About this facility
Located on the Gulf Coast of Florida and nestled along the Manatee River, Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center offers intensive residential psychiatric treatment for adolescents (ages 11–17) struggling with mental health conditions. Treatment includes addressing behavioral, emotional and psychiatric needs. Programs provide distinct progressive phases of trauma-informed care and education.
Designed to return the child to the family or community environment with the coping skills necessary to make safer and more productive choices in their lives, Palm Shores treatment uses cutting-edge safety measures while offering a comfortable, normative experience for patients. Treatment consists of evidence-based therapies in individual, family, and group sessions, as well as peer groups and expressive therapies.
Lodging includes comfortable living spaces and extensive outdoor activity areas, including a large playground, a full-sized sports field, basketball and volleyball courts, and a kickball field.
Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center takes most major Commercial Insurance as well as Florida Healthy Kids, Medicaid, Tricare and CHAMPVA.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Mental health treatment
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Residential/24-hour residential
Facility Type, FT, Residential treatment center (RTC) for children
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Chlorpromazine; Haloperidol; Aripiprazole; Clozapine; Lurasidone; Olanzapine; Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination; 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; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
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; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Other State funds; Private health insurance; 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, Young adults; Members of military families; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients with HIV or AIDS; Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis; Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Testing, SCR, HIV testing; STD testing; TB screening; Metabolic syndrome monitoring; Laboratory testing
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents
Language Services, SL, Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Diet and exercise counseling; Family psychoeducation; Intensive case management; Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Case management service; Suicide prevention services; Education services
