Health needs of young offenders

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-164

  Anderson, Lisa ^a   Vostanis, Panos ^a   Spencer, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Mental health; Young offenders; Youth Offending Teams

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE MANAGEMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 3442895061     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493504041873     Document Type: Article

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