"It gave me my life back."
Your DBT program is life changing. It gave me my life back.
Anonymous
Former 14-year-old Male Patient
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Residential Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Learn more about the residential full-immersion DBT program at the Midwest Center for Youth & Families.
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Admissions and Referrals
For more information, or to make a referral, contact us. Our Intake Clinicians are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST.
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Our Outcomes
We continually improve our treatment outcomes for youth and their families. As a result, 95 percent of our residents’ parents say they would recommend our program.
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TRICARE®
We provide comprehensive residential treatment for military-connected youth who experience pervasive emotional, behavioral or psychiatric challenges.
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FAQs
We understand that families and providers seeking treatment alternatives have lots of questions. Get answers to some of our most frequently asked questions here.
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Family Resources
Our unique short-term residential DBT program draws referrals from across the United States. Find resources to help you plan your trip for treatment, visitation or family therapy.
Services
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment that teaches youth the skills they need to effectively navigate the journey of life through DBT skill sets such as mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. Midwest Center for Youth & Families’ short-term residential full-immersion DBT Treatment Program treats children and adolescents in a supportive therapeutic environment. We complete a comprehensive emotional, physical, intellectual, social and psychiatric needs assessment and evaluation for each individual who comes into our program. After admission, DBT-trained staff will work with your child every day to teach, coach and give feedback on their progress to help ensure that they achieve their treatment goals.
Our curriculum is designed to help parents learn how DBT adapts to real-life situations, and empowers parents to learn and understand how DBT targets their child’s issues. While DBT may initially sound like a foreign language to parents, our six-week curriculum helps parents learn about the six different levels of validation, and teaches the importance of getting children to open up and communicate without becoming defensive. This helps parents build a trusting environment in which parents and children can better communicate, and replace negative behaviors with positive thoughts and coping skills.
Midwest Academy is our on-grounds, freeway-accredited school. Our DBT-trained and licensed educators offer a structured, individualized educational setting that allows students to appropriately express their thoughts and feelings. Our teachers maintain Indiana state licensing requirements, and receive training in DBT. Their philosophy is to establish a supportive classroom environment where students are encouraged to take risks, evaluate their own work and monitor their choices. We also work to prepare students to successfully return to their home schools, and to increase their academic aptitude. Before discharge from our program, our educators will develop an educational plan for your child’s future.
Patient Satisfaction
I understand the importance of following my discharge plan
I feel better now than when I was admitted
Overall I was very satisfied with my treatment
* Data based on patients surveyed between January-June 2024.
Come join our growing team!
We have open positions for those with a high school diploma, GED, or a bachelor's degree. We offer great benefits and our pay is very competitive. No work experience necessary, we will provide on the job training for the right candidate. All applicants must be 21 years of older to apply. We look forward to hearing from you and joining The Midwest Center Team!
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Patriot Support
Our staff are experienced in helping patients overcome the challenges they may face as a member of a military family, and we are proud to provide services for TRICARE®.
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Licensing & Accreditation
The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval demonstrates that the Midwest Center for Youth & Families has proven to operate at the standard of quality set by The Joint Commission.
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Partnerships
The Midwest Center for Youth & Families is proud to partner with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention.
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