The Power of Collaborative Intervention: Julia Julia, 12, was hospitalized at the time of referral to the Juvenile Court Clinic due to suicidal ideation and threatening a family member. The hospital had advised her parents to file a Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) Stubborn Childpetition and the Judge asked for a Juvenile Court Clinic Clinician to…
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Child Requiring Assistance and Emergency Mental Health Evaluation
A Cry for Help: Maria When Maria, 15, was threatening to harm family members, her mother, Ana, turned to the Juvenile Court in desperation. Maria was already court-involved through a Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) Stubborn Child petition. Her threatening behavior had become so extreme that her mother feared for the safety of her younger children….
Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (MAJCC) 