TweetAlthough institutions geared for housing juvenile delinquents have existed since at the start of the 20th century, it was only in the 1960s when juvenile detention institutions began placing larger emphasis on programs that provide rehabilitative and reforming care, as well as on schooling and vocational training to the incarcerated youth.

TweetResidential treatment centers are a bit similar to therapeutic boarding schools except that they deal with more serious cases compared with what therapeutic schools handle. Residential adolescent treatment centers are live-in health care facilities that provide some form of therapy to rehabilitate teens with problems with substance abuse, behavioral issues, and mental illnesses. Some Residential Read the full article…