Question 1

Does Cascade Canyon accept insurance?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Please complete an Insurance Verification to quickly find out if we accept your insurance.

If we are not the best fit for you, we can help link you to other residential treatment centers in Colorado to ensure your teen gets the care they need.

Question 2

What should my teen bring to Cascade Canyon?

Accepted Answer

Our admissions team can provide you with a comprehensive list of what to bring! Call (888) 850-1890.

Question 3

What are the sleeping arrangements?

Accepted Answer

Cascade Canyon provides gender specific sleeping arrangements with each room accommodating 2 to 4 clients with its own bathroom. Our goal is to be a home away from home for the teens.

Question 4

Who will be providing treatment?

Accepted Answer

Each individual’s treatment team consists of six experts who specialize in teen trauma, alcohol addiction, drug addiction, and mental health disorders including our Program Director, Family Therapist, Primary Therapist, Psychiatrist, Teacher, and Medical Director (supported by our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner).

Question 5

How many teens are at Cascade Canyon at any one time?

Accepted Answer

Our Residential Treatment Colorado center located in Cascade Canyon only treats up to 12 adolescents at any one time. This allows our teen clinical team to truly individualize treatment for every client and family we serve at our treatment facilities.

Question 6

What is the academic program like?

Accepted Answer

Our youth residential treatment centers in Colorado provide academic programming for two hours per day, five days a week. The academic program is led by a certified teacher who works in collaboration with the client’s home school to obtain current classwork to help keep them current in his or her school work to ensure seamless reintegration. Sandstone Care has partnered with LearnWell Academy to provide our comprehensive education services.

Question 7

What is the role of the family in the treatment process?

Accepted Answer

Family involvement is a critical component of Cascade Canyon’s teen treatment program. Family participation is required, as healing the broader family system is critical to sustainable healing and long-term outcomes.

Question 8

What are the other teens in treatment like?

Accepted Answer

We treat teens ages 13-18 (18 year olds would need to be in high school.) The residents at Cascade Canyon are bright and creative teens who have been impacted by mental health issues or substance use issues. Typically, they are struggling with, or have experienced, anxiety, depression, trauma, and/or drug abuse.

Who you will not find at our Cascade Canyon treatment center: teens with a history of violence, teens who are actively suicidal or psychotic, teens who have severe and persistent mental illness such as schizophrenia, or teens who exhibit behavioral issues that would disrupt the treatment milieu.

Each teen is carefully screened by the admissions team and the Program Director, and if needed, the Executive Clinical Director and Medical Director for appropriateness.

Question 9

What disorders do you treat?

Accepted Answer

Cascade Canyon works with teens ages 13-18 who are struggling with substance use or co-occurring mental health disorders seeking positive change and recovery.

Common co-occurring disorders include:

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Substance Abuse

• Addiction

• Anger or Oppositional Defiance

• Self-Harm / Suicidal Thoughts

• Other co-occurring mental health disorders

Question 10

Is psychological testing and assessment offered?

Accepted Answer

Yes, psychological testing can be provided when deemed clinically necessary for a teen’s success. Dr. Alfonso Cappa is Cascade Canyon’s PhD Psychologist who provides onsite psychological testing and assessments when clinically indicated. Outside of psychological testing, every resident will receive multiple assessments upon admission and complete a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and medical evaluation during treatment.

Question 11

Will Cascade Canyon collaborate with my teen’s current psychiatrist and or therapist?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Partnership is one of our core values and clinical collaboration is a very important part of what we do.

We work with your teen’s entire medical team in order to fully understand their mental health, relationship with drugs and alcohol, and any potential withdrawal symptoms that need to be taken into consideration.

Question 12

Will my family’s confidentiality be protected?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Our residential treatment centers for youth take your family’s privacy very seriously. Every teen’s treatment at Sandstone Care is protected under the Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Question 13

Is it possible to visit Cascade Canyon Adolescent Residential Treatment Center prior to admitting?

Accepted Answer

While parent involvement is a critical component of our program, Sandstone Care is committed to the health and safety of our clients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We are limiting in person visits and utilizing video chats and teletherapy. We also offer free virtual Parent Support Groups which can be a great way to learn more about the program and the work we do.

Question 14

Do you provide any services other than residential treatment?

Accepted Answer

Yes, in addition to the residential teen treatment services at Cascade Canyon, Sandstone Care also provides a comprehensive continuum of care for both adolescents and young adults with both outpatient treatment and inpatient treatment centers located across Colorado, Virginia, Maryland, and Illinois.

Question 15

What are some of the major differences between a residential teen rehab and a wilderness treatment program?

Accepted Answer

The biggest difference between wilderness therapy and residential treatment is the setting and clinical structure of care.

Wilderness therapy occurs entirely outdoors in the “field”, typically in the desert, mountains, or forest region.

Cascade Canyon infuses wilderness and experiential therapies into our program, but it is not the foundation of our program. Residents stay at our lodge facility, rather than out in the wilderness.

In addition, Cascade Canyon is a strengths-based program and provides treatment in a home-like setting so teens can explore themselves and their behaviors in a supportive and caring environment. We do not enact punitive models of behavior modification.

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