A Juvenile Correctional Mental Health Continuum of Care—Some Key Components
Author: Leta D. Smith, Ph.D..
Source: Volume 14, Number 01, May/June 2012 , pp.12-16(5)
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Abstract:
Identifying key components of an effective and efficient system of care, along with a number of major issues which need to be recognized and addressed when an organization is responsible for providing mental health services in the juvenile justice system. The second of a two-part series (see CMH Vol 13 Number 5 for Part I), this article focuses on essential staffing and skills, supervision, assessment and screening, and continuous quality improvement.Keywords: suicide prevention; clinical psychiatric staffing; Mental Health Units; Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
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