The analysis used data from two previous reports that compiled data reported by State agencies that licensed, operated, or otherwise related to residential group care facilities. It focused on five types of care: (1) maternity care of pregnant adolescents, (2) child welfare, (3) juvenile justice, (4) mental health, and (5) drug abuse. Results revealed that residential care is no longer the preferred method of serving pregnant adolescents and that the proportion of facilities for dependent, neglected, or abused children or youth declined from 55 percent of all residential facilities in 1965 to 37 percent in 1981. In addition, residential juvenile justice facilities increased by 154 percent; mental health facilities more than quadrupled; and specialized residential facilities were developed for the treatment of drug abuse among children and youth. Moreover, facility sizes reduced, with new facilities offering care for 7 to 50 residents each. The three main principles affecting service delivery during this period were normalization, deinstitutionalization, and the right to treatment. Tables and appended methodological information and results.