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Pratt, Russ – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2013
The costs of treating youth who sexually harm others can exceed $200,000 Australian (US$220,000) per annum when they are placed in a residential type facility in either Australia or North America. Following the financial meltdown of the past two years, North American based residential-style programs have found themselves under increasing financial…
Descriptors: Crime, Sexual Abuse, Delinquency, Juvenile Justice
Isaacs, Mareasa R.; Goldman, Sybil K. – 1985
This monograph presents descriptions of 11 residential and day treatment programs serving seriously emotionally disturbed youth. Each program's description includes information about the program's origins, type of children served, guiding philosophy and treatment approach, services offered, work with families, linkages with other child-serving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Day Programs, Delivery Systems
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Fredericks, Kimberly A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2005
This chapter presents the findings from a network analysis of a demonstration program for the developmentally disabled to show the application of graphical network analysis in program evaluation. The developmentally disabled demonstration (DDD) program was a five-year pilot project to provide person-centered service environments to people with …
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Network Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Illinois State Dept. of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Springfield. – 1987
As mandated by Illinois Public Act 84-1291, this report identifies the service needs of persons with autism, recommends service models, and offers a plan of action to ensure delivery of appropriate services within resources available. Three primary themes are emphasized: a need for intervention at the earliest point in time for persons with…
Descriptors: Autism, Day Programs, Delivery Systems, Educational Therapy
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Kutash, Krista; Rivera, Vestena Robbins – Education and Treatment of Children, 1995
Individual effectiveness studies and reviews of studies are described for eight mental health service components for children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances and their families. Components discussed include residential services, outpatient services, day treatment services, crisis and emergency management services, case…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Coping, Crisis Intervention
Rivera, Vestena Robbins; Kutash, Krista – 1994
This document presents a review of recent research literature on eight components in a system of care for children with serious emotional disturbances. It is intended to be a guide and source of information to communities for building systems of care. Components include: residential services (psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Day Programs