Skyland Trail J. Rex Fuqua Campus

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Program length

30 days

Focus

This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.

Founded

1989

Occupancy

16-30 beds

Call (866) 504-4966

Website

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Skyland Trail J. Rex Fuqua Campus for adolescents ages 14-17 is part of a nationally recognized nonprofit mental health treatment organization. Skyland Trail treats each client as an individual and creates evidence-based, tailored treatment plans that include a holistic approach to care. In a classroom setting, they educate their clients about their mental illness and teach strategies that can be used to prevent relapse and cope with stress. Located 13 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta, Skyland J. Rex Fuqua Campus offers residential treatment to teens throughout the Atlanta area. Skyland Trail is in-network with most major private insurance plans and offers financial aid to reduce private pay costs for eligible families. Residential clients at Skyland Trail J. Rex Fuqua Campus, clients enjoy private rooms and bathrooms. The campus features indoor comfortable dining and lounge areas, naturally lit common spaces, an area dedicated to school work, gardens, and outdoor recreation areas. Licensed nurses and residential staff are on site 24 hours a day. Clients in both residential and day treatment programs participate in school work either in cooperation with their existing school or through ADVANTAGES Digital Learning Solutions, with 2.5 hours dedicated to academic support each day. Each week includes individual sessions with a psychiatrist and therapist, group therapy, skills practice, peer support, personal fitness and sports, yoga, and expressive therapies like art and music. Clients and their families participate in required family therapy weekly via video, with an additional family program focusing on psychoeducation and support for caretakers. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) tracks help clients with a variety of concerns including anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, and self-harm. Clients participate in additional groups based on Ecological Systems Theory and substance use. Individualized treatment also includes psychological testing and may include trauma-specific prolonged exposure (PE) therapy. Clients typically stay 8-12 weeks before stepping down to day treatment. Day treatment typically lasts 4-6 weeks, with clients arriving between 8:15 AM and 8:45 AM Monday through Friday and leaving at 3 PM. Clients are not allowed to drive themselves to treatment. Typically, this is a continuation of care from residential treatment, but clients can admit directly to this program when appropriate. Treatment usually lasts an additional 4 weeks for clients who admit directly to day treatment.

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Type of Care

Substance use treatment Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Outpatient Partial hospitalization/day treatment Residential/24-hour residential

Facility Type

Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults

Pharmacotherapies

Aripiprazole Cariprazine Clozapine Lurasidone Olanzapine Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Nicotine replacement Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Couples/family therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Group therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) Private health insurance Cash or self-payment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Young adults Seniors or older adults Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients who have experienced trauma Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

Metabolic syndrome monitoring Laboratory testing

Recovery Support Services

Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Chronic disease/illness management Court-ordered outpatient treatment Diet and exercise counseling Family psychoeducation Intensive case management Illness management and recovery Psychosocial rehabilitation services Case management service Integrated primary care services Suicide prevention services Education services