Hillside Programs: Intensive Residential Treatment

PROGRAMS
Intensive Residential Treatment

Hillside provides comprehensive, long-term residential treatment for severely emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children ages 7-17. Our 13-acre campus facilities include:

4 Dorm-style Cottages

A Transitional Cottage for girls soon leaving the program

A secured Evaluation & Stabilization Unit

Medical Clinic staffed with 24-hour nursing coverage and a renowned pediatrician

SACS/SAIS accredited Hillside Conant School

2 Outdoor Sports Courts

Gym

Swimming Pool

Outdoor Play Areas

Gardens

Hillside does not have emergency receiving facilities.

Each child in Hillside’s residential treatment program is provided individual, group, and family therapy as appropriate. Children may also participate in art therapy.

Hillside’s primary treatment modality is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Click here for more information on Hillside’s DBT program.

Admissions inquiries are accepted from all sources including:

Families or guardians with private and/or insurance funding

Georgia Department of Human Resources (including Department of Family & Children Services, Department of Juvenile Justice, and MHDDAD)

Department of Education

Potential residents must have a primary psychiatric diagnosis and intelligence near the normal range. Hillside accepts patients from all areas of Georgia and from all income levels.

Patients to be funded through APS are required to be assessed by a Core Provider. Please click on www.mygcal.com to find a Core Provider near you.

Admission eligibility is determined by Hillside's Admissions Department. An Application for Admission and Admissions Requirement Checklist (Acrobat Reader required) must be completed and submitted before the admissions process can begin.

Due to the nature of the program, Hillside may not consider accepting patients who:

Have physical handicaps that prevent normal access to and from buildings without assistance from staff

Have serious medical problems not controlled by medications

Have a current primary diagnosis of substance abuse

Do not have adequate verbal/cognitive skills to benefit from the treatment program

Have a history of criminal behavior with no documented history of emotional problems

Eligibility for admission will be based on the above criteria regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin. Hillside does not discriminate against applicants who are diagnosed as having Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

For more information on Hillside's admissions process, please contact our Admissions Department at (404) 875-4551 ext. 611 or by email at admissions@hside.org.

Hillside prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin,
gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation and marital or family status.