Sarah Hurley, Youth Villages director of research, reviews projected data for fiscal year 2009 with her staff.
Presenting Issues
Program Totals
78% of clients present with multiple issues
Emotional Disorder
60%
(mood, depression, anxiety)
Behavioral Disorder
85%
(ADHD, impulse, conduct)
Physical/Sexual Abuse
38%
Substance Abuse
30%
Suicide Ideation/Attempt
30%
Intensive In-Home Services Foster Care Transitional Living Group Homes
State of Origin 3,524
Alabama
933 847 254
Arkansas
812
Massachusetts North Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington, D.C. Other**
(includes Project Safe Place Shelter)
Residential Treatment (includes Intensive Residential Treatment)
Specialized Crisis Services
5,950
**In fiscal year 2008, Youth Villages helped children from our core service states and: Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming.
Florida Georgia Mississippi
5% 1% <1% <1% 6% <1% 4% 77% 2% <1% 1% 3%
Publications This year, Youth Villages research staff partnered in the publication of three journal articles:
Barth, h R R., Greeson Greeson, JJ., G Guo, S., Green, R., Hurley, S., & Sisson, J. (2007). Outcomes for youth receiving intensive in-home therapy or residential care: A comparison using propensity scores. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77 (4), 497-505.
Greeson, J., Guo, S., Barth, R., Hurley, S., & Sisson, J. (in press). Outcomes of intensive in-home therapy for youth: Contributions of therapist stability, and youth age, race, and risk factors. Research on Social Work Practice.
Barth, R., Greeson, J., Guo, S., Green, R., Hurley, S., & Sisson, J. (2007). Changes in family functioning and child behavior following intensive in-home therapy. Children and Youth Services Review, 29 (8), 9881009.
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