Characteristics of difficult-to-place youth in state custody: a profile of the Exceptional Care Pilot Project population.
This study examines the characteristics of Texas youth designated as 'most difficult to place' recipients of service under the "Exceptional Care Pilot Project" (N = 46). Findings include, among others, high levels of comorbid psychiatric disturbance (> 3 diagnostic groupings), physical (78.3%) and sexual (88%) maltreatment, and placement breakdowns (m = 4.8 therapeutic placements). This initial profile of the population provides a base for helping other states identify and plan for the needs of their most troubled youth.
Armour
Marilyn P
MP
School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0358, USA.
Schwab
James
J
D000184:Acting Out; D000293:Adolescent; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000208:ethnology*; D002670:Child, Abandoned / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology