TY - JOUR
T1 - Intensive home-based treatment for children and adolescents
T2 - A promising alternative to residential and hospital care
AU - Stevens, Sally
AU - Ruiz, Bridget
AU - Bracamonte-Wiggs, Christine
AU - Shea, Mary
N1 - Funding Information:
Sally Stevens, PhD, Bridget Ruiz, BA, and Christine Bracamonte-Wiggs, MPH, are affiliated with the University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women. Mary Shea, BS, is affiliated with Providence Service Corporation, Tucson, AZ. Address correspondence to: Sally Stevens (E-mail: [email protected]). This research was supported by funding from Providence Service Corporation. The views expressed here are the authors’ and do not necessarily represent the policies or viewpoints of the funding agency.
PY - 2006/10/20
Y1 - 2006/10/20
N2 - The number of children and adolescents in the United States requiring care for emotional and behavioral problems is a major public health concern. Increased attention to the limitations of current social service systems to meet the needs of this population led to the development and administration of an innovative outpatient Intensive Home-Based (IHB) treatment program for youth who would typically be placed in hospital or residential care. In this effectiveness study, we examined (1) demographic and clinical characteristics of (N = 48) enrolled youth, (2) determined changes in skills, behaviors, self-esteem, and therapeutic involvement of the clients between intake and a three-month follow-up, (3) examined changes in the skills and behaviors of the parent/ caregiver of the child between intake and a three-month follow-up, and (4) calculated the costs of IHB treatment and compared with costs of alternative treatments available in the same community. Results indicated positive outcomes on almost all measures indicating the program's effectiveness, particularly in light of the reduced cost of IHB treatment when compared with hospital or residential care.
AB - The number of children and adolescents in the United States requiring care for emotional and behavioral problems is a major public health concern. Increased attention to the limitations of current social service systems to meet the needs of this population led to the development and administration of an innovative outpatient Intensive Home-Based (IHB) treatment program for youth who would typically be placed in hospital or residential care. In this effectiveness study, we examined (1) demographic and clinical characteristics of (N = 48) enrolled youth, (2) determined changes in skills, behaviors, self-esteem, and therapeutic involvement of the clients between intake and a three-month follow-up, (3) examined changes in the skills and behaviors of the parent/ caregiver of the child between intake and a three-month follow-up, and (4) calculated the costs of IHB treatment and compared with costs of alternative treatments available in the same community. Results indicated positive outcomes on almost all measures indicating the program's effectiveness, particularly in light of the reduced cost of IHB treatment when compared with hospital or residential care.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Children
KW - Home-based intervention
KW - Psychiatric care
KW - Therapeutic involvement
KW - Treatment outcomes
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U2 - 10.1300/J019v28n04_03
DO - 10.1300/J019v28n04_03
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33751541971
SN - 0731-7107
VL - 28
SP - 39
EP - 58
JO - Child and Family Behavior Therapy
JF - Child and Family Behavior Therapy
IS - 4
ER -