The dual status assessment team shall consider the child's best interests and well-being, including:

1. (1) the child's mental health, including any diagnosis;
2. (2) the child's school records, including attendance and achievement level;
3. (3) the child's statements;
4. (4) the statements of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;
5. (5) the impact of the child's behavior on any victim;
6. (6) the safety of the community;
7. (7) the child's needs, strengths, and risks;
8. (8) the need for a parent participation plan;
9. (9) the efficacy and availability of services and community providers;
10. (10) whether appropriate supervision of the child can be achieved by the dismissal of a delinquency adjudication in deference to a child in need of services adjudication;
11. (11) whether appropriate supervision of the child can be achieved by combining a delinquency adjudication or informal adjustment with a child in need of services petition;
12. (12) the child's placement needs;
13. (13) restorative justice practices that may be appropriate;
14. (14) whether a child in need of services petition or informal adjustment should be filed or dismissed;
15. (15) whether a delinquency petition or informal adjustment should be filed or dismissed;
16. (16) the availability of coordinated services regardless of whether the child is adjudicated to be a child in need of services or a delinquent child;
17. (17) whether the team recommends the exercise of dual adjudication and the lead agency to provide supervision of the child; and
18. (18) any other information considered appropriate by the team.

As added by P.L.66-2015, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.149-2016, SEC.84.