Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility for Girls

Passages: A Structured Setting for Adolescent Girls

Our program is designed to help young girls who struggle with persistent mental health issues. Through a variety of evidence-based treatment approaches, we strive to help girls in our program create and realize goals that foster a return to their home environment. Our program includes: 

• Weekly consultation with a child psychiatrist
• Individual therapy 
• Group and family therapy
• Psychiatric evaluation and medication management
• Life skills development
• Discharge and aftercare planning

Treatment may include substance use disorder education as needed (substance use must be secondary to mental health diagnosis).

A Day In The Life At Passages

We use an incentive-based system that allows patients to advance through four program phases – bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Patients move forward or back a phase based on current behaviors and progress on their treatment goals.

Once a patient reaches the platinum phase, they can begin overnight therapeutic trial visits at home to test the new skills they learned from the program. Upon successful completion of trial visits, discussions of discharge will begin with the patient’s family and treatment team. 

Adolescents in Passages also attend school at the Village Academy as part of their treatment. Certified teachers meet one-on-one with each patient at their current education level. The goal of the Village Academy is to supplement education, and create coping skills and tools that enable patients to return to a more traditional school environment, post-treatment. 

Village Academy

Village Academy at Brynn Marr Hospital provides a therapeutic, structured learning environment for students in the PRTF program. As a qualified nonpublic school, it follows North Carolina’s Standard Course of Study to keep students on track academically while they receive evidence‑based therapies such as CBT, DBT, and trauma‑informed care. Teachers work closely with the clinical team and each student’s home school district, honoring all IEP accommodations and supporting academic, social, and behavioral growth. Seniors enrolled in the program can complete graduation requirements and participate in commencement.

Village Academy is also guided by a mission to create a positive, supportive educational experience for students in grades six through twelve. Rooted in a philosophy of compassion, responsibility, and respect, the program is designed to help students feel loved, accepted, and competent as they build confidence and resilience. With caring adults, individualized support, and a focus on healthy problem‑solving, students learn to navigate challenges, develop hope for the future, and strengthen the skills they need for long‑term success.

Why Choose a Girls Only Residential Program

Girls face unique mental health challenges and experiences that not all co-ed youth mental health facilities are fit to manage. That’s why enrolling your child in a treatment center for girls can be incredibly beneficial. Some of these benefits can include: 

• Developing skills in a peer environment
• Trauma-informed support
• Easier rapport-building among staff and other patients
• Treatment tailored to adolescent girls’ needs

The staff at Passages are trained to handle issues specific to adolescent girls’ physical and mental health needs during treatment. 

Admissions

Call 910-577-1400 to schedule a confidential level-of-care assessment, or to receive more details on our programs and facility. We are available 24/7 to assist you. For admission to our psychiatric residential treatment facility, please complete our Passages application form and send it either via email [email protected] or fax 910-577-2799. 

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, dial 988 or seek your nearest emergency room.