juvenile justice

Treatment Centers in San Diego | Substance Abuse Treatment Centers

...  Treatment Centers – http://rehabcenterssandiego.org Treatment Centers in San Diego treats alcohol, drug, and prescribed drugs dependency in a residential facility in San Diego, …   The Sting of Juvenile Detention Last year, San Diego CityBeat, as part of a fellowship program with the John Jay College Center on Media, Crime and Justice at CUNY, reported that the probation department logged 461 OC incidents in 2011, a rate recognized by experts as exceptionally … Read more on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Read ...

Dual Diagnosis Rehab Centers: Dual-Diagnosis and Drug Rehab Treatment

What is the relationship between alcohol or drug abuse and mental illness? Does drug abuse lead to mental health problems? Is mental illness a cause of drug and alcohol abuse? The answer to these questions may not be found in trying to determine which came first: mental illness or drug abuse; but rather in understanding that both can and often times do co-exist with one another at the same time. Read more... ...

Boys Growing Up to Be Boys: Mandatory Minimums and Teens in Adult Prisons

...  Growing Up to be Boys: Mandatory Minimums and Teens in Adult Prisons But when Hodnett's 17th birthday rolled around, he was forced to take the longest short walk of his life, crossing the prison's recreation yard that physically separates the teens from the adults and symbolically separates the men from the boys. Only … Read more on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Dr. Jacquelin Perry, Surgeon Who Aided Polio Victims, Dies at 94 After completing her residency in San Francisco, she was recruited by the Rancho rehabilitation center to start its physical therapy program for patients with polio and other diseases. Dr. Perry was an active surgeon until a brain artery blockage … Read more on New York Times Read ...

What Is the Premise for the New CW Show “Hidden Palms”? Do You Know of Any Websites With More Information?

Question by kewlchic189: What is the premise for the new CW show “Hidden Palms”? Do you know of any websites with more information? Best answer: Answer by psykotik_witchhttp://www.cwtv.com/shows/hidden-palms Answer by princton_girlJohnny Miller (Taylor Handley, “The O.C”) was a happy, well-adjusted high school student with good grades and a room full of sports trophies until the terrible night a year ago that his father committed suicide. Unable to cope, he tried to drown his pain in alcohol and drugs. Now, fresh out of rehab, Johnny is struggling to deal with an uncertain future in the surreal glare of Palm Springs, where his mother, Karen (Gail O’Grady, “NYPD Blue”), and her new husband, Bob (D.W. Moffett, “For Your Love”), have decided to make a new start. Read more... ...

Speak Your Piece: Prison Progress?

Speak Your Piece: Prison Progress? Prison proponents say it will turn our economy around, that it could become the new center of our “post-coal” economy. Others believe that getting a … The project costs could range from 90 to a 110, perhaps more, million dollars in project costs … Read more on Daily Yonder BRIEFLY: Feb. 20 Winter-into-Spring Farmers' Market. PLYMOUTH – Gather with more than 30 farmers, foodmakers and artisans from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month through May for the Winter-into-Spring local food and gift market inside the visitors … Read more on Wicked Local Read more... ...

Funding Crisis for Juvenile Justice

...  crisis for juvenile justice "Alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, mental health problems and, indeed, prior involvement with the child protection system are now common among the clientele of the child protection jurisdiction. "Young offenders manifest similar problems and … Read more on The Australian Former marine on gun ownership: "We can't give up our rights because we are … No amount of legislation will ever stop a criminal from committing an act of violence, it ...