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Residential Care: Patterns of Child Placement in Three States

PEMD-85-2 Published: Jun 28, 1985. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 1985.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO studied residential care facilities for juveniles in three states to determine: (1) types of existing facilities; (2) the sources of funds used to support residential facilities; (3) population characteristics of the facilities; and (4) factors influencing the placement of juveniles in residential facilities. GAO classified the relevant data by state, category of care (welfare, justice, or health), and source of support (public or private).

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Comparative analysisEconomic analysisFederal fundsHealth care servicesJuvenile correctional facilitiesJuvenile status offendersPopulation statisticsRehabilitation programsStatistical dataWelfare benefits