Arizona’s Troubled Teens Benefit From Non-Residential Alternatives For Treatment

Circle Connections: New Products & Services Arizona spends tens of millions of dollars each year to temporarily institutionalize troubled youths while a growing number of states get better results at a lower cost by leaving children in their homes and bringing the services to them, experts say. An Arizona Republic investigation has found that allegations of abuse and other problems inside juvenile residential treatment centers are common, but the reports go largely unaddressed by state regulators. Given these issues, and the high cost of such care, experts say it might be time for Arizona to look at a different approach . . .