Half Of Connecticut Children In Residential Treatment Returned To Parents: Average Length Of Stay 321 Days From July, 2001 Through June, 2002

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

Industry Statistics

47.7% of children in Connecticut residential treatment programs were returned to live with their parents at discharge in 2001/2002. An additional 8.7 % were placed with non-parent relatives post-discharge. 3.5% and 1.6% were placed in community and out-of-community foster homes respectively, resulting in a total of 61.5% of children being returned to some form of family setting after residential treatment. 67.5% of children in the juvenile justice residential care program . . .