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Articles & Whitepapers

Journal Articles

The following journal articles were co-authored by members of the Youth Villages Research Department:

Barth, R, Greeson, J, Guo, S, Green, R, Hurley, S, and Sisson, J. (2007). Changes in family functioning and child behavior following intensive in-home therapy. Children and Youth Services Review (29)988-1009. PDF, Flash
Greeson, J. K. P., Shenyang Guo, Barth, R. P., Hurley, S., & Sisson, J. (2009). Contributions of Therapist Characteristics and Stability to Intensive In-home Therapy Youth Outcomes. Research on Social Work Practice, 19(2), 239-250. PDF, Flash
Barth, R, Greeson, J, Guo, S, Green, R, Hurley, S, and Sisson, J. (2007). Outcomes for youth receiving intensive in-home therapy or residential care: A comparison using propensity scores. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(4): 497-505. PDF, Flash

Studies

In 2006, Youth Villages took an in-depth look at a random sample of children and youth who were in the custody of the State of Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services. The study assessed 108 children and young people and found that the majority of the children had entered state custody because of parental problems or emotional and behavioral problems that had resulted from difficult family situations. Still, the study found that there was very little emphasis on family preservation or reunification services. rather than their own behavior. It concluded that more than half of the children in Tennessee state custody could go home if intensive family reunification, adoption and transitional living services were provided.
In 2003, Youth Villages conducted a detailed assessment of nearly 30 children and youth who had been in long term foster care or residential treatment in Calhoun, Etowah, Madison and Morgan counties in Alabama. Youth Villages clinical staff met the young people and conducted more than 120 interviews to complete the work. The report concluded that the vast majority of youth could be helped in less restrictive environments, including being reunited with family members through intensive in-home services.

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Youth Villages is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families live successfully. We help more than 18,000 children and families each year from more than 20 states and Washington, D.C. Our Evidentiary Family Restoration™ approach involves intensive work with the child and family, a focus on measuring outcomes, keeping children in the community whenever safely possible, and providing accountability to families and funders. The EFR approach produces lasting success for children with success rates twice that of traditional services at one-third the cost of traditional care.