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Mountain Youth Academy is a residential treatment facility for youth 5–17 years old, specializing in the treatment of childhood trauma.
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Residential Treatment

At Mountain Youth Academy, we use a trauma-based residential treatment program to address the mental health needs of children and teens. We offer a therapeutic setting to help youth address their mental health needs.

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Therapy Services

Mountain Youth Academy utilizes a number of therapies to serve our students’ unique needs. Among these include Equine Therapy, Yoga Therapy and more.

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Education

Mountain Youth Academy operates a licensed Category I non-public school through the State Board of Education so that every child has the opportunity to reach their potential.

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Children & Adolescents

Mountain Youth Academy offers individualized planning and cutting-edge technology in the treatment of girls and boys ages 5–17 at our facility in the rolling hills of Tennessee, only 13 miles from the Virginia border. We are a trauma-based treatment facility treating at-risk youth with an IQ of 70 or above. We offer a therapeutic setting in a secure facility to help children and teens address their mental health needs. We also have specific treatment programs for those with intellectual disabilities. Our treatment programs utilize adolescent and child therapy in both individual and group settings as well as other treatment methods to address each individual’s mental health needs.

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Specialty Treatment

In addition to our residential treatment program and educational curriculum, Mountain Youth Academy offers a few specialty programs, including neurofeedback therapy and treatment for substance use disorders.

Neurofeedback addresses numerous problems of brain dysregulation and is also useful for organic brain conditions such as seizures, the autism spectrum and cerebral palsy.

We also offer treatment to youth patients struggling with substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders.

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Patient Stories

“For this first time I actually talk to my peers and like hanging out with them.”

Before I came to Mountain Youth Academy I had this I don’t care attitude (I didn’t care about anything or anyone) but now my therapist is really helping me learn how to care about myself and how to love myself and caring for others. The staff and incentives here at Mountain Youth Academy have helped me break out of my shell. For this first time I actually talk to my peers and like hanging out with them. Mountain Youth Academy has helped me to see that I am going to be something not a nothing! Thank you everyone at Mountain Youth Academy for all you do!

MB
Current Student
“The staff has been supportive and my therapist has taught me how to keep going.”

While at Mountain Youth Academy, I have been able to learn how to handle and manage my anger. The staff has been supportive and my therapist has taught me how to keep going and not give up.

EF
Current Student
“Mountain Youth Academy has helped me go from a scared victimized traumatized hurt little girl into a more profound extraordinary young lady.”

Mountain Youth Academy has helped me go from a scared victimized traumatized hurt little girl into a more profound extraordinary young lady. I know longer see myself has a victim because Mountain Youth Academy has cherished my beliefs and values as much as they possibly could. They have gone above and beyond to help me and to show me that I will not always have the pain and that permanent solutions do not hold anything on to a temporary problem.

AD
Former Student
“I hope you all are going to be helping others like you helped me. Thank you for everything.”

Dear Mountain Youth Academy, Thank You for everything! This place has helped me a lot but I guess it’s time to say goodbye. I am going to miss all of you. Thank you for helping me through a lot, thank you Mrs. Reed for being my therapist. You all are the best team I have ever had. I hope when I leave you all are going to help the other kids like you have helped me. These are my plans when I leave: finish school, get a job, help around the house, help with my siblings, be good and stay home. I am going to miss you all, I care for all you for so much. I hope you all are going to be helping others like you helped me. Thank you for everything.

JD
Former Patient

Patient Satisfaction

4.30 / 5
I knew my treatment plan goals
4.54 / 5
I feel better now than when I was admitted
4.54 / 5
Overall I was very satisfied with my treatment

* Data based on patients surveyed between July-December 2022.

Mountain Youth Academy

332 Hospital Road, Mountain City, TN 37683Contact Us
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