Children with and without disabilities in residential care: risk at program entry, departure and six-month follow-up

Chmelka, Mary B.; Trout, Alexandra L.; Mason, W. Alex; Wright, Tanya

doi:10.1080/13632752.2011.616346

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“…After comparing the two groups, we found referral to mental health treatment to be much more frequent in the group with ID (72.5 vs. 46.5%), underlining the higher number of referrals of these children and young people to psychiatric treatment and the high frequency of psychotropic medication for this population, as other authors have pointed out previously (Chmelka et al, ; Sainero et al, ).…”

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“…The socio‐demographic profile of children with ID in care is well defined, characterised by a larger presence of boys (Algood, Hong, Gourdine, & Williams, ; Chmelka et al, ; Lightfoot et al, ; Oliván, ; Sainero et al, ; Slayter & Springer, , Sullivan & Knutson, ; Trout et al, ) and a high frequency of backgrounds of mental health problems and ID in the parents (Sainero et al, ).…”

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Children and young people with intellectual disability in residential childcare: Prevalence of mental health disorders and therapeutic interventions

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Children with intellectual disability are more likely to suffer abuse and neglect. Therefore, they are over‐represented among children in childcare interventions, particularly in residential childcare. The main goal of this article was to explore the correlates of mental health diseases in a sample of 169 children (6–18 years old) in residential care with intellectual disability compared with a group of 625 children, also in residential care but without disability. Results show that the prevalence of intellectual disability in residential childcare in Spain is about 19%, which is significant due to their special needs. In addition to this disability, they have a higher frequency of clinical problems in the scales of withdrawal‐depression, thought problems, attention problems and, above all, social problems than do their peers in residential care. They are also referred more frequently to therapeutic services, in particular to psychiatric intervention and they receive more pharmacological treatments.

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confidence: 99%

Children and young people with intellectual disability in residential childcare: Prevalence of mental health disorders and therapeutic interventions

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“…Enhanced support for these youth after discharge is a promising post departure intervention to help maintain treatment gains and should also be considered for all levels of residential placement (Chmelka, Trout, Mason, & Wright, 2011; Thompson, Ringle, Huefner, Peterson, & Way, 2010; Trout et al, 2010). …”

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12-month follow-up outcomes for youth departing an integrated residential continuum of care

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Children and Youth Services Review

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This study examined the 12-month post-departure outcomes for youth who exited a residential treatment program at differing levels of restrictiveness. Study participants were 120 youth who entered an integrated residential continuum of care at its most restrictive level and then either departed the program at the same level or stepped down and departed at a lower level of restrictiveness. Results indicate that youth who stepped down and exited at the lowest level of restrictiveness were the most likely to be living at home or in a homelike setting and experienced fewer formal post-departure out-of-home placements. However, there were no differences in post-departure rates of substance use, arrests, or being in school or having graduated. These results suggest that youth who were served in the integrated continuum and departed at the lowest level of restrictiveness had more positive outcomes at 12-month post-discharge.

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“…This may create a bias on the part of the informant as responses (e.g., school attendance, illegal activities) may vary according to respondent. As such, additional research needs to be conducted to quantify those potential differences (Chmelka et al 2011).…”

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“…Only persons having recent contact with or knowledge of the youth were interviewed. Once an interview was completed, no other attempts were made to interview others familiar with the youth (Chmelka et al 2011). …”

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Reunifying Families After an Out-of-Home Residential Stay: Evaluation of a Blended Intervention

2014

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For youth placed in out-of-home residential care, there has been a trend towards shorter lengths of stay and earlier reentry into the community. In order to support reentry, we propose blending out-of-home residential care with aftercare services. In this study 89 youth that were in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system received a unique blend of a behavioral-focused residential care program with a family based in-home aftercare service. Results indicate that youth displayed decreased behavior problems and families practiced improved parenting skills at discharge. Further, at discharge from services youth were reported to engage in more positive interactions with peers. Follow-up data also suggested that at 12 months post-discharge, these youth had a high rate of remaining arrest-free, were living in a homelike setting, and had either graduated or were attending school.

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Children with and without disabilities in residential care: risk at program entry, departure and six-month follow-up

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

Children and young people with intellectual disability in residential childcare: Prevalence of mental health disorders and therapeutic interventions

Children and young people with intellectual disability in residential childcare: Prevalence of mental health disorders and therapeutic interventions

12-month follow-up outcomes for youth departing an integrated residential continuum of care

Reunifying Families After an Out-of-Home Residential Stay: Evaluation of a Blended Intervention

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