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Who Goes Where? Exploring Factors Related to Placement Among Group Homes.

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Farmer, EMZ; Wagner, HR; Burns, BJ; Murray, M
Published in: J Emot Behav Disord
March 2016

Despite their widespread use as a placement option for youth with mental health problems, there is relatively little research on group homes for youth. Available data highlight concerns with practices and treatment within group homes and mixed results on youth-level outcomes. However, existing research appears to collapse a wide range of group residential settings into a single amorphous category. This article explores potential variations among group homes to examine whether different programs are systematically serving different types of youth. It examines, in particular, placement in homes using the teaching family model (TFM) versus homes that do not. Findings suggest that demographics are not significantly associated with TFM placement. However, custody status, types of mental health problems, and use of psychotropic medications are. Homes appear to be serving distinct niches within a geographic area. Implications for future research and policy/practice are discussed.

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J Emot Behav Disord

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1063-4266

Publication Date

March 2016

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

54 / 63

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Farmer, E. M. Z., Wagner, H. R., Burns, B. J., & Murray, M. (2016). Who Goes Where? Exploring Factors Related to Placement Among Group Homes. J Emot Behav Disord, 24(1), 54–63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1063426615585082
Farmer, Elizabeth M. Z., H Ryan Wagner, Barbara J. Burns, and Maureen Murray. “Who Goes Where? Exploring Factors Related to Placement Among Group Homes.J Emot Behav Disord 24, no. 1 (March 2016): 54–63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1063426615585082.
Farmer EMZ, Wagner HR, Burns BJ, Murray M. Who Goes Where? Exploring Factors Related to Placement Among Group Homes. J Emot Behav Disord. 2016 Mar;24(1):54–63.
Farmer, Elizabeth M. Z., et al. “Who Goes Where? Exploring Factors Related to Placement Among Group Homes.J Emot Behav Disord, vol. 24, no. 1, Mar. 2016, pp. 54–63. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1063426615585082.
Farmer EMZ, Wagner HR, Burns BJ, Murray M. Who Goes Where? Exploring Factors Related to Placement Among Group Homes. J Emot Behav Disord. 2016 Mar;24(1):54–63.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Emot Behav Disord

DOI

ISSN

1063-4266

Publication Date

March 2016

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

54 / 63

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology