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Save the Date: October 24

Improving Outcomes for Court-Involved Youth with Co-occurring Disorders

Many juvenile drug court professionals are struggling with the challenge of addressing court-involved youth with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. Please join the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ) for a webinar on October 24, 2014 from 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. (ET). Participants will have an opportunity to continue the conversation in follow-up Ask-the-Expert sessions.

The presence of co-occurring mental disorders among court-involved youth with substance use disorders creates unique challenges for juvenile drug treatment courts. Given the growing recognition that most youth who come in contact with the juvenile justice system experience co-occurring disorders, the NCMHJJ and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges recently released a series of three briefs:

• Developing Effective Policies for Addressing the Needs of Court-Involved Youth with Co-occurring Disorders - Presenter and Co-author: Robert Kinscherff, Ph.D., J.D.
   
• New Directions to Effectively Address Co-occurring Mental Disorders - Presenter and Co-author: Holly Hills, Ph.D.
   
• Providing Effective Treatment for Youth with Co-occurring Disorders - Presenter and Co-author: Richard Shepler, Ph.D.

This webinar will offer an overview of the three briefs and provide guidance on improving policies and programs. The presenters will offer one-on-one interaction in greater depth during the Ask-the-Expert sessions to be held in subsequent weeks.
 

Stay tuned for registration information.

Additional information regarding registration for the webinar and Ask-the-Expert sessions will be released in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please contact ncmhjj@prainc.com or call 1-866-962-6455.

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