United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-07-26 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GGD-94-167FS https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-167FS P0b002ee18039047c f:gg94167f DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-167FS machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-167FS GGD-94-167FS Minors Juvenile delinquency Mental health care services Mental care facilities Mental hospitals Emotionally disturbed persons Children Juvenile offender rehabilitation Statutory law State-administered programs California Georgia Virginia Texas Fact Sheet GGD 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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-167FS/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-167FS.htm GAO/GGD-94-167FS https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-167FS Fact Sheet GAO/GGD-94-167FS; Juvenile Justice: Admissions of Minors with Preadult Disorders to Private Psychiatric Hospitals; Minors Juvenile delinquency Mental health care services Mental care facilities Mental hospitals Emotionally disturbed persons Children Juvenile offender rehabilitation Statutory law State-administered programs California Georgia Virginia Texas