The division admitted 1,197 youths, which represented approximately a 20-percent increase over the previous year. The division also served a number of noncommitted youths via its day treatment and interstate compact programs. Eighty- seven percent were male; 54 percent were living in a single- parent family at the time of commitment. During the past 7 years commitments have increased 70 percent. With the continued increase in the commitment rate, more youths are entering the division with chronic/aggressive behaviors and dependent on drugs. The division has the capacity to provide only a small number of these youths with the needed treatment and medical services. Another population that continues to increase is the chronic violent offenders who need intensive residential care for a longer length of stay followed by step-down services consisting of comprehensive community-based services. Figures, tables, and appended tables