Before the child is placed in treatment, the parents must agree to be responsible for the child's personal expenses and for their share of the cost of treatment. These children must be able to get along with others to the extent that they can go to public school and participate in their community. The child lives with a foster family. The foster parents are trained to work with the clinical staff to help the child become more emotionally stable, and improve behavior. Intermediate residential treatment, for children with a serious mental illness diagnosis and substantial problems, including a moderate risk of harming themselves or others, and episodes of antisocial behavior such as sexual acting out.
Children live in cottages on a campus or in group homes.
Most activities are designed to improve behavior and help the children adapt to school. Professional staff also provide individual, group and family therapy. Therapeutic residential wilderness camps for children with serious mental health diagnoses and behavioral problems. The children live in an outdoor camp which includes school. They take part in challenging activities designed to help them improve their behavior, and they receive individual, group and family therapy.