RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Youth Town provides residential treatment specifically for teens struggling with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and trauma. Our program helps adolescents learn healthy ways to handle the daily challenges of life.

We offer a comprehensive clinical program that aims to empower teenagers and assist them in understanding their issues. Upon completion of the 120-day program, they have the option to transition into outpatient care with Youth Town. Alternatively, our therapists can provide guidance to help them find appropriate care for ongoing treatment.

Youth Town is situated just outside Jackson, Tennessee, on a sprawling 250-acre plot of land that boasts of an 18-acre lake. We offer a residential program for teenagers aged between 13-17 years old and can accommodate up to 33 boys and girls. Upon admission into the program, the youths are housed in either dorms or cottages. At Youth Town, we have an on-staff chef who provides our teens with well-balanced meals three times a day. Our meals follow the guidelines set by the FDA for school cafeterias.

Individual therapy provides an opportunity for our residents to explore their life experiences and recognize the pain and loss they may have experienced. Our therapists aim to help them name these feelings and identify the ways they may have tried to cope with them, such as through drug use, defiance, and other high-risk behaviors. Every resident has a therapist who offers compassion and helps them learn to be kind to themselves. Through therapy, they can better understand how to make healthier choices for themselves.

Group therapy is a type of therapy where one or more therapists work with a group of people at the same time. Group therapy aims to encourage vulnerability, provide community support, reduce isolation, widen perspectives, and offer firsthand evidence of improvement. Group therapy's content is similar to individual therapy sessions, but what sets it apart is the unique delivery and the power of shared experiences.

Family Therapy is a type of counseling that aims to address issues and struggles that affect the family as a whole. In family counseling, the family is viewed as a unit, and the primary goal is to improve communication, establish boundaries, identify group issues and roles, and promote a healthy and balanced mental state. Since our mental health is closely related to those around us, particularly within the family dynamic, family counseling is an effective approach to achieving emotional well-being and resolving conflicts within the family.