Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
| Residential Care | 7 |
| Youth | 7 |
| Emotional Disturbances | 4 |
| Outcomes of Treatment | 3 |
| Academic Achievement | 2 |
| Behavior Disorders | 2 |
| Children | 2 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Intervention | 2 |
| Mental Disorders | 2 |
| Adolescents | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Residential Treatment for… | 3 |
| Child Care in Practice | 1 |
| Journal of Child and Family… | 1 |
| Reclaiming Children and Youth | 1 |
| Youth Studies Australia | 1 |
Author
| Chamberlain, Chris | 1 |
| Conte, Christian | 1 |
| Cook, Steven | 1 |
| Davidson, Clark | 1 |
| Dumigan, Liam | 1 |
| Dunn, Leslie T. | 1 |
| Ferguson, Carmel | 1 |
| James, Sigrid S. | 1 |
| Johnson, Andrew | 1 |
| Landsverk, John | 1 |
| Leschied, Alan W. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 7 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkJames, Sigrid S.; Zhang, Jin Jin; Landsverk, John – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2012
This study provides national estimates for length of stay in residential care and examines within-group variability along salient predictors. Using data from the National Study on Child and Adolescent Well-Being, the sample included 254 youth with episodes in residential care. Descriptive analyses provided estimates for length of stay over the…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Child Welfare, Predictor Variables, Well Being
Davidson, Clark; Dumigan, Liam; Ferguson, Carmel; Nugent, Pam – Child Care in Practice, 2011
The introduction of intensive support units in Glenmona Resource Centre has provoked a radical review of social work practices in a group care environment. In this article, traditional support within residential care has been reviewed, strengths identified and outcomes from greater understanding and relationship building defined, in a…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Crisis Intervention, At Risk Persons, Therapy
den Dunnen, Wendy; St. Pierre, Jeff; Stewart, Shannon L.; Johnson, Andrew; Cook, Steven; Leschied, Alan W. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2012
This study examined outcomes with 170 children and youth admitted to residential treatment with complex mental health problems. Overall, outcomes at 2 years post-treatment was predicted by children and youth's behavioral pretreatment status reflected in lower internalizing and externalizing behavior at admission. These findings recognize a cluster…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, School Involvement, Prediction, Outcomes of Treatment
MacKenzie, David; Chamberlain, Chris – Youth Studies Australia, 2008
The third national census of homeless school students, conducted in 2006, found that the number of homeless students had decreased since 2001. There were 9,389 homeless students in 2006 compared with 12,227 in 2001. Three groups were over-represented in the homeless population: Indigenous students, young people from single parent and blended…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Homeless People, One Parent Family, Youth
Dunn, Leslie T. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2010
Charles Hall Youth Services (CHYS), a residential foster-care provider in Bismarck, North Dakota, desired to move from an adult-centered, punitive program model to a strength-based model with an emphasis on teaching critical life skills and behaviors to young clients. Through a partnership with the Teel Institute of Kansas City, Missouri, the…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Student Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Youth
Conte, Christian; Snyder, Chad; McGuffin, Richard – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2008
Traumatized youngsters are frequently admitted to psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment facilities (RFTs; Lawson, 1998). Institutionalization can be a traumatic event that involves an assault on personal autonomy and self-direction (Mohr, Mahon, & Noone, 1998). According to Visalli, McNasser, Johnstone, and Lazzaro, (1997) external…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Psychiatric Hospitals, Personal Autonomy, Residential Care
Shabat, Julia Cathcart; Lyons, John S.; Martinovich, Zoran – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
We examined the differential outcomes in residential treatment for youths with conduct disorder (CD)--with special attention paid to interactions with age and gender--in a sample of children and adolescents in 50 residential treatment centers and group homes across Illinois. Multi-disciplinary teams rated youths ages 6-20 (N = 457) on measures of…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Group Homes, Behavior Disorders, Residential Care
