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Boston Juvenile Court Clinic
The Boston Juvenile Court Clinic is one of the oldest
juvenile court clinics in the country. Under the leadership of Richard Barnum,
M.D., the Clinic provides evaluation and some treatment services for the
Boston Juvenile Court, seeing about 900 individuals referred by the court
annually. The referrals typically involve cases of delinquency, status offense
and child abuse matters, with problems related to a high prevalence of exposure
to various types of trauma, as well as associated anxiety and mood disorders,
substance abuse problems, disruptive behavior disorders, learning disorders
and personality disorders. Faculty consists of a multidisciplinary team
providing evaluation, consultation and treatment services for the court.
The Clinic has an active research program, largely examining post-traumatic
stress disorders and an eight-year longitudinal study of abused and neglected
children. Residents will have opportunities to visit the courtroom, consult
to attorneys, probation officers, judges and social service agency workers
and may serve as expert witnesses in cases evaluated. The Clinic has close
ties with the Children and the Law Service, a division of the Law and Psychiatry
Service of MGH. |
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