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ABSTRACTResearch into short‐term care services for children has largely concerned provision for disabled children and their families: a reflection of the greater development of services for disabled children than their non‐disabled peers. This paper describes the range of services in the UK, identifies current gaps in provision as well as some of the factors that affect uptake and user satisfaction with services. It concludes with a summary of current issues of concern for practitioners and policy‐makers, including the importance of making services more child‐centred and attractive to a wider cross‐section of families.

[This paper outlines the concept of group care as it relates to services for children and youth. It begins with a consideration of group care as an occupational focus, identifying those structural and social variables which distinguish this focus from others. Group care is then identified as a field of study, highlighting the extent to which group care structures have developed as society's response to social problems and human needs. Finally, consideration is given to group care as a practice domain where the services of large institutions, residential group living and day care facilities can be located across society's four major resource networks, including the health care, education, social welfare and justice systems.]