ramirez-Garmica, Gabrella; Guida, Julie; Rahman, Atiq

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ERIC Number: EJ574967

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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A Further Study of Gender Differences in Service Needs among Youths Entering a Juvenile Assessment Canter.

Dembo, Richard; Pacheco, Kimberly; Schmeidler, James; Ramirez-Garmica, Gabrella; Guida, Julie; Rahman, Atiq

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, v7 n4 p49-77 1998

Reports on the results of a study of 119 youth at the Hillsborough County, Florida, Juvenile Assessment Center involving community-based intervention. Results indicate that males were more involved in delinquent activities, whereas females came from troubled family backgrounds. Presents conclusions regarding the health service implications of these findings. (Author/MKA)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Delinquency, Family (Sociological Unit), Health Services, Intervention, Mental Health, Peer Relationship, Referral, Sex Differences, Sexual Abuse, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Florida (Tampa)

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