Factors associated with mental health and juvenile justice involvement among children with severe emotional disturbance

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-167

  Graves, Kelly N ^a   Frabutt, James M ^b   Shelton, Terri L ^b  

^a BENNETT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile justice; Mental health; Serious emotional disturbance; System of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447288700     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204006292870     Document Type: Article

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