An alarming number of residential treatment facilities for our youth are closed or only have a limited number of beds available. Please re-open or expand existing centers so our troubled youth may receive the psychological help they need.
Many psychologists do not like to diagnose minors with a specific illness such as psychosis until after the age of 16 so that a pattern is established. I am requesting that this is also amended. Once a minor has achieved 5 incidents, (assault charges, domestic violence charges, threatening behavior) within a 3 year timeframe a pattern has been established.
Currently, we are not helping our youth or their parents and until we do the violence and shootings will continue.
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