title: Group homes: alternative to institutions.
abstract: Increasing attention is being paid to group homes as an alternative form of residential care for adolescents. In the home described here, young people who had been recommended for hospitalization or long-term residential treatment were helped by nonprofessional counselors to deal with their problems successfully.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male