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Lyons, John S.; Woltman, Heather; Martinovich, Zoran; Hancock, Brian – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2009
A variety of factors are putting great pressure on residential treatment centers to justify their role in the child serving system through evidence of impact on the lives of children, youth, and families. The present study describes the role of residential treatment from an outcomes perspective in a midsized state over the course of a 5 year…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Residential Programs, Institutional Role
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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