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20 Dev. Mental Health L. 1 (2000-2001)

handle is hein.journals/dvmnhlt20 and id is 1 raw text is: Developments in Mental Health Law The Institute'of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy - The University of Virginia Volume 20, Number 1 (December 2000) Mental Health Needs Among Adolescents Committed to the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice Elizabeth Lloyd McGarvey, Ed.D. and Dennis Waite, Ph.D. * Mental health needs among juveniles who have contact with law enforcement agencies may vary somewhat across Virginia due to cultural and regional differences as well as the agency contact of origin. This article provides a prevalence report on the mental health problems and the trends in psychotropic medication use among adolescents who have been remanded to Also in this issue: Virginia's Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) over the past eight years. Thus, it Supreme Court Cases ........ 12 provides an overview of the mental health Other Federal Cases .......... 13 needs of adolescents committed to the DJJ. tr Fedr Cases.........13 Virginia Court Cases ......... 18 Other State Court Cases ...... 20 Virginia Legislation .......... 22 Using averages over an eight-year period, about 1,550 youth are committed to Virginia's juvenile correctional facilities in any year, of whom 89% are males and 11 % are females. The race/ethnic distribution of youth * Dr. McGarvey is an Associate Professor of Psychiatric Medicine and Director of the Division of Prevention Research at the University of Virginia. Dr. Waite is the Director of Psychology for the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Virginia.