Spring is a season of growth—and a valuable opportunity to support your child’s mental health.
As days grow longer and the school year accelerates, children and teens may experience increased academic demands, social pressures, and emotional stress. Recognizing and addressing mental health needs now can help set them up for success beyond the classroom.
Our child and adolescent day hospital, also called a ‘partial hospitalization program,’ provides warm and compassionate treatment in a group setting Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Our participants go home each afternoon and typically participate in our program for 2 – 3 weeks.
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Sample Schedule
With more than 6 hours of age-appropriate programming each day, your children will be busy expressing themselves, engaging with therapists and other children, and learning tools to manage their mental health. Below is a typical schedule.
| TIME | GROUP |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Check-In and Self-Assessment |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Group 1: Community Meeting & Goals |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Group 2: Psychotherapy |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Group 3: What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Group 4: Identifying Negative Thoughts |
| 12:20 - 1:10 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:10 - 2:10 p.m. | Group 5: Self Esteem |
| 2:10 - 3:00 p.m. | Group 6: Mindful Movement and Creative Expression |
| 3:00 p.m. | Wrap Up & Check Out |
Why should I select Sheppard Pratt?
Sheppard Pratt is among the largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health services in the U.S., and has been consistently ranked as a top national psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.
Sheppard Pratt has been helping children and adolescents since 1853, has pioneered many successful mental health treatments for youth and continues to be at the forefront of mental health treatment nationally.
Each Sheppard Pratt Day Hospital patient is supported by a team of highly experienced, compassionate mental health professionals. Sheppard Pratt has a network of hundreds of mental health professionals and 160+ mental health related programs so we can seamlessly support each of our patients along their unique mental health journey.