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A Blueprint for Change: Improving the System Response to Youth with Mental Health Needs Involved with the Juvenile Justice System
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The majority of youth involved with the juvenile justice system have mental health disorders. "Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System" (Skowyra & Cocozza, in press) offers a conceptual and practical framework for juvenile justice and mental health systems to use when developing strategies and policies to improve mental health services for youth involved with the juvenile justice system. This Research and Program Brief from the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice summarizes that framework.
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