title: Characteristics of difficult-to-place youth in state custody: a profile of the Exceptional Care Pilot Project population.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0358, USA.
authors.forename: Marilyn P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Armour
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwab
mesh_terms: 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