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Colorado task force’s solution to stop children from running from residential treatment: Fence ‘em in & lock ‘em up!

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

If youre wondering why fencing also might be needed to keep dangers out it illustrates another reason why residential treatment is so harmful. Senate Committee report points out: [Residential treatment facilities] are costly, not as effective as community-based behavioral health treatment options, and often harmful to youth in their care.

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The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

Community Care

Photo: thodonal/Adobe Stock From March 2020 to April 2021, there were 27,179 more deaths than expected among care home residents, while there were 9,571 excess deaths reported among home care users over a similar timeframe ( source: the Health Foundation ).