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Matthew Soulier1, Anne McBride2
1Division of the Psychiatry and Law, University of California Davis Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Abstract:
The effective rehabilitation of detained youth begins with optimal screening of their mental health needs as they enter the juvenile delinquency system. The Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Version 2 is the most used and empirically proven tool to screen juveniles. Juvenile facilities should consider the use of screening instruments like the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Version 2 as close to intake as feasible. Mental health professionals working in these systems of care will then need adequate resources to assess the mental health needs according to a biopsychosocial model of these youth.
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