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Adolescent day hospital: a cost-effective treatment alternative
International Journal of Partial Hospitalization
|May 10, 1987
Abstract:
AYC (Arizona Youth for Change) is the result of a joint venture between two of the leading adolescent service providers in inpatient and residential (long-term) care in the Southwest. Youth Health Resources, Inc., the corporate identity, focuses in the area of alternative treatment for adolescents. Components of the AYC programs are discussed, as well as some statistical data regarding the outcome of treatment. Also addressed are trends in the mental-health community, as well as the use of a "continuum-of-care" model.