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008			130723n2013 000 0 eng u
060			_aWS 463.
245	0	2	_aA need to belong : _bwhat leads girls to join gangs / _c Lorraine Khan ... [et al.]
260			_aLondon : _b Centre for Mental Health, _c 2013
300			_a35 p.
340			_aBook
340			_aWebsite
520			_aA small minority of young people is involved in gangs in the UK but they are the subject of considerable public and political concern. But there is limited information on the scale and pattern of risk factors experienced by young women associated with gangs in the UK. This report is the result of a comprehensive literature review on girls involved in gangs and an analysis of data collected by health screening initiatives in England for more than 8,000 young people at the point of arrest. On average, young women involved with gangs had more than double the number of vulnerabilities than the other girls who were screened after arrest. The results of the screening shows clear evidence of the psychological vulnerability of gang involved young women. Just over a quarter were identified as having a suspected mental health problem and 30% were identified as self-harming or at risk of suicide.
650		2	_aGirls _96296
650		2	_aSelf harm _913517
700	1		_aKhan, L
710	2		_aCentre for Mental Health
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999			_c18147 _d18147