The goal of all treatment in Edgewood's short-term residential program is discharge to a family member, foster family, or lower level group home as quickly as possible. To be successful in a lower level of care, many childen with acute mental and behavioral challenges must overcome the impact of abuse and neglect.

Themes leading to initial placement

• Most often youth come directly to Edgewood from shelter, psychiatric hospitalization or juvenile detention.
• Lack of ability to build trusting, healthy relationships with peers and adults due primary to suffering extreme abuse and neglect
• Unable to be contained in a community setting
• Multiple placement failures
• At risk for exploitation and victimization
• Suicidal behavior and thoughts
• AWOL behavior places youth at risk for victimization/exploitation

Family Involvement

Most of our current youth have some degree of family involvement and for those that do not, therapists are actively looking for ways to connect the youth to ideally a relative but minimally a mentor.

• Family therapy is offered and encouraged
• Care team model supports family involvement
• Families are welcomed into the program
• Supports overnight and weekend visits with family