Mental health issues in juvenile justice residential placements: A multi-method agency evaluation

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-32

  Ruffolo, Mary C ^a   Savas, Sue Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mental health; Juvenile justice; Placement; Residential; Residential treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248606461     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v22n01_02     Document Type: Article

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