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L.A. Works To Get Mental Help For Young Offenders

6/2/11 NPR—"It used to be that troubled kids who ran afoul of the law ended up in one place: juvenile hall. And there, for the most part, they found little help for their psychological problems. But slowly that attitude has been changing as more and more states are trying to treat the mental health problems at the root of chronic lawlessness. In California, for example, counties are working to diagnose and aid the ever-increasing needs of their mentally ill juvenile offenders. In Los Angeles, the nation's second largest city, the changes are fitful and imperfect, but promising."

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Author(s)

Sarah Varney

Date

6/2/11

State

California

Source

NPR

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