Friday, July 30, 2010

State's youth prisons faulted on mental health care

State's youth prisons faulted on mental health care

Illinois' juvenile prisons are not adequately screening and treating mentally ill youths, in large part because the facilities are underfunded and poorly staffed, while their mental health workers are not always trained in up-to-date methods, according to a report released Thursday.

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