A group home for a person who has been involved in drug and alcohol abuse is a facility which offers continuous support and assistance for those in recovery. A group home is typically for troubled youth, but there are also group homes for individuals with a mental health problem or who are experiencing behavioral trouble for example. Instead of sending those who are experiencing substance abuse or recovering from substance abuse to an orphanage, asylum and other similar place, a group home may help provide an acceptable environment to help individuals maintain stability in their lives and have counsel and assistance at their fingertips 24/7. Residents in a group home might be involved in treatment services during residence, or could possibly be taking measures to get their life set up outside of the group home to be able to at some point live independently not in the group home. As an example, a troubled youth who may have been in recovery or has recovered from drug abusedrug use can work on getting their GED or obtain work. A group home is certainly not a long-term or permanent answer, but it's a sensible short term option for individuals who are trying to get their lives back together again.