Day treatment as an aid to mainstreaming troubled children.
Problem children who are diverted from public school programming into a private psychoeducational day facility in a community mental health center are followed up in a 10-year study to determine the rate of return to regular classes. The evidence points to a successful reintegration into public schools for the great majority of students. A philosophy for mainstreaming which supports the need for proper preparation of children for public school reentry is basic to effective management.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D004519:Education, Special; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012917:Social Adjustment