Children’s Mental Health Services

Columbus Behavioral Center for Children and Adolescents offers a residential treatment program to address the needs of children, ages 8 to 12, who have had difficulty dealing with mental health issues in the Greater Columbus, Indiana, area. Our Residential programs offer a balance of therapy, education and fun activities in a compassionate and structured setting.

Structure is an important part of our residential programming, as it gives the children a sense of security and normalcy, as well as the physicians an opportunity to continually assess the needs of our resident patients. 

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a component-based treatment model offered to our residential program attendants that incorporates trauma interventions with cognitive behavioral techniques. These components are reinforced through education in the areas of relaxation skills, affect regulation and cognitive coping skills, which can improve overall wellbeing, and translate into life-long skills.

There are several benefits to residential programming for children and teens. Not only does it provide around-the-clock care for those who need it, it also:

• Helps provide quick and consistent intervention with behaviors and emotions
• Has an accredited on-site school that is part of the Bartholomew County school corporation, so residents don’t fall behind on education
• Weekly visits with a psychiatrist
• Multidisciplinary team, including board-certified psychiatrists, therapists, nurses, teachers, and others to address the needs of each child
• Weekly therapy to address the child’s key needs and unresolved issues
• Tangible reward system allows the child to see individual progress each week
• Interactive milieu allows residents to learn positive skills from each other and staff, and to mentor their peers

This holistic approach to treatment through our residential program can help alleviate acute mental health distress, and create long-lasting coping skills. 

You are a key component in your child’s life and are therefore crucial to the success of his or her treatment efforts. As part of your signed agreement upon placement, you will be responsible for attending family therapy sessions twice per month and Parent Day one Saturday per month. In addition, residents are given therapeutic trial visits, or TTV’s, each week that allow them to spend time outside of our facility to work on their relationships within the family. Visitation and phone calls are also encouraged.

Columbus Behavioral Center is situated on a 6.2 acre campus in Bartholomew County in Columbus, Ind., 45 miles south of Indianapolis on I-65. CBC is centrally located between Indianapolis (45 minute drive), Louisville (1 hour drive) and Cincinnati (1 ½ hour drive).

We know that your child’s safety and comfort are a top priority as parents, which is why our facilities are clean, welcoming, and designed to set your child up for success. You can take a look at our facility in the gallery below, to see where your child will learn, play, and grow while in the care of Columbus Behavioral Center.

Columbus Behavioral Center for Children and Adolescents offers residential treatments for youth ages 8 to 18. We are passionate about providing quality individual, group and family therapies designed to help youth improve functioning. To learn more about our programs, visit our service page, or contact us online or by phone at 812-376-1711.