This article examines out-of-home placements for youth with mental health problems in community-based systems of care. Longitudinal data come from the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. One third of youth residing at home when they enrolled in the system of care were…

Analyzes data from an evaluation of system-of-care community mental health services to identify correlates of conviction. Female adolescents with a reported history of criminal conviction were compared to three other groups. The conditional odds of reporting a high number of child correlates was found to be significantly greater for females with a…