How to Find a Residential Treatment Facility
  • Speak with your care team about places they recommend.
  • Consult the American Residential Treatment Association – they maintain a partial list of residential treatment facilities across the U.S. (NOTE: this list is NOT comprehensive and resources listed can be costly).
  • Contact your local NAMI affiliate to see if they have any recommendations for residentials.
  • Use the Psychology Today directory for psychiatric residential treatment centers.
  • Keep in mind:  CARF International is an independent, non-profit accreditor of health and human services.  On their website you can utilize their Find an Accredited Provider function to locate a CARF-accredited treatment facility.
  • Contact a resource specialist with Resources to Recover, an organization that offers families affected by mental illness guidance, support and information on the best practices and providers in recovery-oriented mental health care.
  • Google search “residential mental health facilities” to get an idea of what options there are. 
  • When vetting a residential facility, ask if they have any evidence to showing the efficacy of the program (few collect this data or share it openly, but it is still worthwhile to ask).

 

SOURCE: NAMI