About this facility
Benchmark Behavioral Health provides specialized treatment for adolescent males aged 13–17 with psychiatric and behavioral disorders, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and trauma. Their relationship-based approach focuses on building trust and fostering strong connections between staff, residents, and families. This therapeutic model helps adolescents develop healthier behaviors, improve emotional well-being, and successfully navigate challenges in their personal and social lives.
At Benchmark, therapy is tailored to each resident's needs, offering psychoeducational groups, recreational therapy, and specialized programs for anger management, substance use, and victim empathy. The center also focuses on social skills and healthy relationships, encouraging self-control and responsibility through its Connecting Relationship Habits, which aim to foster growth in both personal and interpersonal areas.
Benchmark provides 24-hour supervision and a safe, therapeutic environment for residents. They offer various residential programs designed to meet different behavioral and psychiatric needs. Residents follow a structured daily routine that includes educational services, recreational activities, and therapeutic groups, all aimed at helping them develop essential skills and prepare for reintegration into the community.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Residential/24-hour residential
Facility Type, FT, Residential treatment center (RTC) for children
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Haloperidol; Aripiprazole; Brexpiprazole; Cariprazine; Clozapine; IIoperidone; Lurasidone; Olanzapine; Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination; Paliperidone; Quetiapine; Risperidone; Ziprasidone; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private for-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds; Medicare; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Other State funds; Private health insurance; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; State education agency funds; Cash or self-payment; State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds; State welfare or child and family services funds
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI); Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Adults
Language Services, SL, Spanish
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Diet and exercise counseling; Family psychoeducation; Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Vocational rehabilitation services; Case management service; Suicide prevention services; Education services
