Youth Gang Members: Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Use

Youth Gang Members: Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Use

Objective: Approximately 260,000 of youth in the United States are gang-affiliated. There is a paucity of data available to identify the prevalence of mental health disorders in this population. Gang members share many of the features of “at risk” or juvenile justice involved youth who deny gang mem...

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Main Authors: Albert John Sargent, Sherri Simpson, Dennis W. Young, Amy Mayhew, Ayanna Brown, Stephanie Kwok, Matthew Shelton, Barbara Robles, Toi Blakley Harris, Sara Elkins, Ashley Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Laws
Subjects:
youth gang
mental health
substance use
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/2/4/392

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