52:17B-171.1 - Standards for suicide, mental health screening in county juvenile detention facilities - New Jersey Statutes

52:17B-171.1  Standards for suicide, mental health screening in county juvenile detention facilities.
 
1.The Juvenile Justice Commission shall establish standards for suicide and mental health screening in county juvenile detention facilities in accordance with the provisions of this act.  The standards shall require that each county detention facility develop written policies concerning mental health screening, suicide screening, suicide prevention protocols and other mental and emotional health-related issues and that each county juvenile detention facility make psychological or psychiatric services available to juveniles as needed.

L.2007, c.315, s.1.