Primary Sources: Do Treatments for Drug Abuse Also Reduce Mental Health Problems Among Runaway Youth?

"Researchers wanted to know whether certain types of psychotherapy would reduce mental health issues among runaway and homeless youth with drug and alcohol problems....The three interventions studied by the researchers have been shown to reduce alcohol and drug use. But until this study, researchers had not tested how well they work on depression, anxiety and other mental health problems common among runaway and homeless youth...."

http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/the-beat/2012/12/mental-health-treatment