About Millcreek of Magee Treatment Center – Magee
Millcreek of Magee Treatment Center is located in Magee, Mississippi. This is a behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment center for children and adolescents. They also treat kids with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
The treatment center only takes Mississippi Medicaid. They don’t take any private or commercial insurance, and they don’t take private payments. They accept residents from out of state through Children’s Behavioral Solutions.
The residential treatment program treats children and adolescents from ages six to 21. This is a PRTF – a psychiatric residential treatment facility. This is for kids with psychiatric needs who need supervision and care 24/7. In this program, kids get medication monitoring from a psychiatrist.
The main therapy modality is cognitive behavioral therapy. The kids also participate in journaling and a phase system that rewards positive behaviors. There’s also individual therapy at least once per week and family therapy twice a month.
Group therapy is three times per week where the kids work on anger management, coping skills, relationship skills, and independent living skills. They also have recreation therapy daily. There are several experiential programs including art and music therapy. There is also a school program Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The substance use treatment programs provide mental health and substance use disorder treatment for males age 12 to 21. They’ll receive help from a licensed therapist experienced in substance use counseling. They’ll also get individual, group, and family therapy and take part in experiential and recreational therapy.
While in the group homes, the young men also participate in education programs where they can work toward a GED or high school degree. They can also work on getting college credit. The center has employment opportunities on campus where the kids can earn some money and learn job skills. They also work on their social skills by attending programs within the community.
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