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Mental Health Of Incarcerated Juveniles In Nevada: Final Report, Nevada Institute For Children's Rerearch And Policy, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jennifer Petsonius, Denise Tanata, Michelle Chino Dr
Mental Health Of Incarcerated Juveniles In Nevada: Final Report, Nevada Institute For Children's Rerearch And Policy, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jennifer Petsonius, Denise Tanata, Michelle Chino Dr
Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports
The prevalence of mental health problems in the juvenile offender population is substantially higher than that of the general population (Cocozza & Skowyra, 2000). Studies estimate that one in five juvenile offenders has serious mental health problems, which is nearly twice the rate of occurrence of mental illness in children and adults in the general population (NMHA Fact Sheet #l). However, there have been several methodological problems encountered in previous research. These include the use of inconsistent definitions and measurements of mental illness; the use of biased, nonrandom samples, a reliance on retrospective case report data, and the use of …
Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Cayrn Key, Carol C. Harter, Patrick Ferrillo
Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Cayrn Key, Carol C. Harter, Patrick Ferrillo
Inside UNLV
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Inside Unlv, Cate Weeks, Diane Russell, Carol C. Harter, Martin Watson
Inside Unlv, Cate Weeks, Diane Russell, Carol C. Harter, Martin Watson
Inside UNLV
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Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Carol C. Harter, Gene Hall
Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Carol C. Harter, Gene Hall
Inside UNLV
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Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Richard Morgan, Carol C. Harter
Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Richard Morgan, Carol C. Harter
Inside UNLV
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Inside Unlv, Richard Jensen, Donna Mcaleer, Jennifer Vaughan, Cate Weeks, Carol C. Harter, Jeffrey Koep
Inside Unlv, Richard Jensen, Donna Mcaleer, Jennifer Vaughan, Cate Weeks, Carol C. Harter, Jeffrey Koep
Inside UNLV
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