Paper Summary:

This paper discusses several issues related to the case, "In the Matter of the Welfare of: N.T.K., Appellant. 619 N.W.2d 209; 2000 Minn. App. LEXIS 1188." Specifically, the paper discusses the jurisdiction, threshold and choice of venue and then examines the issues and evidence of the case. The paper also analyzes the interpretation of the law and discusses the implications for school-based mental health services.

Table of Contents:
Jurisdiction, Threshold, and Venue
Issues and Evidence
Precedent Cases
Resolution of Issues
Interpretation of Law
Effect on School-based Mental Health Services

From the Paper:

"In the field of school-based mental health services, it is crucial from a legal standpoint to pay great attention to detail when dealing with high school students. If a student is ordered to perform a specific task or conform with the opinion of the mental health agency in some other way, it is assumed by the student and his or her parents that the order has been decided upon with due consideration to the individual circumstances. In order to validate this assumption and maintain an appropriate relationship with the parties involved, the mental health agency has a responsibility to provide, in writing, clear reasons and records of all of its actions. Additionally, the decision under appeal in the instant case was one in which a juvenile was hastily assigned to a facility to which he had already spent a good deal of time. All of this affects the school-based mental health field in that it forces practitioners to be alert in all of their dealings, lest legal or administrative issues ensue."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "District Courts." Minnesota judicial branch. Accessed March 6, 2006 from http://www.courts.state.mn.us/page/?pageID=108.
• In the Matter of the Welfare of: N.T.K., Appellant. 619 N.W.2d 209, *; 2000 Minn. App. LEXIS 1188. Accessed March 6, 2006 from http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=mn&vol=apppub\0011\c200750&invol=1.
• "Juvenile Court." Fourth Judicial District Court: State of Minnesota. Accessed March 6, 2006 from http://www.courts.state.mn.us/districts/fourth/Juvenile/jcmain.htm.
• Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. (2005). 260B.198 Dispositions; delinquent child. Accessed March 6, 2006 from http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/260B/198.html.
• Supreme Court Commissioner's Office. (2005). Minnesota rules of juvenile procedure: Delinquency, juvenile petty offenses and juvenile traffic offenses. Accessed March 6, 2006 from http://www.courts.state.mn.us/rules/juvenile/JUVDEL.pdf.

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