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Evaluation Issues in Mental Health Programming in the Juvenile Justice System
Publication year:
2003
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: An "overview of mental health issues facing a juvenile justice population, with an emphasis on evaluation issues of particular concern for juvenile programs delivering mental health services" is provided (p. 1). This guidebook has sections on: mental health problems among juveniles; mental health problems and delinquency (e.g., mental health problems/disorders and the juvenile justice system, prevalence, mental health risk and protective factors related to delinquency, and identifying mental health problems and disorders); evidence-based treatment for and prevention of mental health problems/disorders; evaluation planning and measuring the performance of mental health programs; reporting results; conclusion; and additional resources.