Preventing out-of-home placement for high-risk children

Yale J Biol Med. 1990 Jul-Aug;63(4):285-91.

Abstract

Preventing the removal of high-risk children from their families is investigated through two community-based programs. One program followed a day treatment model; the other used a home-based approach. These programs treated populations that shared common features but also had important differences. In both programs, a high percentage of children were maintained in the home and were still at home one year after discharge. It is suggested that such community-based intervention programs enhance the likelihood that high-risk children can remain with their families.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Custody*
  • Child Psychiatry
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community Mental Health Services*
  • Family Therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant