Involuntary youth transport (IYT) is a controversial practice used to admit adolescents into
residential care. Critics point out that IYT is in need of regulation and is best used as a last …

This paper is a direct response to a recent article in this journal by Gass et al.(CASW 39: 291–
302) in which the authors describe an “ethical” model for the involuntary transport of youth …

Outdoor behavioral healthcare (OBH or wilderness therapy) is an out-of-home adolescent
treatment option serving tens of thousands of youths annually for behavioral, substance, and …

Purpose: Due to the ethical concern around involuntary treatment, this study sought to
investigate if youth participants in wilderness therapy who were transported to the program …

Often synonymous with wilderness therapy, outdoor behavioral healthcare (OBH) is a
residential treatment in the United States for young people, more than half of whom are sent …

In youth social work, the trend of using various forms of information and communication
technology (ICT) is increasing. However, evidence showing in what ways ICT has enhanced …

The juvenile justice system, in its origins, was designed to meet the unique needs of youth
who committed law violations. The underlying premise is that the rehabilitation of youth …

The current cross-sectional, descriptive study utilized services data to examine the
characteristics, treatment, and postrelease outcomes of 226 male (64.6%) and female …

Adopted children are disproportionately represented in residential treatment programs in the
United States. Adopted children in the United States constitute only 2% to 3% of the US …

Children who grow up outside the care of their biological parents—eg, those in adoptive,
foster, or kinship (AFK) care—experience poorer educational outcomes than their peers …