Admission Criteria

• Persons ages 13-18
• Persons having a DSM IV-TR diagnosis and serious impairment and/or a decrease in functioning
• Persons who have not been successful in less intensive outpatient services
• Persons who are not in imminent danger to self or others
• Persons who do not require 24-hour supervision
• Persons assessed as having the potential to improve their level of functioning through the use of behavioral, supportive and therapeutic interventions