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Deliberate Self-Harm among Children in Tertiary Care Residential Treatment: Prevalence and Correlates
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Stewart, Shannon L.; Baiden, Philip; Theall-Honey, Laura; den Dunnen, Wendy – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2014
Background: Few studies have examined deliberate self-harm (DSH) among children in residential treatment in Canada. Most of the existing studies examined adolescent students or children from pediatric emergency departments. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence of DSH among children in tertiary care residential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Residential Care, Incidence
Perceptions of Personal Well-Being among Youth Accessing Residential or Intensive Home-Based Treatment
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Preyde, Michele; Watkins, Hanna; Ashbourne, Graham; Lazure, Kelly; Carter, Jeff; Penney, Randy; White, Sara; Frensch, Karen; Cameron, Gary – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2013
The outcomes of youth accessing residential treatment or intensive home-based treatment are varied. Understanding youth's perceptions of their well-being may inform service. The purpose of this report was to explore perceptions of youth's mental health, life satisfaction, and outlook for the future. Youth reported ongoing struggles with mental…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Depression (Psychology), Life Satisfaction, Well Being
Evidence-Based Practice in Group Care: The Effects of Policy, Research, and Organizational Practices
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Stuart, Carol; Sanders, Larry; Gurevich, Maria; Fulton, Robert – Child Welfare, 2011
This article describes the effect of a province-wide vision of evidence-based and outcome-based services for children and youth and the challenges of implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) and evidence-based treatment (EBT) approaches within group care settings. The paper is based on the results of a survey of group care settings in the…
Descriptors: Evidence, At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
Private Service, Public Rights: The Private Children's Residential Group Care Sector in Ontario, Canada
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Gharabaghi, Kiaras – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2009
This article explores the core themes and issues of private residential service delivery for children and youth in Ontario, with a specific focus on staffed group care within this sector. Such exploration highlights the juxtaposition of the public rights of children with the private world of service provision. Based on twenty interviews with…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Foreign Countries, Residential Programs, Civil Rights
Chapter 12. Conclusion-Looking Ahead
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Fulcher, Leon C.; Ainsworth, Frank – Child & Youth Services, 2006
Attention is drawn to important themes thought likely to influence the continuing development of group care services for children and young people in the decade ahead. These include a poorly educated workforce, autonomous training, multi-disciplinary approaches, centres of excellence, diversified programs, new trends and issues shaping the future,…
Descriptors: Children, Young Adults, Residential Care, Group Homes
Child Welfare in Canada.
McBroom, Elizabeth, Ed. – Social Work Papers, 1983
Reflecting the current state of theory and practice in child welfare in Canada, these eight papers suggest a contemporary view of Canadian children and the contexts in which they develop as defined by legal rights and society. First, Henry S. Maas argues that attention to normal social development and its contexts, and to related ongoing theory…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Community Action, Community Services