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with reluctant adolescent clients. The Department of Human | | Services and the Office of Substance Abuse shall require joint | | training and communication between Youth in Need of Services | | Program providers and substance abuse services providers regarding | | methods to engage reluctant youth in treatment. |
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| | | Sec. 7. Provider incentives and information. The Department of Behavioral | | and Developmental Services, Office of Substance Abuse shall | | modify its contracts with substance abuse services providers to | | create incentives to increase recruitment and retention of | | adolescent clients who are reluctant to engage in treatment. The | | Office of Substance Abuse also shall provide information and | | support to substance abuse treatment providers to increase | | services provided to parents of adolescent clients, with or | | without the adolescents' involvement. |
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| | | Sec. 8. Parent outreach and education. The Department of Behavioral and | | Developmental Services, Office of Substance Abuse shall conduct | | outreach and education to help parents of children who are | | abusing drugs to locate and access resources to address substance | | abuse, including treatment, self-help, skill development and | | support groups for themselves and their children. |
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| | | Sec. 9. Report required. The Department of Behavioral and Developmental | | Services, Office of Substance Abuse shall report by October 1, 2004 to | | the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on the status | | of implementation of this Act. |
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