A group home for a person who has tbeen involved with alcohol and drug abuse is a facility which offers continuous support and help for those in recovery. A group home is usually for troubled youth, but there are also group homes for people with a mental health disorder or who are encountering behavioral trouble for example. As an alternative to sending people who are experiencing substance abuse or recovering from drug abuse to an orphanage, asylum and other similar facility, a group home may help provide an appropriate environment to help sustain stability in their lives and also have counsel and assistance within reach 24/7. People who reside in a group home may be taking part in rehab services while in residence, or might be taking actions to get their life set up outside of the group home in order to at some point live independently away from the group home. By way of example, a troubled youth that has been in recovery or has recovered from substance abuse can try to get their GED or obtain work. A group home is certainly not a long-term or permanent answer, but it's a viable short term option for many who making the effort to get their lives back together again.