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A 42 page comprehensive research paper. This paper begins by reporting data regarding the incidence of mental, emotional and behavior problems among children and youth and comments on the controversy regarding residential placement for youngsters. The next section reports the history of group homes in this nation, beginning in the 1700s and following through to the latest trends in the structure of group homes. The third section reports on the different models of residential facilities and their typical characteristics for children and adolescents, which is followed with a discussion of the services each of the residential settings provides. The next section reports the outcomes for the different residential placements beginning with the fact that there is a dearth of empirical studies to validate the efficacy of these kinds of placements. This is a comprehensive discussion that includes the research that is available, including surveys of the perceptions of children and youth who are in group placements, and the opinions of many experts, including the Surgeon General's Office. The general consensus is that residential treatment centers and other types of public children's/youth residential placements may do more harm than good. The last section includes recommendations for research that is very much needed in this field. Throughout the paper are reports about the funding and the laws regarding some of these kinds of placements. There is also a discussion about the success of Boys Town. Data are included. 1 Table is included. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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to school failure, violence, substance abuse or suicide (National Association of School Nurses, 2000). * Between 5 and 21 percent of all children under the age of 18 are suffering
from a diagnosable mental, emotional or behavior disorder (National Association of School Nurses, 2000). * 11 million children and adolescents are reported to have psychosocial, mental health or developmental
problems contributing to barriers to learning (National Association of School Nurses, 2000). * Youngsters living in poverty have a higher rate of mental illness than do youngsters living in higher
socio-economic conditions (National Association of School Nurses, 2000). Some of the conditions children and teenagers are diagnosed with include: * ADD/ADHD - the most common diagnosis affecting between 3 and
5 percent of the school-age population * Obsessive Compulsive Disorders * Anxiety Disorders * Depression (situational and clinical) * Social Phobias, including school phobia *
Conduct Disorders, including oppositional defiant disorders * Substance Abuse * Eating Disorders * Suicide (National Association of School Nurses, 2000). Given these numbers, it would seem that this
nation needs to do more to help our youngsters. It would also seem that by now, the professionals would know better how to treat our children who suffer from mental,
psychological, emotional illnesses and behavior and conduct disorders. But, as of yet, there is no consensus on the best or most effective treatment for all too many of our young
people. A debate has raged for more than a century on the efficacy of institutional-type care versus family-centered car for children and youth (Barth, 2002). There are a number of
forms of both. Institutional or group care is part of the child welfare system (Barth, 2002). Under this system, a child or youth may be placed in a small or
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