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Short-Term Residential Treatment Outcome Data Released

The Department of Public Welfare has been working to decrease the use of residential treatment facilities across Pennsylvania. In response, Magellan Behavioral Health and the Lehigh Valley Care Management Center developed a short-term program, now called the Intensive Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) Program, in Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Magellan recently released its “Two-Year Outcomes Report” (2009-2011). Some conclusions:

48 percent of the children were discharged to a family-based level of care, which allows a 30-day overlap with the RTF
The average length of stay for intensive RTF is 165 days less than for traditional RTF in the same time period
Case managers have been successful at identifying community-based services that support children upon discharge
30-day and 60-day readmission rates were zero
Intensive RTF is a more effective and less costly treatment alternative, based on the positive outcomes related to no readmissions and reunification of the child with the family much sooner than traditional RTF.