United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-01-28 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:HEHS-94-56 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-56 P0b002ee18038d9ec f:he94056 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-56 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-56 HEHS-94-56 State-administered programs Disadvantaged persons Public assistance programs Local governments Minors Program evaluation Juvenile offender rehabilitation Juvenile correctional facilities Juvenile delinquency Rehabilitation programs Starr Commonwealth, Cedar Village Program (Albion, MI) Boys Town Home Campus Program (Boys Town, NE) Paint Creek Youth Center Program (Bainbridge, OH) Piney Woods Country Life School Program (Piney Woods, MS) Hyde School Program (Bath, ME) Oasis Center Program (Nashville, TN) Salesmanship Club Youth Camp Program (Hawkins, TX) Harbor Schools and Family Services, Haverhill Program (Haverhill, MA) Boysville Program (Clinton, MI) Children's Village Program (Dobbs Ferry, NY) Bridge Over Troubled Waters Transitional Living Program (Boston, MA) Letter Report HEHS A recent study has estimated that more than 10 percent of the nation's youth are engaging in behaviors that seriously jeopardize their futures, including poor academic performance, substance abuse, delinquency, and unprotected sex. One approach for dealing with at-risk youth--residential care--removes them from where they normally live and places them in settings ranging from tents in the woods to suburban homes, where they are taught skills and prepared to return to their communities and become contributing members of society. GAO found that although few rigorous evaluations of residential programs have been done, the studies issued so far suggest that residential care can successfully treat some high-risk youths. Thorough evaluations are needed to determine which treatments are most effective and what the long-term effects of the treatment are for youths so that policymakers can make sound decisions on the most effective mix of programs and the best role for residential care. Program officials and other experts agree that some key elements enhance the programs' ability to alter high-risk behavior, such as close ties with the youths' families and continuing support after the youths have left the residential setting and returned to their neighborhoods. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-56/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-56.htm GAO/HEHS-94-56 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-56 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-94-56; Residential Care: Some High-Risk Youth Benefit, But More Study Needed; State-administered programs Disadvantaged persons Public assistance programs Local governments Minors Program evaluation Juvenile offender rehabilitation Juvenile correctional facilities Juvenile delinquency Rehabilitation programs Starr Commonwealth, Cedar Village Program (Albion, MI) Boys Town Home Campus Program (Boys Town, NE) Paint Creek Youth Center Program (Bainbridge, OH) Piney Woods Country Life School Program (Piney Woods, MS) Hyde School Program (Bath, ME) Oasis Center Program (Nashville, TN) Salesmanship Club Youth Camp Program (Hawkins, TX) Harbor Schools and Family Services, Haverhill Program (Haverhill, MA) Boysville Program (Clinton, MI) Children's Village Program (Dobbs Ferry, NY) Bridge Over Troubled Waters Transitional Living Program (Boston, MA)