The association between length of stay in residential care and educational achievement: Results from 5- and 16-year follow-up studies

Ringle, Jay L.; Ingram, Stephanie D.; Thompson, Ronald W.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.03.022

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“…To date, few studies have examined outcomes for youth after their discharge from TFM group homes (Braukmann et al, 1985; Kirigin et al, 1982; Ringle, Ingram, & Thompson, 2010; Roose, 1987; Thompson et al, 1996; Wolf et al, 1976). Several studies document positive outcomes that extend beyond discharge for youth in TFM group homes.…”

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“…Studies have also shown lower rates of institutionalization and greater likelihood of continuing school than youth in an institutional program after discharge from treatment (Wolf et al, 1976). Longer time in placement has also been positively associated with a greater likelihood of achieving at least a high school education by post-discharge follow-up (Ringle et al, 2010). In contrast, several early studies found that youth in TFM versus non-TFM group homes had better in-home outcomes, including less drug and alcohol use, more prosocial behavior (Braukmann et al, 1985), fewer juvenile offense rates (Kirigin et al, 1982), but no significant outcome differences between groups during the posttreatment year (Braukmann et al, 1985; Kirigin et al, 1982).…”

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Does Model Matter? Examining Change Across Time for Youth in Group Homes

Farmer

Seifert

Wagner

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Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

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Group homes are a frequently used but controversial treatment setting for youth with mental health problems. Within the relatively sparse literature on group homes, there is some evidence that some models of treatment may be associated with more positive outcomes for youth. This article explores this possibility by examining differences across time for youth served in group homes utilizing the Teaching Family Model (TFM) and geographically proximate homes using more eclectic approaches. Data come from a longitudinal quasi-experimental study that included 554 youth. Results suggest that youth showed, on average, significant and rapid improvement during initial months in a group home. Improvement did not differ for TFM and non-TFM homes during this initial period. Post-discharge results, though, show that TFM was associated with continued improvement after discharge and significantly better outcomes by 8 months post-discharge. Results also discuss youth-level factors that may influence outcomes as well as need for additional work to more fully understand processes and practices that are key for maximizing and maintaining youths’ positive outcomes during and after group home placements.

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Does Model Matter? Examining Change Across Time for Youth in Group Homes

Farmer

Seifert

Wagner

et al. 2016

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

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“…Presence of mental health problems appears to be the strongest and most consistent predictor of longer stays in residential care (Baker et al, 2005; Hussey & Guo, 2005). Despite considerable concerns about extended stays in residential care, there is indication from a few studies that longer stays in higher level settings may be predictive of positive outcome, such as better educational outcomes (Ringle, Ingram, & Thompson, 2010) and lowered risk of readmission (Lakin, Brambila, & Sigda, 2007). …”

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Residential Care for Youth in the Child Welfare System: Stop-Gap Option or Not?

James

Zhang

Landsverk

2012

Residential Treatment For Children & Youth

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This study provides national estimates for length of stay in residential care and examines within-group variability along salient predictors. Using data from the National Study on Child and Adolescent Well-Being, the sample included 254 youth with episodes in residential care. Descriptive analyses provided estimates for length of stay over the three-year study period. Negative binomial regression was used to examine the effect of predictor variables on length of stay. Results indicate that a minority of youth experienced short stays in residential care. Chronic health problems and a greater number of placements were associated with longer stays. Implications for practice and research are discussed.

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“…internalizing and externalizing behavior) (Newton, Litrownik, & Landsverk, 2000), and that the longer children remain in care, the more placements they are likely to have and the greater the risk to their overall health and well-being (Barbell & Freundlich, 2001). Nevertheless, some studies demonstrate that the length of stay in high quality residential care may have a protective effect on some outcome dimensions (e.g., better educational outcomes, Ringle, Ingram, & Thompson, 2010). We expected that the youth in care had a negative self-representation, due to the negative social images about youth in residential care and their previous negative experiences that may have affected their self-representation, hindering the establishment of a positive self-concept (Kools, 1997).…”

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