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The reports being made by youth in these facilities is not unusual. These issues are pervasive and prevalent enough that there are researchers dedicated to exploring them to understand the impact they have on developing minds, the family and society. Many people in America are shocked to learn that these practices are used here. Learn the issues and require we do better as a nation. This library links to public viewing host sites. To view, follow link in the article title.
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Escorting: Adjusting to life after being held hostage or kidnapped
Escorting: Adjusting to life after being held hostage or kidnapped - Hostage and kidnap survivors can experience stress reactions including denial, impaired memory, shock, numbness, anxiety, guilt, depression, anger, and a sense of helplessness.
Eliminating Level Systems in Residential Treatment Centers
Eliminating Level Systems in Residential Treatment Centers - TNOYS negotiated with a local RTC to interview youth who had recently eliminated the level system on their cottage. TNOYS met with a group of five residents and asked them about the impact of eliminating the level system; how it was better, ...
Effectiveness of intensive short-term residential treatment
Effectiveness of intensive short-term residential treatment - Described a model of short-term residential treatment for severely disturbed adolescents.
Economic Impact of Utah’s Family Choice Behavioral Healthcare Interventions Industry
Economic Impact of Utah's Family Choice Behavioral Healthcare Interventions Industry - This research brief examines the economic impact of the Family Choice and Behavioral Healthcare Interventions Industry in Utah in 2015. For purposes of this study, treatment programs that take insurance reimbursement for primary substance abuse treatment and detoxification facilities ...
Cures that Harm: Unanticipated Outcomes of Crime Prevention Programs
Cures that Harm: Unanticipated Outcomes of Crime Prevention Programs - This review highlights the importance of recognizing the possibility for doing harm when intentions are good. The author concludes with recommendations for scientifically credible evaluations to promote progress in the field of crime prevention.
Cultural Islands: The Subjective Experience of Treatment and Maltreatment within Insular Programs
Cultural Islands: The Subjective Experience of Treatment and Maltreatment within Insular Programs - This is a brief, selective summary of a thesis research project titled "Adult Perspectives on Totalistic Teen Treatment: Experiences and Impact."
Correctional Boot Camps: Lessons from a Decade of Research
Correctional Boot Camps: Lessons from a Decade of Research - Random assignment evaluations found no significant differences in recidivism rates between boot camp participants and comparison groups. In some cases, boot camp graduates had higher rates of recidivism
Congregate Care, Residential Treatment and Group Home State Legislative Enactments 2014-2019
Congregate Care, Residential Treatment and Group Home State Legislative Enactments 2014-2019 - Just over 400,000 American children live in foster care, and some 55,000 reside in group homes, residential treatment facilities, psychiatric institutions and emergency shelters. This type of placement—called “congregate care”—may be beneficial for children who require short-term supervision ...
Client perspectives on wilderness therapy as a component of adolescent residential treatment for problematic substance use and mental health issues
Client perspectives on wilderness therapy as a component of adolescent residential treatment for problematic substance use and mental health issues - A realist approach utilizing thematic analysis of written open-ended responses produced six major themes; three depicting participant experiences (social dynamics, wilderness, catalyst for change) and three for perceived outcomes ...
Children in residential treatment: A follow-up study
Children in residential treatment: A follow-up study - Examined outcomes and service utilization among a total population of children discharged to their families from a residential treatment center (RTC) during a 3-year period. Consistent with the view that RTC treatment is frequently associated with continuing placement and dependency, the risk of ...
