Challenges in Establishing Adolescent Forensic Mental Health Services Within Australian Youth Detention Centres

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 899-908

  Stathis, Stephen L ^a,b   Harden, Scott ^a   Martin, Graham ^a,b   Chalk, John ^a  

^a Royal Children's Hospital Health Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescent forensic services; mental health; youth detention; youth justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890571786     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719.2013.768195     Document Type: Article

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