This research brief focuses on a subset of congregate care services, which we refer to as therapeutic residential care (TRC), that includes group homes, residential treatment centers, and psychiatric residential treatment facilities that serve seven or more children. Here you will find a summary of key elements of effective TRC — serving the right youth, with the most appropriate interventions, for the shortest amount of time necessary to achieve key safety, therapeutic, and permanency goals. The full research brief, including reference citations, is available at casey.org/residential-care/.
