About this facility
Star View Adolescent Center in Torrance, California, is an adolescent residential program providing therapeutic and rehabilitative services to clients ages 12-17 with a high level of needs. They specialize in treating those with trauma and severe emotional challenges, providing an integrative therapeutic program that eliminates the need for adolescents to be admitted to a hospital. Star View has the capacity to host 60 clients at one time and their residential facility features an onsite pool, basketball court, and tennis court. Their therapeutic approach incorporates an individualized and evidence-based approach, giving clients the best opportunity to succeed. Some of their therapies include aggression replacement training (ART) and the attachment, regulation, and competency (ARC) model. The ART approach is a psychoeducation program that helps adolescents control anger. The ARC model is used to address trauma and incorporates family involvement to help adolescents process their emotions with a trusted loved one. Star View Adolescent Center is accredited by the Joint Commission and has been operating since 1996.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, 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, Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
Facility Type, FT, Psychiatric hospital
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Haloperidol; Lurasidone; Olanzapine; Quetiapine; Risperidone; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Group therapy; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Emergency Mental Health Services, EMS, Crisis intervention team; Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private for-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Other State funds; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; State education agency funds; 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 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)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Testing, SCR, Metabolic syndrome monitoring; Laboratory testing
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Housing services; Mentoring/peer support
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Adults
Language Services, SL, Spanish
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Diet and exercise counseling; Family psychoeducation; Intensive case management; Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Vocational rehabilitation services; Case management service; Suicide prevention services; Education services
