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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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