Assessing Mental Health Problems Among Serious Delinquents Committed to the California Youth Authority, 1997-1999

This study was conducted to explore the usefulness of the instruments used in the California Youth Authority's (CYA) Treatment Needs Assessment (TNA) battery. A total of 836 wards who completed screening questionnaires were followed to determine whether they were subsequently placed in mental h...

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Main Author: Haapanen, Rudy A. (Author)
Contributors: Steiner, Hans (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2006
In:Year: 2006
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
correctional facilities (juveniles)
Juvenile Crime
Juvenile Detention
juvenile inmates
Juvenile Offenders
Mental Health
Mental Health Services
treatment programs
youthful offenders
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Summary:This study was conducted to explore the usefulness of the instruments used in the California Youth Authority's (CYA) Treatment Needs Assessment (TNA) battery. A total of 836 wards who completed screening questionnaires were followed to determine whether they were subsequently placed in mental health programs, were prescribed medications used to treat serious mental health problems, and/or were identified by staff as requiring these services. Data for this study were collected from hard-copy files maintained in CYA ward institutions and the CYA central office. Specific variables include the scale scores of the four instruments used in the TNA, demographic variables of the ward, treatment received by the ward, and ward behavior.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR04337.v1