Adolescent Residential Treatment Facilities

By Curtis Reed

Adolescent residential treatment facilities are unique programs that provide therapeutic intervention for troubled teens.  These programs specialize in the treatment of adolescent boys and girls who need clinical services.  They serve adolescents who are experiencing emotional and behavioral problems that have become severe.

One of the values of the adolescent residential treatment facilities is to remove troubled teens from the dysfunction, including away from negative friends and dangerous situations. Parents seeking help realize that their troubled child needs a safe, structured, supervised, therapeutic environment. Depending on need, adolescent residential treatment facilities provide psychological and psychiatric treatment to troubled teens dealing with substance abuse, chemical dependency, mood disorders, learning differences, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and self-harm (self-defeating behaviors)

Providing Residential Treatment for Troubled Teens

Residential treatment programs for adolescents provide milieu, individual, and group counseling.  They use structured physical activities, vocational training, and education for a well-rounded experience.  The best programs also offer social skills training, special educational support, family therapy, as well as 12-step substance abuse programs.

Residential treatment facilities are options for parents of troubled adolescents who have failed at less restrictive therapy attempts, and need intensive therapeutic interventions to save their lives.