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Child and Adolescent Partial Hospital Program (PHP)
Our partial hospital programs provide intensive, structured mental health care for children and teens while they continue to live at home. Care is tailored to each patient’s clinical, emotional, and developmental needs.
Intensive support for children and teens
Mass General Brigham offers several partial hospital programs for children, teens, and young adults. These intensive, short-term programs help stabilize, build coping skills, and improve daily functioning while continuing to live at home. Treatment varies by program and may include psychiatric assessment, group and individual therapy, family involvement, case management, skills development, and medication evaluation and management.
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Our approach to care
Our programs provide a stable, safe environment for children and teens to receive intensive, short-term mental health care while continuing to live at home.
Stabilization and skills-building for children (ages 7-13)
The Child Partial Hospital Program at McLean Hospital in Cambridge, MA provides two to four weeks of intensive care for children ages 7 to 13. Treatment focuses on stabilization and skills development through assessment, individual and family therapy, skills and exposure-based groups, case management, and medication evaluation. Caregivers are actively involved throughout treatment.
Crisis support and transition planning for teens (ages 12-18)
The program at Salem Hospital serves teens ages 12 to 18 experiencing a mental health crisis. Child psychiatrists and other mental health professionals provide psychiatric assessment, individualized treatment, medication management, group therapy, family meetings, and transition planning. The team coordinates with outpatient providers and community support to help teens return to school and daily life.
Structured treatment and caregiver support for adolescents (ages 13-19)
These two- to four-week programs serve teens ages 13 to 19 at McLean Hospital’s campuses in Belmont and Middleborough, MA. Treatment includes assessment, individual and family therapy, skills and exposure-based groups, case management, and medication evaluation. Caregivers are actively involved. Programs accept referrals and teens transitioning from inpatient or residential care, and offer consultation when substance use affects a teen’s mental health.
Specialized DBT support for teens and young adults
McLean's DBT for Adolescents and Young Adults at 3East program provides dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for teens and young adults having trouble managing intense emotions.
Options include partial hospitalization, residential treatment, residential assessment, and intensive outpatient care. Some programs combine DBT with prolonged exposure therapy to help patients safely process painful memories and emotions.
Mental health conditions affecting children and teens
Our programs support children and teens with a range of mental health and behavioral concerns. Conditions treated vary by program and may include:
- Adjustment Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Mood Disorders Treatment
- Counseling for Depression
- PTSD Treatment
- Panic Disorder with Therapy
- Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation for Children
- Anxiety Disorders with Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Family Meetings and Support
- Medication Evaluation
Child and Adolescent Partial Hospital Program (PHP)
Call us to speak with a team member who can help you understand your options and guide you to the care that is right for you.
Phone
McLean Hospital: 617-855-2804
Salem Hospital: 978-354-4500
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital: 617-983-7060
Physician referrals
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