Therapeutic Group Homes
When community options aren’t sufficient, small therapeutic homes provide structured, trauma-informed care with strong education continuity and planned step-down supports.
Logic Model
- Population: youth needing short-term residential stabilization with clinical supports.
- Intervention: small-group home; therapy + skill building; tight school coordination.
- Mechanisms: stability + practice + coached family contact.
- Outcomes: symptom reduction; school persistence; step-down success.
Implementation Notes
- Staff training/fidelity; 1:4–1:6 staffing; daily routines and school transport.
- Family sessions; reentry plan begins on day one; aftercare provider looped in.
- Average length of stay: time-limited; equity access reviewed quarterly.
Outcomes (Schema)
- Initiation (admitted), Completion (planned discharge), Improvement (clinical/school markers).
- Step-down stability at 90/180 days; re-hospitalization/return-to-placement rates.