About Youth Academy LLC – Fairmont
Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, Youth Academy is a drug and alcohol treatment center that supports children and young adults aged 12 to 17 and transitioning adults up to age 21. They also provide valuable community resources, including prevention services, referrals, and family support.
Addiction related services offered at Youth Academy include assessments and counseling, residential treatment for dual-diagnosis mental health and substance use disorders, counseling, and medication management.
Mental Health Assessment and Counseling
Assessments help to assess participant’s mental health status, severity of addiction, and any co-occurring mental health disorders. Individualized treatment plans may include individual, group, and/or family counseling. Therapies may use cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavioral therapy, to help sustain long-term recovery and prevent relapse.
Dual Diagnosis Addiction & Mental Health Treatment
Youth Academy offers dual diagnosis treatment using evidence-based practices to treat addiction and mental health diagnoses, such as ADHD, conduct disorders, adjustment disorders, and mood disorders. Their multidisciplinary team provides a family-centered program which focuses on education, mental health services, and family support. Treatment begins with a comprehensive mental health assessment and individualized plan of care and is followed by support and guidance to develop new healthy behavioral patterns.
Medication Management
Onsite psychiatrists assess participants to determine if a medication may be supportive in the rehabilitation process. Treatment will include an assessment, treatment plan, and regular medication reviews/adjustments.