Teens who are 16- and 17 years old with substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health issues. If a mental health diagnosis is not something we can treat at Caron, we will refer your teen to another facility. Anyone older than 18 will be admitted to the Young Adult Program and Caron will not admit patients younger than 16 at this time.
Teen Program
Teen Boys Bedroom
Teen Boys Building
Teen Boys Group Room
Teen Boys Lounge
Teen Boys Lounge
Teen Boys
Teen Girls Bedroom
Teen Girls Building
Teen Girls Group Room
Teen Girls Lobby
Teen Girls Lounge
Teen Girls Outside
Program Highlights
Teens are often dealing with both substance use and other issues, such as anxiety, ADHD, trauma, and depression. Caron’s Teen Program treats 16- and 17-year-old males and females for both substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders. Our expert team helps them understand, deal with, and manage those disorders and related behaviors such as anger, interpersonal conflict and peer relationship challenges, family conflict, self-esteem, self-injurious behaviors, and mood disorders. With attention, understanding, and strong boundaries, teens in the program can heal and learn how to lead healthy, rewarding lives.
Caron’s care is personalized for the level of care each teen needs. Their treatment is clinically driven based on their progress, incorporating residential, outpatient, or other services or programs that meet their needs. We work in consultation with our expert clinical and medical staff as well as insurers to maximize their treatment so that they have a stable foundation for recovery.
Longer engagement leads to better outcomes. When your teen is ready for a less intensive level of care, their Caron team will discuss that with them and you to ensure your teen moves into a level of care that is right for them. And we stay with your teen into recovery by offering a continuum of services to help your teen stay healthy and grounded.
Treatment Program Details
This intimate program allows for individual attention to each patient, providing personalized treatment and building bonds among patients and with staff. Staff employs an agreement-based philosophy that is built on incentives for recovery-based (or pro-social) behaviors, peer-based discussion of rules and consequences, and group decision-making facilitated by staff.
Assessment/Intake
- Detox services available in an on-campus state-of-the-art medical center staffed by full-time, experienced medical professionals
- Thorough psychosocial assessments to evaluate addiction and mental health symptoms as well as review medications
- Personalized treatment plan including treatment of co-occurring disorders
Treatment and Therapies
- Individual counseling and therapist-led groups employing proven evidence-based therapies, such as motivational interviewing (MI), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
- Gender-separate and specific programming with some co-ed programming to help patients develop skills to have respectful, safe, and age-appropriate relationships
- Licensed psychologists available as clinically indicated
- LGBTQIA+ affirming services
- Off-campus outings, like movies, laser tag, hikes, and picnics, offering sober, safe fun
Family Support
When families participate in drug and alcohol rehab, statistics show that patients have lower relapse rates. A family therapist works with teens and families and provides updates. Caron’s family program includes education on substance use and mental health disorders, recovery programs, relapse, and guidance on healthy coping skills, effective boundaries, communication, and self-care.
Continuing Care
- A personalized continuing care plan to support your teen in sustaining long-term recovery
- Alumni support activities
- My Recovery Connection, when clinically appropriate, which also provides support for parents (Requires an additional cost)
- Caron's outpatient treatment centers and regional recovery center for treatment and recovery support services
Teen-specific Program Components
Educational Options
An education liaison works with the patient’s home school, the patient, and parents as needed to determine which option is best and to provide guidance during the teen’s stay.
- Medical leave
- Completing assignments from their home school
- Enrolling in a virtual school
Privacy and Safety
- Separate living quarters in different buildings to ensure privacy and the ability to build trusting, reflective relationships with other patients and staff
The credentialed, dedicated, full-time treatment team is devoted to the health and well-being of the teens they treat.
FAQs about the Teen Program
Yes. Like our Young Adult Program, the Teen Program allows for individual attention to each teen, providing personalized treatment and building bonds among teens and with staff. Staff employs an agreement-based philosophy that is built on incentives for recovery-based (or pro-social) behaviors, peer-based discussion of rules and consequences, and group decision-making facilitated by staff.
The Teen Program is specifically designed for 16- and 17-year-old males and females. It provides gender-separate and specific programming while offering some co-ed programming. Co-ed programs and activities help teens develop skills to maintain respectful, safe, and age-appropriate relationships. Teen girls and boys live in separate buildings to ensure privacy and the ability to build trusting, reflective relationships with other patients and staff.
Educational options include medical leave during the teen’s stay, receiving assignments from their home school, or enrolling in a virtual school. An education liaison will work with the teen's home school to get assignments to complete.
No. Teens do not have access to phones except with clinical supervision during a specific time period. Additionally, their school laptops will be set up to not allow access to social media of any kind.
It will vary according to each teen’s needs. They may be in treatment or participating in alternative programming, like recreation, for example.
No. Unless accompanied by Caron staff on outings that are part of treatment, teens stay on campus.
Teen girls and boys have separate living quarters in separate buildings. In addition, behavioral health technicians are with teens when teens are not in programming. Caron has also added language to parental releases detailing actions that would require the parent to come and get the teen. The threshold for abusive behavior of any kind, including verbal, is low to ensure the safety of other patients.
Parents are invited to participate in the Family Education Program and in family therapy with their teens. In addition, parents will receive an initial update 72 hours after the teen is admitted, followed by weekly updates with their teen’s permission. The therapist will make referrals as needed for family support in the family’s home community.
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