Year of Publication

2010

College

Martin School of Public Policy and Administration

Executive Summary

The Foothills Academy is an all male adolescent residential treatment facility in Albany, Kentucky. As more states turn toward alternative treatment options to address the growing needs of youth suffering from mental and emotional disorders and substance abuse issues, demand for more efficient treatment programs is on the rise. To remain competitive and to administer the best treatment services for their clients, residential treatment programs must utilize industry best practices that allow efficient use of public funds. By identifying high performing programs, those programs may then be studied to identify factors key to individual program success.

My findings were consistently statistically insignificant, as each examined trait was found not to have a causal relationship with program success as defined. Further study is needed to identify factors affecting residential youth treatment programs.

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