Juvenile Justice: Admissions of Minors with Preadult Disorders to Private
Psychiatric Hospitals (Fact Sheet, 07/26/94, GAO/GGD-94-167FS).

As part of the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974, GAO was required to study admission of minors
with preadult disorders--problems that are generally associated with
minors, such as conduct or attention deficit disorders--to private
psychiatric hospitals. This fact sheet provides data on (1) the
frequency with which minors with preadult disorders have been admitted
to private psychiatric hospitals; (2) the average lengths of stay and
methods of payment; (3) the statutory procedural protection afforded
such persons in selected states; and (4) the conditions of confinement,
such as service provided, sleeping arrangements, and visitation
policies, at selected hospitals.

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 REPORTNUM:  GGD-94-167FS
     TITLE:  Juvenile Justice: Admissions of Minors with Preadult 
             Disorders to Private Psychiatric Hospitals
      DATE:  07/26/94
   SUBJECT:  Minors
             Juvenile delinquency
             Mental health care services
             Mental care facilities
             Mental hospitals
             Emotionally disturbed persons
             Children
             Juvenile offender rehabilitation
             Statutory law
             State-administered programs
IDENTIFIER:  California
             Georgia
             Virginia
             Texas
             
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