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Friday, August 03, 2012

Youth in Therapeutic Foster Care More Likely to Use Alcohol, Illicit Drugs

Youth in Therapeutic Foster Care More Likely to Use Alcohol, Illicit Drugs


Therapeutic foster care (TFC) differs from traditional foster care as it is most often used as an alternative to a child being placed in a medical or juvenile justice system facility due to serious behavioral or physical conditions that require residential care.  Rather, they are placed with skilled foster parents trained to care for these intensive-needs youth.

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