Evaluating Private Residential Treatment Programs for Troubled Teens: FTC Urges
Caution When Considering 'Boot Camps'
When parents or guardians are considering finding a residential treatment program
for a troubled teenager, the decision is often a difficult one. While residential treatment programs may appeal to families,
some of whom are looking for a less-restrictive alternative to incarceration or hospitalization, no standard definition exists
for these programs. Such programs are not regulated by the federal government, and many are not subject to state
licensing or monitoring. Read
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