Residential Treatment
At Edgewood, we work hard to change the lives of the 20 children who live and attend school in an open campus setting as part of our Residential Treatment Program.
Overview
The Residential Treatment Program at Edgewood Children’s Center is dedicated to the treatment of children and adolescents who have experienced extensive trauma and who struggle with the debilitating effects of a variety of emotional disturbances. Treatment at Edgewood is intensive and is designed to individually address each child’s psycho-social and educational needs.
Residential Treatment is designed to serve children and adolescents who have diagnoses such as:
- Major Depression
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Oppositional-Defiant Disorder
- Bi-polar Disorder
- Reactive Attachment Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
Services are focused and individually customized for children and adolescents who need stabilization and treatment. Services may include:
- Individual, group and family therapy
- Special education in an on-campus school
- Nursing, psychiatric, medical, psychosocial, and educational evaluation consultation
- Physical education and recreation therapy
- Occupational, speech, language, art and music therapies
- Social skills and life skills training
- Meramec Adventure Learning Ranch
Demographics
- We are licensed for ages 6 to 21
- Children represent over 23 school districts and more than 20 counties across Missouri
Referral Sources - Adoption Subsidy
- Community mental health centers
- Juvenile courts
- Missouri Children’s Division
- Missouri Department of Mental Health
- Parents
- Private insurance companies
- School districts
Forms
To download residential intake forms, please click here. All forms must be completed for admission to occur.
Contact
Residential Treatment
Sara Lahman
Director of Clinical Services – Residential Treatment
(314) 968-2060
sara.lahman@great-circle.org
Respite Care
Angela Bratcher, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Community Services Director (314) 256-4920
angela.bratcher@great-circle.org
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