It is predicted that institutions for the retarded will be phased out and that the need for most types of group residences will decline due to the development of residential alternatives to institutions and nonresidential community services. (KW)

This multimodality approach is geared primarily to the goal of abstinence. For addicts who cannot achieve this goal, methadone maintenance is suggested as the next step. The modalities described range from low-dose maintenance for clinic outpatients to intensive rehabilitation in a methadone maintenance residential center facility. (Author)

Based on evidence from previous research, discusses the kinds of services and service delivery systems required if deinstitutionalization programs for the chronically mentally ill are to succeed. Recommends that more resources be allocated to this population and that changes be made in the use of existing resources. (Author/MJL)

Interviews with 61 adolescents in juvenile detention centers revealed a very high rate of emotional disorders, especially suicide thoughts and attempts. However, recent health care changes result in adolescents' longer stays in detention centers rather than in the residential treatment that they need. (SK)

During a 4-year period, aggregated data from Adult Protective Services case files in Virginia revealed 17 cases of sexually abused young, middle-age, and old men. The most common types of sexual abuse across age groups involved instances of sexualized kissing and fondling and unwelcome sexual interest in the individual men's bodies. The majority…

Objective: The number of youth in residential care programs who have been abused is high. The relationship between childhood abuse victimization and adult intimate partner violence (IPV) is well documented. This study compared the rates of IPV 16 years after individuals had participated in a long-term residential care program with individuals…

Linden Services for Children is part of Extern, which is a charity within the voluntary sector. The organisation's mission is to promote social inclusion and help reduce the incidence of offending behaviour. Extern operates in both the North and South of Ireland and works with children, families, adults and communities. It aims, through assessment…

Purpose: This article is a critical review of the history, research evidence, and state-of-the-art technology in interdisciplinary care planning and the written plan of care in American nursing homes. Design and Methods: We reviewed educational and empirical literature. Results: Interdisciplinary care planning and the written care plan are…

A philosophy of interdisciplinary management of the severely and profoundly regarded is described in the monograph which also includes reporting and evaluation processes. Ten clinical reports of an actual case are provided to demonstrate the adequacy of the multidisciplinary method. These reports assess the medical condition, psychological…

Poor care and neglect of the elderly in our society is a shameful reflection of an unbalanced system of values. (JD)

Examines caretakers' definitions of residents at public institutions for the mentally retarded. While attendants have been the target of institutional reform efforts, at the institutions studied, these efforts have not resulted in significant changes in attendants' condescension toward residents. (Author/LHW)

Practices thought to be conducive to desirable living and effective education in residential schools for deaf children are noted briefly. (CB)

The place of private residential programs in the care of individuals with disabilities is discussed. Problems often associated with residential centers are considered and the Woods School, a private institution for handicapped children and adults, is described as an example of the positive benefits of private institutional care. (PHR)

This paper describes parents' feelings, emotions, and concerns as they contemplate the future of their mentally retarded children after the parents' death. The paper notes that such parents think of death with more fear than parents of nondisabled children and that residential institutions must communicate to parents that their children will be…