Clients who admit to Skyland Trail in Atlanta, one of the best primary psychiatric residential treatment centers for adults 18 and older, become part of our healing community. They are assigned to an evidence-based specialized treatment team and peer group and a structured daily schedule tailored to their symptoms and goals. By engaging fully in treatment and working in partnership with their multidisciplinary treatment team, our clients recover, reset, and reclaim their lives.
Programs for Adults
Our continuum of care is one of the things that makes us unique. People who enter psychiatric treatment programs often find that transitions are abrupt and they have to change from a very supported environment to an unsupported environment too quickly. Our continuum of care helps people step from one level of care to another level of care gradually.
Clients who actively engage in treatment, get involved in the Skyland Trail community, and complete each level of care in the continuum experience the best outcomes.
Adult clients may admit directly to our adult residential mental health treatment program or to our mental health day treatment (partial hospitalization / PHP) program. Admitting level of care is determined by our treatment team based on clients' symptoms, skills, and goals.
Residential Treatment
Residential Treatment
Most clients admit to our most intensive level of care. Located in Atlanta, our residential campuses are unlocked, voluntary facilities. Clients receive 24/7 staff support and private client rooms with private bathrooms.
Clients who admit to residential treatment typically participate in the residential level of care for 4 to 8 weeks before stepping down to the day treatment program program.
Day Treatment (PHP)
Day Treatment
Day treatment, sometimes called Partial Hospitalization or PHP, is offered as a step-down from residential treatment. Some clients may admit directly to day treatment if clinically appropriate.
Clients live at home and come to our adult campus Monday through Friday for therapeutic activities 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Transitional housing is available to eligible clients stepping down from residential treatment.
Clients typically participate in the day treatment program for about 4 to 6 weeks and then step down to the intensive outpatient program (IOP).
Intensive Outpatient Program
Intensive Outpatient Program
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is the next step after clients make progress in day treatment. Clients may not admit directly to IOP.
IOP offers a slightly shorter day, five or three days a week, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Transitional Housing with Independence Coaching may be available to eligible IOP clients.
Clients typically complete another 3 to 6 weeks in IOP before graduating.
Transitional Housing
Transitional Housing Program
Skyland Trail offers transitional housing apartments on the Skyland Trail North Transitional Living campus where clients live on their own with moderate support from our staff. Transitional clients have a private bedroom, and share a bathroom and living area with another client.
Eligible clients may live in transitional housing while in the day treatment or intensive outpatient programs and for up to one year after they graduate from Skyland Trail intensive programs with clinical approval.
Outpatient Programs
Outpatient Programs
A variety of outpatient programs provide support after graduating, including vocational services, a social club, and an alumni program.
Length of Stay
Clients complete a psychiatric assessment as part of the admissions process. The admissions team uses results from the assessment to determine whether the client is appropriate to admit to residential or day treatment (PHP).
Admit to Residential
Admit to Day Treatment
Estimated total length of stay:
3 to 4 months
Including an estimated 4 to 8 weeks in residential, 4 to 6 weeks in day treatment (PHP), and 3 to 6 weeks in IOP.
Total length of stay depends on clinical progress in treatment.
A Healing Community
Specialized and respectful mental health residential treatment facilities offer socialization and support. All our adult psychiatric residential treatment facilities offer private bedrooms and bathrooms and are:
- voluntary, unlocked facilities
- accredited by The Joint Commission
- licensed by the State of Georgia
- staffed 24/7 with nurses and residential counselors
- surrounded by gardens
Major Insurance Plans Accepted
Most client families use a combination of private insurance, private pay, and financial aid (if eligible) to cover the full costs of treatment. Medicare and Medicaid do not cover our services at any level of care.
Mental health adult programs at Skyland Trail are in-network with many plans offered by:
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- ComPsych
- Magellan
- Optum/United Behavioral Health/Oscar Health
- Humana Military / TRICARE East*
*TRICARE plans are in-network for adult residential treatment for adults ages 18-20 only. TRICARE plans cover adult day treatment and IOP program for adults ages 18 to 26 who are covered dependents and adults 18+ who are primary beneficiaries.
| Adult Program Level of Care | |
|---|---|
| Residential Treatment | $1,300/day |
| Day Treatment (PHP) | $625/day |
| Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) | $450/day |
Holistic Approach to Treatment
We treat each individual, individually, tailoring an approach that includes a broad mix of evidence-based one-on-one and group therapies that help our clients make real and sustainable progress.
Our holistic treatment model integrates strategies to help clients improve mental health, physical wellness, and relationships with family and friends.
- In addition to helping our clients through effective medications and evidence-based psychotherapy, we offer art, music, horticultural and recreation therapies; interfaith spiritual counseling; and family therapy.
- In classroom-like settings, we educate clients about their mental illness and teach strategies they can use to cope with stress and prevent relapse.
- Our vocational services program helps clients prepare to return to school, enter the workforce, or make career changes to support their mental health.
- We are one of only a few programs in the country to integrate medical care and mental health treatment, and our Glenn Family Wellness Clinic earned certification as a Behavioral Health Home from The Joint Commission.
Disorders & Symptoms We Treat
