%0 Journal Article %J Residential Treatment for Children & Youth %D 2016 %T Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth: A Consensus Statement of the International Work Group on Therapeutic Residential Care %A Whittaker, James K. %A Holmes, Lisa %A Del Valle, Jorge F. %A Ainsworth, Frank %A Andreassen, Tore %A Anglin, James %A Bellonci, Christopher %A Berridge, David %A Bravo, Amaia %A Canali, Cinzia %A Courtney, Mark %A Currey, Laurah %A Daly, Daniel %A Gilligan, Robbie %A Grietens, Hans %A Harder, Annemiek %A Holden, Martha %A James, Sigrid %A Kendrick, Andrew %A Knorth, Erik %K Children -- Institutional care %K Foster Home Care %K Group homes for children %K Institutional care %K Residential care %X

 The article focuses on the consensus statement on therapeutic residential care developed jointly by an international consortium of experts on residential care. It highlights the efforts of British Prime Minister David Cameron in reviewing the role and purpose of residential placements within the wider child welfare system. Information about the working definition of therapeutic residential care is also offered.

%B Residential Treatment for Children & Youth %V 33 %P 89-106 %8 Apr-Jun2016 %G eng %N 2 %R 10.1080/0886571X.2016.1215755