Argues that a group home program to divert predelinquent youths from the juvenile criminal system requires a structured therapeutic setting, stress on solving family problems and community acceptance of the group homes. (MS)

This report describes California programs which provide alternatives to detention for minors who commit less serious law violations and status offenses. Included are six diversion programs, four youth service bureaus, six home supervision programs, and ten juvenile court work programs. In addition, three detention classification programs and five…

Use of the group home in combination with the services of larger institutions for disturbed adolescents has many treatment advantages if the home program is tailored to the specific needs of the youngsters served. (Author/CS)

This report reviews the 248 home visiting programs serving children ages birth to 18 which provide a written training curriculum to their paraprofessionals. Programs were identified as part of a national survey of 4,162 potential home visiting programs (1,904 responses). Through a categorization process, 115 programs were identified as having…

This document is part of a series of monographs on community-based services for children and adolescents who are severely emotionally disturbed. The series is the product of a national study of community-based service approaches, which identified over 200 programs serving emotionally disturbed children and included visits to several programs…