Independent Living Services: Support for a young person in living on his or her own and in getting a job. These services can include therapeutic group care or supervised apartment living. Services teach youth how to handle financial, medical, housing, transportation, and other daily living needs, as well as how to get along with others.

Individualized Services: Designed to meet the unique needs of each child and family. Services are individualized when the caregivers pay attention to the child's and family's needs and strengths, ages, and stages of development. See appropriate services and family-centered services.

Inpatient Hospitalization: Mental health treatment in a hospital setting 24 hours a day. The purpose of inpatient hospitalization is: (1) short-term treatment in cases where a child is in crisis and possibly a danger to self or others, and (2) diagnosis and treatment when the patient cannot be evaluated or treated appropriately in an outpatient setting.