The Coalition for Juvenile
Justice (CJJ) provides information and resources on delinquency
prevention and juvenile justice issues. CJJ’s annual report for 2000,
entitled Handle With Care: Serving the Mental Health Needs of Young
Offenders, focused on the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile
justice system. More information about the publication is available on
CJJ’s web site.
Web address:
www.juvjustice.org
The NGA has developed a
series of fact sheets and resources on mental health issues. To access
these resources, click on “NGA Center for Best Practices”, then in
“Areas of Interest” click on “Health Division” then click on “Mental
Health.”
Web address:
www.nga.org