This paper presents findings from a structured review of treatment models that are relevant
to group care and residential treatment settings for children involved with the child welfare …

In Fall 2005, Casey Family Programs requested a review of the professional literature to
answer questions regarding the mental health needs of children in foster care. The review …

Group homes fall into the broad category of residential care, a category that also includes
half-way homes, campus based homes, emergency shelters, self-contained settings, and …

OBJECTIVE: Despite national concerns over high rates of antipsychotic medication use
among youth in foster care, concomitant antipsychotic use has not been examined. In this …

Group care programs are often criticized for producing poor outcomes, especially in light of
community-based alternatives like treatment foster care that have a stronger evidence base …

Each year more than 25,000 youth age out of the American foster care system to face
uncertain futures as young adults. Many of them have experienced the trauma of abuse …

In many countries, adolescents in the child protection system present with serious emotional
and behavioral problems. In order to address their specific needs, therapeutic residential …

A critical investigation into the use of psychotropic drugs to pacify and control inmates and
other captives in the vast US prison, military, and welfare systems For at least four decades …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the side effect risks from using one or
more psychiatric medications (including antipsychotics, antidepressants, α-2 agonists …

This study aimed to answer two questions:(a) Given expected differences in children who
are placed in group care compared to those in family-based settings, is it possible to match …