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Recent news articles in over 30 states describe the difficulty many parents have in accessing mental health services for their children, & some parents choose to place their children in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems in order to obtain the services they need. This report determines: (1) the number & characteristics of children voluntarily placed in the child welfare & juvenile justice systems to receive mental health services; (2) the factors that influence such placements; & (3) promising state & local practices that may reduce the need for child welfare & juvenile justice placements.Ashby, Cornelia M. is the author of 'Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice : Federal Agencies Could Play a Stronger Role in Helping States Reduce the Number of Children Placed Solely to Obtain Mental Health Services', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756735166 and ISBN 0756735165.
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