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Monday, June 15, 2009

California's locked-up children languish without mental health services

California's locked-up children languish without mental health services

The lengthy detention of a mentally ill 11-year-old boy in Santa Clara County's juvenile hall has raised alarm among national juvenile justice experts. But while the jailing, recently reported by the Mercury News, is rare, it reveals a far more common problem: Counties throughout California struggle each day to find appropriate places for juvenile offenders with severe psychiatric problems.

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