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LA Patches Together Mental Health Care for Juvenile Offenders

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California's counties are assuming responsibility for juvenile corrections -- a job once handled by the state. And a central task is ensuring treatment for the many young offenders who suffer from psychological problems. In the second of two stories on youth justice, The California Report's Sarah Varney found that psychological care is key to turning young lives around -- and nowhere more important than in the state's largest county -- Los Angeles.

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