Unlicensed residential programs: the next challenge in protecting youth
| Autor: | Pamela Hawkins, Robert M. Friedman, Barbara Huff, Wanda K. Mohr, Christine Vaughn, Monica Epstein, Tammy Seltzer, Allison Pinto, Amy E. Green, Christina Kloker Young, Charles Huffine, Amberly Chirolla, Lenore Behar, Nicki Bush, Kathryn Whitehead |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Child abuse
Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Quality Assurance Health Care Poison control Institutional abuse Suicide prevention Accreditation Consumer Organizations Licensure Hospital Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Child Abuse Child Residential Treatment Health policy Patient Care Team business.industry Public health Mental Disorders Public relations Mental health United States Psychiatry and Mental health Child protection Ethics Institutional Psychology (miscellaneous) business |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of orthopsychiatry. 76(3) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9432 |
| Popis: | Over the past decade in the United States, the number of private residential facilities for youth has grown exponentially, and many are neither licensed as mental health programs by states, nor accredited by respected national accrediting organizations. The Alliance for the Safe, Therapeutic and Appropriate use of Residential Treatment (A START) is a multi-disciplinary group of mental health professionals and advocates that formed in response to rising concerns about reports from youth, families and journalists describing mistreatment in a number of the unregulated programs. This article summarizes the information gathered by A START regarding unregulated facilities. It provides an overview of common program features, marketing strategies and transportation options. It describes the range of mistreatment and abuse experienced by youth and families, including harsh discipline, inappropriate seclusion and restraint, substandard psychotherapeutic interventions, medical and nutritional neglect, rights violations and death. It reviews the licensing, regulatory and accrediting mechanisms associated with the protection of youth in residential programs, or the lack thereof. Finally, it outlines policy implications and provides recommendations for the protection of youth and families who pursue residential treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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