Residential Care

Residential Care is provided in facilities where children reside for short or longer periods in order to receive care and supervision 24 hours a day for two or more consecutive weeks. Most children served in these setting are emotionally or behaviorally disturbed, medically fragile and/or require special medical treatments due to physical conditions or diseases, or have developmental disabilities. (See also programs for youth in the juvenile justice system). The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Ohio Department of Mental Health are the primary state regulatory agencies for these programs.