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Title: |
Residential Facilities |
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| By (author): |
Government Accountability Office |
| ISBN10-13: |
1604569743 : 9781604569742 |
| Illustrations: |
tables |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
140x215mm |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Weight: |
.168 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - December 2008 |
| List Price: |
39.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Penology & punishment : USA |
| Federal funding to states supported over 200,000 youths in residential facilities in 2004, many seeking help to address behavioural or emotional challenges. However, federal investigations have identified maltreatment and civil rights abuses in some facilities. GAO was asked to provide national information about (1) the nature of incidents that adversely affect youth well-being in residential facilities, (2) how state licensing and monitoring requirements address youth well-being in these facilities, and (3) what factors affect federal agencies' ability to hold states accountable for youth well-being in residential facilities. GAO conducted national Web-based surveys of state child welfare, health and mental health, and juvenile justice agencies and achieved an 85 percent response rate for each of the three surveys. They also visited four states, interviewed program officials, and reviewed laws and documentation. This book is an excerpted, edited and indexed edition. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Results in Brief; Background; Fatalities and Maltreatment Occurred in Government and Private Facilities, but State and National Data Do Not Fully Capture the Extent and Nature of the Problem; State Licensing and Monitoring Exclude Some Facilities and Do Not Address All Risks to Youth Well-Being; Federal Agencies Challenged to Address Weaknesses in State Oversight of Residential Facilities; Options for Taking Action to Promote Youth Well-Being in Residential Facilities; Conclusion; Index. |
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