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Incarceration of Youth Who Are Waiting for Community Mental Health Services in the United States
House Committee on Government Reform Special Investigations Division
House Committee on Government Reform
Special Investigations Division
Abstract
The Special Investigations Division of the House Committee on Government Reform investigated the inappropriate incarceration of youth with mental illnesses due to limited access to treatment. The report states thousands of youth are unjustly detained daily, awaiting community mental health services. The report emphasizes the adverse impact on the well-being of these youth, the disruption caused to detention centers, and the societal costs associated with this misuse of incarceration for mental health treatment.
Date
2004-07-07
Document Type
House Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
19 pages
Congress
108
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
12: Law, Crime, and Family Issues
PAP Minor Code
1200: General
Related Hearings
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Nowhere to Turn: Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to Secure Mental Health Services for Their Children?" 108th Cong., S.Hrg. 108-169, (2003, July 15 and 17)
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20051024230525/http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=418&Issue=Public+Health