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Incarceration of Youth with Mental Health Disorders in New Mexico
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 conducted an investigation into the juvenile detention system in New Mexico and its effect on the state's youth in light of the state having the third-highest youth suicide rate in the country. The investigation examined individual cases of incarcerated youth with mental health disorders in New Mexico and their release in order to see the effect that incarceration and the lack of mental health services had on these youth. The report found incarcerated youth often have their incarceration extended as a result of a lack of mental healthcare facilities.
Date
2002-03-18
Document Type
House Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
10 pages
Congress
107
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
3: Health
PAP Minor Code
333: Mental Health and Cognitive Capacities
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Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20051024223128/http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=551&Issue=Medicaid+and+Medicare