A group home for anyone who has been involved in drug abuse is a facility which offers continual support and help for individuals in recovery. A group home is typically for troubled adolescents, but there are also group homes for people with a mental health disorder or who are experiencing behavioral difficulties for example. Instead of sending individuals who are being affected by substance abuse or recovering from drug abuse to an orphanage, asylum or any other similar facility, a group home might help offer an appropriate environment to help individuals sustain stability in their lives and still have counsel and assistance at their fingertips 24/7. People who reside within a group home may be taking part in treatment services while in residence, or may be taking measures to get their life set up outside the group home to be able to at some time live on their own not in the group home. For example, a troubled youth who's been in recovery or has recovered from substance abuse can try to get their GED or acquire work. A group home is not necessarily 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.