Admissions

Admissions Criteria

Youth accepted into the program will have a DSM IV clinical diagnosis of a mental disorder or will have been identified by a mental health professional as having at least moderate emotional and/or behavioral problems and in need of residential treatment. Both Dependent and Delinquent classifications of state custody are acceptable for admission. The following are some typical pre-placement behavioral characteristics of the youth admitted to Natchez Trace Youth Academy.

• Truancy
• Oppositional/Defiant
• Sexual Abusers who have completed intensive JSO Tx
• Substance Abusers (non-acute)
• Chronic Runaways
• Poor Impulse Control
• Aggressive
• Low Self-Esteem
 

Requested Information for Referral:

• School records/IEP (if applicable)
• Immunization Records
• Court Orders
• Birth Certificate (copy)
• Social Security Card (copy)
• Medical Information
• Social History Information
• Confirmation of Title IV-E Eligibility/Insurance
Information
• Psychological/Psychiatric Evaluation
• Permanency Plan/Family Service Plan/ Individual
Plan

Referrals are forwarded to Amanda Allen, Director of Admissions either directly for Tennessee or First Nations Referrals or through the Referring Agency’s Service Advocate for Out of State Referrals.


 

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