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HJ 119 Study; treatment for children with mental illness.

Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Collection and dissemination of information on effective treatment for children. Directs the Virginia Commission on Youth to coordinate the collection and dissemination of empirically-based information that would identify the treatment modalities and practices recognized as effective for the treatment of children, including juvenile offenders, with mental health treatment needs, symptoms and disorders. This initiative is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth's Study of Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance Requiring Out-of-Home Placement (HJR 119, 2000) and the Committee Studying Treatment Options for Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders (SJR 440, 2001).

This resolution incorporated HJR 165 (Darner).


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