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SJ 101 Study; mental health screening of juvenile offenders.

Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

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 in an amended form has been incorporated into SJR 97 (Martin).


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