Your Teen Has a Bright Future
Don’t Let Mental Illness and/or Substance Abuse Ruin It.
1 in 5
teens suffer from mental disorders in the U.S.
The Principles Academy for Adolescent Wellness
Principles Recovery Center is proud to present the Adolescent Wellness Academy, a program which was expertly crafted by our clinical staff to meet the needs of today’s teens. Our central location in Davie, Fl allows us to easily transport your child from school to treatment. Here, your teen will get the help they need to address issues deriving from substance abuse, mental illness, and accompanying destructive behaviors while not interrupting their academic career. Our 5 step treatment process (more on our treatment services page) allows for us to properly identify symptoms and behavioral issues, diagnose your teen, and treat the core problems. Our mission is intervening early enough that we can effectively prevent a bump in the road from becoming a deadly detour while giving your teen the tools necessary to move on to a successful and healthy life.
The tragedy at Stoneman Douglas highlighted the need to focus on mental health in our communities in South Florida. Unfortunately, our school systems do not have the funding to support that need. Counselor Ratios in our schools dropped 4% last year, bringing the average student to therapist ratio in Florida to 485-1. These daunting numbers have made it IMPOSSIBLE for school counselors to effectively provide the care necessary to improve the mental health of our children. This must change.
Our mission is to provide world-class clinical support to the local private and public school systems in South Florida including Davie, Weston, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Cooper City, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Hallandale, Aventura, Plantation and more! With over 30 years of experience in Adolescent Psychological Health, we take pride in providing a local resource to our community for those struggling with mental illness and substance abuse. Principles’ Adolescent Wellness Academy focuses on core issues that lead to instability in teens lives, while also incorporating the family to ensure a thorough and individualized therapeutic experience.
Our Goal – Early intervention for teens struggling in our communities so that developing issues can be addressed before they turn into lifetime struggles.
Worried About Your Child’s Mental Health? We Can Help!
Our After-School Treatment Program
Our goal is to help you intervene before your adolescent or teen’s behavior becomes worse or even life-threatening. We offer one of the lowest client-to-staff ratios, 6:1, because we believe in the power of early intervention and therapy. We understand that for many adult substance abusers, it began during their teenage years. As members of the South Florida community, we believe it is our duty to do what we can to lower overdose rates, violence in schools, and behaviors that lead to dangerous situations. Our After-School Recovery Program offers a unique opportunity for your child to learn about mental health, substance abuse and we teach them tools needed to avoid acting out on risky behaviors and thrive in life.
Treatment Services
Our Unique Program
Teens: Addiction & Mental Health
Why Choose The Principles Academy for Adolescent Wellness?
- The treatment team at Principles Recovery Center has crafted a program specifically for teens & adolescents who are struggling with substance abuse issues and/or mental illness.
- Each client can expect a truly individualized treatment plan based on your teen’s needs.
- Our After School Recovery Program is outpatient care designed so that teens and adolescents struggling can get the help they need without loosing out on the academic year.
- Our staff has over 30 years of experience, both professionally and personally, in helping others overcome addiction and mental illness.
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“How Can I Tell If My Teen Needs Help?”
This is one of the most common questions we hear from parents and loved ones. As a parent, we advise you to trust your instincts. When it comes to substance abuse, there are typically active signs and behaviors, as well as physical evidence, that a person is abusing drugs. Does your teen suffer from an underlying mental health disorder? When teens are abusing drugs, many times their use coincides with an underlying mental illness. Our Clinical Team understands this relationship and offers Psychological Testing to our teens who are displaying symptoms indicative of co-occurring mental health disorders so that the root of the problem, is addressed. Want to learn more about teen & adolescent substance abuse? Check out our guide or take our quiz which can help you identify whether your teen is abusing drugs or not. Don’t wait until it’s too late, your teens future depends on it.
Your Teen’s Future is Everything. Get Them Help Today.
How Can I Afford Treatment for My Teen?
One of the biggest misconceptions about mental health and substance abuse treatment is that you have to have thousands of dollars to be able to go to get help for a drug problem, but that is not the case. If your child is covered, most health insurance plans may cover the entire cost of treatment. We work with most major insurance providers and do our best to ensure that your teen is getting the help they need. We also provide a sliding-scale fee schedule to enable all those who need treatment to have access. These are some of the providers we work with, but don’t worry if you don’t see your plan. Visit the insurance verification page and fill out the form to find out if insurance will cover your teen or adolescent’s treatment stay.
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