Short-Term Residential Treatment Center (STRTC)

A short-term placement for a child who cannot safely remain in the home of their parent or guardian. Such placements should be short-term in nature and have the goal of returning the child or youth to a home-based family care setting or other permanency option as quickly and safely as possible. NOTE: This term is no longer applicable. It is covered in the term “Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP).”