Day Treatment services are provided in a licensed facility and are for youth who have not been able to function well in a traditional school setting due to their mental or behavioral health disorders.  Our Day Treatment programs are located within actual schools in the community.  We currently serve children in elementary and middle school grades.

The goal of Day Treatment is to reduce the child's symptoms/behaviors which might include:

• Anger management problems

• Disruptive behaviors

• Lack of respect

• Bullying

• Lack of social skills or lack of appropriate friendships

• Social isolation or withdrawal

• Depression and anxiety

Once the behaviors have been reduced or eliminated and new, more positive behaviors have been established, the youth is transitioned back into the regular school system.

Day Treatment services are provided in a small group setting, and there are always at least two (2) staff with any group of children.  In addition, individual and family therapy is provided as part of the program.

The Day Treatment staff coordinates their services with school personnel, with the youth's outside psychiatrist/therapist and with other agencies who might be working on behalf of the youth.  Our staff also might link the youth and their family to other, needed services and supports within the community.

The program staff includes licensed therapists, case managers and other qualified professionals who are college graduates with experience working with the youth population and other staff who receive training in working with this population.

For more information on receiving Day Treatment services, please call one of the following offices:

Elizabethtown, NC	Jason Wood	910-879-9996
Wilmington, NC	Alison Roller-Alling	910-772-2515
Morehead City, NC (Carteret)	Brent Baker	252-648-8602
Newport, NC (Chatham)	Amanda Styron	252-223-2046
Rocky Mount	Tonya Leggett	252-977-3085