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HJ 121 Study; mental health screening and assessment for juvenile offenders.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Uniform mental health screening and assessment. Requests the Department of Juvenile Justice to design and implement a uniform mental health screening instrument and interview process for juvenile offenders identified by probation officers as needing a mental health screening. This initiative is a recommendation of the Committee Studying Treatment Options for Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders (SJR 440, 2001). This resolution is incorporated into SJR 97.


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