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Ethnic and Gender Equity in Missouri Juvenile Court Decisions: Preliminary Findings
Click here for the Report

Comprehensive Children's Mental Health Service System - a report by Citizen's for Missouri's Children
Click here for the Report

Office of Child Advocate for Children's Protection and Services
Click here for 2004-2005 Annual Report
Click here for 2003-2004 Annual Report

Children's Mental Health Fact Sheets
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law offers key facts and statistics on children's mental health issues in a series of fact sheets. Below you'll find key facts and statistics on children's mental health issues. These fact sheets are presented in printer-friendly PDF and browser-friendly HTML formats. You will need to download the free Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files.

  • Facts on Children’s Mental Health (Printer-Friendly PDF)
  • Facts on Children’s Mental Health (Browser- Friendly HTML)
  • Facts on Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Printer-Friendly PDF)
  • Facts on Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Browser- Friendly HTML)
  • Facts on Transitional Services for Youth with Mental Illnesses (Printer-Friendly PDF)
  • Facts on Transitional Services for Youth with Mental Illnesses (Browser- Friendly HTML)

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  • Fast Facts on Insurance Coverage and Access to Services for Children with Serious Mental Health Needs (Printer-Friendly PDF)
  • Fast Facts on Insurance Coverage and Access to Services for Children with Serious Mental Health Needs (Browser- Friendly HTML)

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    Juvenile Death Penalty: An MJJA Position Statement
    (Open/Download .DOC File)
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    The Pew Commission on Foster Care released its recommendations to improve the federal financing of child welfare services and the court handling of abuse/neglect cases. To access this information, please click on this link.
    http://pewfostercare.org/
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    Newly Released Centennial Publication: Celebrating 100 Years of Juvenile Justice in Missouri 1903-2003
    (Open/Download .PDF File)
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    Special Report: Disproportionate Minority Confinement/Contact Efforts in Missouri's Juvenile Justice System
    Compiled by the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
    (Open/Download .PDF File)

    Contact the St. Louis City DMC Coordinator:
  • Kimberly Cole: Kimberly.Cole@courts.mo.gov
    Contact the St. Louis County DMC Coordinator:
  • John Thomas: JThomas@stlouisco.com
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    Differences between Delinquent Youth with and without a Parental History of Incarceration
    by Anne Dannerbeck, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor
    (Open/Download .PDF File)
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    Disability and the Juvenile Justice System
    The Urban Institute has published "Addressing the Needs of Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: The Current State of Knowledge." The report examines laws, risk factors, programming, prevention, intervention, and barriers to implementing effective programs. (OJJDP)
    (Open/Download .PDF File)

     

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