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Junior Member
Member Since Oct 2009
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Nov 24, 2009 at 07:20 PM
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My son, who is making very little progress feeling better, even on medication and with therapy, is going to start a partial hospitalization program next week, for a few weeks. We are hopeful that this will help him. In the event that it does not, we are going to consider residential treatment facilities that are longer term in nature. He is not a substance abuser, though...his issues are severe anxiety, depression, and possibly bipolar II. I have started to search out programs on line, but most of them are for school age children(my son did graduate from high school, but was unable to start college), and he's 18. I know I have to be very wary of these programs and would only consider one after seeing it and talking to parents and former patients. Anyone have any secret sources for scoping out the well-run programs? Thank you.
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Nov 25, 2009 at 10:57 AM
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This might not be exactly what you're looking for although at minimum, it might serve as a standard you can compare other programs against: http://www.windhorsecommunityservices.com/index.html I consider it to be one of the best models of care I've come across. I have occasionally recommended to parents who are seeking a long-term care situation for their child that they could try putting together a program for home care as based on the Windhorse model but using local resources. You could also try contacting them to see if they can make any recommendations in your area. You may have better options if you look at a private facility as compared to a public. ~ Namaste __________________ ~ Kindness is cheap. It's unkindness that always demands the highest price. |
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Location: Ohio :(
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Nov 26, 2009 at 03:42 PM
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I don't know what your capability is as far as paying for treatment. There is a great place in Texas called Menninger Clinic that offers several different programs for people who are dual diagnosis and also programs for those who are not. They have a young adult program referred to as Compass that your son sounds like he might fit right in to... it's geared toward 18-30 year olds making the transition from adolescence to adulthood. It's a really expensive program but I have heard great things about it. Hope you find something.
http://www.menningerclinic.com/p-compass/index.htm Last edited by gravyyy; Nov 26, 2009 at 04:21 PM.. Reason: added link for clinic |
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