IS A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY RIGHT FOR US?

When your child demonstrates negative behaviors that suggest serious problems such as mental or emotional illnesses or drug addiction, determining the best solution can be overwhelming. It is difficult to evaluate whether destructive actions that disrupt family, school and other settings, or threaten the welfare of the child, would best be treated by residential care. Is it the right choice for your child and your family? Below are some questions you can answer to make that decision.

• Has your child been recently diagnosed with a serious mental health issue or behavioral problem?
• Have you tried family counseling?
• Has your child become caught up in the local court/judicial system?
• Has there been an incident at school that would warrant placing your
  child in an alternative school?
• Is your child acting out of control and not listening to you/or a threat to do harm?
• Is your child putting himself or herself in dangerous situations?
• Have you exhausted all of your community resources?

If you have answered yes to any of the questions listed above, residential treatment through one of the nonprofit licensed and/or accredited programs listed on this site may be a good alternative for you and your child.

** Please note, specific programs listed on this site may need additional information and may also be able to help you determine the right course of action. Please check each organization’s listing information for more details.  You may also contact the Alliance for Children and Families for assistance if the Search for Treatment Facility does not provide viable options for you.