Children in the Criminal Justice and Secure Care Systems: How Their Mental Health Needs Are Met.

Kurtz, Zarrina; Thornes, Rosemary; Bailey, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ592690

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Publication Date: 1998

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Children in the Criminal Justice and Secure Care Systems: How Their Mental Health Needs Are Met.

Kurtz, Zarrina; Thornes, Rosemary; Bailey, Susan

Journal of Adolescence, v21 n5 p543-53 Oct 1998

Describes survey of mental-health needs of young people in England and Wales considered for secure placement. Findings confirm that highly disturbed young people may present to a wide range of services, and that their mental-health needs are neither well recognized, widely understood, nor adequately met. (Author/JDM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Needs Assessment, Residential Institutions, Violence

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)

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