“The Department of Juvenile Justice is requested to design and implement a uniform mental health screening instrument and interview process for juvenile offenders admitted to secure detention facilities and to make recommendations concerning the feasibility of implementing a uniform screening and interview process for pre-dispositional investigations. The Department's recommendations shall include the fiscal and related impacts of implementing the uniform mental health screening instrument and interview process among probation officers conducting pre-dispositional investigations pursuant to §16.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.”

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