CLIENT STORIES

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The Skyland Trail Experience

Our adult clients describe what treatment at Skyland Trail was like for them.

Our Clients

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Ben T.

Ben T. is a graduate of the Skyland Trail adult residential treatment program. He shares his treatment experience for psychosis and dual diagnosis.

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Atlas

Atlas, graduate of the Skyland Trail adolescent program, shares her story in the 2023 issue of Journeys Magazine My anxiety has kind of always been…

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Nate

Nate’s story appears in the 2023 issue of Journeys Magazine. Nate’s Story: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Renewal “My experience at Skyland Trail presented me…

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Carol Z.

My name is Carol. I’m 21 years old. I grew up in a rather neglectful and abusive household, so I’ve been struggling with anxiety my…

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Alaina D.

I got (to Skyland Trail) after a pretty extensive hospital stay. I was not looking forward to doing anything or being here at all. And…

Colby W.

One of the things that a lot of people ask is, “What led you to Skyland Trail?” It’s never as simple as one thing. It…

Hope

Hope

So Many Parts of Me Were Addressed and Celebrated “When my insurance coverage ended, I knew I still had more work to do. But financially,…

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Experiencing the “Skyland Trail Magic”

My name is James. I was diagnosed with severe depression a little over a decade ago, and this, my second major episode, began near the…

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At times I felt like superwoman…

I grew up in a family and community where mental health was not talked about or accepted as a real illness. The common sentiment towards…

Our Families

Thankful for Today

By Renee: When my son was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2016, I began looking for answers. They were hard to find. After extensive research, however,…

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Skyland Trail Helps Family Along Mental Health Journey

Skyland Trail can help both your family and loved one manage the journey. My name is Kerri, and I am happy to share my stepson…

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Adolescent Parent Gives Back with Employer Matching Gift

Because of Skyland Trail, my son is alive today. When my teenage son began to struggle with his mental health, we had a difficult time…

A Question of Access

Access to quality treatment makes such a difference David and Ellen’s daughter, Devi, graduated from the Skyland Trail adult day treatment program six years ago.…

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Grateful Parents

We are parents of a Skyland Trail adolescent graduate.  Although going through this experience with our daughter was traumatic, exhausting, scary and just plain awful,…

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Peace, Happiness, Kindness and Grace

Wife of a Skyland Trail adult program graduate Everyone has to be “all in” for things to truly get better. A few years ago, my…

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Leigh & Madison

Time and Permission to Focus on Yourself “We decided to support the new scholarship at Skyland Trail because we wanted clients to know that all…