Admissions

Admissions Criteria

The treatment program at Liberty Point has the following admission criteria:

  • Applicant is a male child 13-17 years of age
  • Applicant has a primary psychiatric disorder requiring a specialized approach to treatment
  • Applicant has impaired ability to maintain or sustain adequate functioning in major life areas, i.e. school, social, family and/or work
  • Applicant has received treatment in an acute setting and current, disabling symptoms could not be managed, or have not been manageable, in a less intensive treatment program
  • Applicant is medically stable
  • Applicant demonstrates an escalating pattern of self-injurious or assaultive behaviors
  • Applicant requires 24-hour observation and treatment