Hillcrest provides residential treatment programs for behaviorally challenged teens that are highly respected and nationally accredited. We are one of only a few providers in the State of Iowa that provides a full continuum of residential services on one beautifully landscaped campus with excellent facilities, located in Dubuque, Iowa. These continuum of services include: foster group care, a dual-diagnosis Psychiatric Medical Institution for Children (PMIC), an emergency youth shelter, therapy and medication management, primary physical health care, and Integrated Health Home programming.
Care Specialized to Meet Individual Needs
Our programs specialize in serving children with:
- Substance use concerns
- Brain health disorders
- Lower cognitive abilities
- Past trauma
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Verbal and physical aggression
Our treatment goals are to:
- Improve the familial relationship and return the child to the parent(s) whenever legally possible
- Maintain community connections with the child improve the skills of the child in an effort to allow them to gain greater control of their lives
- To successfully prepare the child for a positive transition to adulthood
Our inter-disciplinary team includes:
- Bachelor’s and Master’s level administrative team
- Master’s level, licensed therapists
- Child psychiatrist
- Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC)
- ARNP for physical health care needs
- 24 hour nursing staff
- Dietician
Treatment components include:
- Family therapy
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Trauma Informed Care Approach
- Behavioral Health Intervention Services (BHIS)
- Initiatives Based Programming (high and low ropes course, and indoor rock climbing wall)
- Wellness programming in a on-campus gymnasium and weight room
- Drug and alcohol assessments and services
- Psychiatric evaluations and services
To Apply For Our Adolescent Residential Program
Contact
Admissions
2005 Asbury Road
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
(563) 265-8731
