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Youth discharged from a short-term residential facility and reunified with their parents were contacted at least one year after discharge to determine whether or not they had a disruption in their placement since reunification. Follow-up intervals of 149 youth contacted (82% of the eligible sample) ranged from a minimum of 12 months to a maximum of 30 months post-discharge. Differences in the time to placement disruption were analyzed using survival analysis techniques. After controlling for adjustment differences during the treatment program, youth behavior problems, and family problems, a significant interaction of youth age and treatment intensity was found: Compared to the others, younger youth who received additional treatment components had placement disruptions later and less frequently.
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Teare, J.F., Larzelere, R.E., Smith, G.L. et al. Placement Stability Following Short-Term Residential Care. Journal of Child and Family Studies 8, 59–69 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022946627782
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