Greetings, readers! This issue of Residential Treatment for Children and Youth focuses on interventions that have been implemented and tested in residential settings. The issue begins with analysis of findings from a national survey to describe the treatment approaches in behavioral health programs for youth in the United States (Herbell & Ault). Then, the issue presents implementation studies of two evidence-supported interventions: the uptake of motivational interviewing by residential care staff in the Netherlands (Eenshuistra et al.) and a feasibility study on adapting dialectical behavior therapy for use in a residential program in the US (Klodnick et al.). Next, a team from the United States piloted the efficacy of relational savoring as a treatment for youth in residential care (Wang et al.). Subsequently, van Wijk-Herbrink and colleagues from Netherlands introduced SafePath, a milieu-based intervention that uses Schema Therapy techniques, and presented promising findings for group climate. Finally, the issue closes with a thoughtful cross-national commentary (Huefner & Ainsworth) that calls us to remember the importance of the milieu as a special component of the transformational potential of a residential program.
If your residential program is implementing an innovative practice or adapting an evidence-based intervention for a residential setting, we welcome your submissions to the journal. The journal welcomes full-length research articles as well as shorter practice-focused papers that describe a novel approach or case study. We are interested in learning about practice around the world and how to continue to improve the care provided to youth in residential programs.