About Abraxas Hector Garza Center – San Antonio
Hector Garza Center is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a trauma-informed treatment environment, certified in the Sanctuary® Model. Through this, the facility provides a holistic approach that focuses on changing the culture of care to one that treats the immediate behaviors as well as the underlying trauma that causes them.
Hector Garza Center certified in the Sanctuary® Model requires that the culture of the organization centers on core commitments of Non-Violence, Emotional Intelligence, Social Learning, Social Responsibility, Democracy, Open Communication, and Growth and Change; and these commitments are evident in the everyday operation.
Hector Garza provides a highly structured and intensive therapeutic environment coupled with the flexibility to address the distinct treatment needs of each youth and his or her family system through our comprehensive clinical assessments, individualized treatment planning, and evidence-based, trauma-informed care.
The Center specializes in Residential Mental Health Services, Intensive Psychiatric Transition Program, and Substance Abuse Services, they work to provide key services such as Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Family Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Aggression Replacement Training, Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Treatment, Psychiatric and Psychological Services, and Psycho-Educational Groups (Life Skills).
Their spacious facility is situated on a 12-acre suburban campus just 15 minutes north of downtown San Antonio. The facility hosts an on-site school, gymnasium, commercial kitchen, cafeteria, group and resident rooms, conference rooms, laundry facilities, a full size swimming pool, and generous outdoor athletics and recreation space.
Sanctuary Model
Hector Garza utilizes the Sanctuary Model for Trauma Informed Care as the framework for treatment. The Sanctuary Model is a blueprint for clinical and organizational change which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery from adversity through the active creation of a trauma-informed community. They promote and residents commit to a culture of non-violence, emotional intelligence, social learning, democracy, open communication, social responsibility, and growth & change.
They also offer additional services, some of which are On-site licensed school, Individual and group therapy, Family therapy, Health Services, Community service opportunities, and Athletic and Recreational services.
