title: The effectiveness of residential care facilities for adolescent boys.
abstract: This article reports the findings of a 1984 study evaluating the effectiveness of a well-established residential child-care facility for adolescent boys. Program outcomes for 101 males between the ages of eleven and seventeen were examined in relation to a wide range of demographic, social history, and program participation variables. Characteristics found to be significantly associated with program outcome included: race; probation; drug abuse; program intervention; home visits; and runaway behavior. In a separate analysis, three factors were found to be significantly related to runaway behavior, the chief cause of program failure: race; placement under court supervision; and program intervention.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003120:Colorado; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000592:standards*; D012419:Runaway Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation