Residential Care| Residential Care in the Integration of Child Care Services Results of a study that aimed to provide a detailed description of the way in which residential care is used for children and young people in care, the outcomes of residential placements and the impact of policies and provision on practice | National Survey of Public & Private Residential Group Care Facilities and Their Licensed Capacities A 1998 survey conducted by the Child Welfare League of America |
| Residential Care: Some High-Risk Youth Benefit, But More Study Needed The results of a study to determine what is known about the effectiveness of residential programs in preparing youths to lead self-sufficient, productive lives and what can be learned about key program characteristics important for mitigating risky behaviors of young people | Residential Child Care: The Use and Outcome of Residential Placements A Scottish Office funded study of residential care in the context of `integrated child care'. The research aimed to provide a detailed description of the way in which residential care is used for children and young people in care and the outcomes of residential placements |
| The Therapeutic Milieu A web community for social work, MFT, counseling and mental health professionals treating at-risk youth and emotionally disturbed children in a group home or residential treatment facility | Abusive Practices and Programs? A news archive from Youthwork Links and Ideas contains opinions and links |
| The Stockholm Declaration A statement on residential care from the second international conference on Children and Residential Care held in Stockholm 12-15 May 2003, sponsored by the Swedish Foreign Ministry and the Swedish International Development and Co-operation Agency (Sida) | Coalition for Residential Education CORE is the national non-profit organization of residential education programs for economically and socially disadvantaged youth. CORE's mission is to promote residential education for youth whose homes or communities cannot meet their needs, and to strengthen both individual programs and the field of residential education |
| Behavioral Management and Children in Residential Care A fact sheet from the Child Welfare League of America | Use of Residential Care for Abused and Neglected Youth Drops Sharply in Illinois A new study shows that state policies designed to serve abused and neglected children in less restrictive settings have sharply cut the number of Illinois children and youth served in institutions, but that those entering residential care for the first time are more troubled and traumatized than those youth placed prior to the change in policy |
Anger Management for Youth : Stemming Aggression and Violence by Leona L. Eggert Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out : The Anger Management Book by Jerry Wilde |
