Residential Treatment for Children & Youth is a peer-reviewed journal and the official journal of the Association of Children’s Residential and Community Services (ACRC), a leading professional organization in the field of residential care for children and youth.
Residential Treatment for Children & Youth aims to be a bridge between theory, practice, and policy, providing guidance and direction to residential care providers and practitioners to improve services for vulnerable children and youth in child welfare, mental health and juvenile justice systems. It addresses all issues relevant to residential care settings from staff retention, training, services, and funding to delivering specialized programs for diverse populations and their evidence-base.
Special emphases are placed on best practices, models for the residential care setting, and the impact of policy on service delivery.
The Journal welcomes original research studies and case studies or conceptual papers that describe practice concepts or innovations. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth particularly invites papers from international colleagues engaged in residential care research and practice.
Peer Review Policy: All papers published in this journal have undergone editorial screening and double-anonymous peer review by at least two reviewers. At times, the editor will also provide an additional review. Once the reviews have been completed, a decision is made by the Editor regarding rejection, request for revision, or acceptance. The corresponding author is notified of the decision and responds accordingly (e.g. with revision if requested). Resubmitted manuscripts should include a de-identified document that describes all manuscript changes in detail.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
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