Skyland Trail Adolescent Program

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Skyland Trail J. Rex Fuqua Campus for adolescents ages 14-17 is part of a nationally recognized nonprofit mental health treatment organization. Skyland Trail treats each client as an individual and creates evidence-based, tailored treatment plans that include a holistic approach to care. In a classroom setting, they educate their clients about their mental illness and teach strategies that can be used to prevent relapse and cope with stress. Located 13 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta, Skyland J. Rex Fuqua Campus offers residential treatment to teens throughout the Atlanta area. Skyland Trail is in-network with most major private insurance plans and offers financial aid to reduce private pay costs for eligible families.

Amenities and Treatment

Residential clients at Skyland Trail J. Rex Fuqua Campus, clients enjoy private rooms and bathrooms. The campus features indoor comfortable dining and lounge areas, naturally lit common spaces, an area dedicated to school work, gardens, and outdoor recreation areas. Licensed nurses and residential staff are on site 24 hours a day. Clients in both residential and day treatment programs participate in school work either in cooperation with their existing school or through ADVANTAGES Digital Learning Solutions, with 2.5 hours dedicated to academic support each day.

Each week includes individual sessions with a psychiatrist and therapist, group therapy, skills practice, peer support, personal fitness and sports, yoga, and expressive therapies like art and music. Clients and their families participate in required family therapy weekly via video, with an additional family program focusing on psychoeducation and support for caretakers. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) tracks help clients with a variety of concerns including anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, and self-harm. Clients participate in additional groups based on Ecological Systems Theory and substance use. Individualized treatment also includes psychological testing and may include trauma-specific prolonged exposure (PE) therapy. Clients typically stay 8-12 weeks before stepping down to day treatment.

Day treatment typically lasts 4-6 weeks, with clients arriving between 8:15 AM and 8:45 AM Monday through Friday and leaving at 3 PM. Clients are not allowed to drive themselves to treatment. Typically, this is a continuation of care from residential treatment, but clients can admit directly to this program when appropriate. Treatment usually lasts an additional 4 weeks for clients who admit directly to day treatment.