SandyPines Residential Treatment Center is a behavioral health facility specifically serving children and adolescents from ages 5–17. Specializing in youth patients allows us to provide a comprehensive set of unique services to children, adolescents and their families.

Our Sea Turtle Children’s Unit is one of the only child-specific units of its kind in the state of Florida. It offers behavioral health treatment for male and female children ages 5–12 in a secure therapeutic environment. This unit boasts a vibrant, colorful, and playful atmosphere. It has its own private outdoor play area for supervised outdoor playtime and a bright indoor playroom utilized daily for games, therapeutic exercises, movie time, and reinforcement and recreation activities.

Clinical treatment at SandyPines is driven by a multidisciplinary treatment plan, customized to each patient based on their individual needs and strengths. We offer a number of modalities and therapies to develop self-esteem, emotional management, personal skills and more. Each child receives an individual treatment plan that incorporates a multidisciplinary treatment approach. SandyPines also has a play-based room in order to work with children at different developmental stages.

Treatment components of our clinical programs include:

• Individual and family therapy sessions with a master level or licensed clinician
• Group therapy
  • Trauma groups
  • Young men’s group
  • Process group
• Enhanced chemical dependency program
  • Individual sessions with a master level or certified addiction specialist
  • Alcoholics Anonymous and additional groups
• Activities therapy