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Quraishi, Fiza A.; Benton, Hannah – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2014
Between 65 and 70 percent of youth in the juvenile justice system have mental health disorders, with some studies estimating that at least 20 percent of these youth have severe disorders that significantly impair functioning. Many of these youth are entitled to adequate and responsive mental health services through federal programs like Medicaid's…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Mental Disorders, Health Services, Youth