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THE MENTAL HEALTH LEGAL ADVISORS COMMITTEE NOTE: The links below require Adobe Acrobat Reader (download free). Just for Youth: Advocating for Youth in the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services CHAPTERS CH 1: USING THIS BOOK TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUTH INVOLVED WITH DYS CH 2: IMPORTANT TERMS USED IN THIS BOOK CH 3: HOW YOUTH BECOME INVOLVED WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM CH 4: PREVENTION CH 5: AFTER THE ARREST CH 6: TRIAL, ADJUDICATION, AND DISPOSITION CH 7: COMMITMENT AND ASSESSMENT CH 8: CLASSIFICATION CH 9: PLACEMENT CH 10: OVERVIEW OF RIGHTS DURING CONFINEMENT CH 11: THE SITUATION FOR GIRLS CH 12: MEDICAL SERVICES DURING CONFINEMENT CH 13: MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES DURING CONFINEMENT CH 14: EDUCATION SERVICES DURING CONFINEMENT CH 15: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES DURING CONFINEMENT CH 16: TRANSITION BACK TO THE COMMUNITY CH 17: GRANT OF CONDITIONAL LIBERTY CH 18: HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE FUNDING SOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY CH 19: MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY CH 20: EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY CH 21: SUPERVISION IN THE COMMUNITY CH 22: DISCHARGE FROM DYS CH 23: RESOURCE GUIDE APPENDIX A: A TABLE OF SELECTED LEGAL PROVISIONS DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOK APPENDIX B:A COMPARISON OF DYS RESTRAINT POLICY AND DEEC RESTRAINT REGULATIONS APPENDIX C: HELPING YOUTH THROUGH THE STAGES AFTER ARREST: CHECKLISTS FOR PARENTS AND ADVOCATES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RETURN to MHLAC home page.