Strategies for Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment & the Juvenile Justice System: A Practice Guide

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Year: 1999
Pages: 239
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 075670166X

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Laura Burney-Nissen (au). The level of political & professional interest in expanding services for adolescents & juvenile offenders has risen dramatically. This guide provides an overview of alcohol & other drug treatment services provided in juvenile justice settings. Highlights approaches that have shown promise of producing good outcomes. Special attention is paid to integrating services across the substance abuse & juvenile justice systems, which typically have had separate & distinct professional mandates, areas of focus, & philosophies. The guide contains: an overview of effective treatment practices; structural supports for effective treatment; & descriptions of CSAT-funded projects.

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