The BayPointe Child & Adolescent Residential Program cares for children 5 to 12 years of age and adolescents 13 to 18 years of age who are experiencing moderate to severe emotional or behavioral disturbances and who have failed to respond to less restrictive treatment interventions. These children can no longer function in their home and community settings. They are disruptive, sometimes uncontrollable, and often a danger to themselves or others. They may have thoughts of suicide and display defiant and aggressive behaviors, which residential treatment will address.

Features of residential services include:

• Provision of a safe and caring, structured environment
• Psychiatric evaluation and 24-hour nursing care
• Individualized treatment planning to address clinical needs and medication management
• Direct involvement of patients, families, caregivers and other significant adults in the patient’s treatment and discharge planning.
• An average nine-to-12-month length of stay
• Certification from the Alabama Department of Mental Health
• Accreditation by The Joint Commission

BayPointe Child & Adolescent Residential Services contracts for services through the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the Alabama Multiple Needs Child Office or the Alabama Department of Mental Health.