Child Study and Treatment Center is a state operated psychiatric hospital in Lakewood, Washington providing inpatient mental health treatment for children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral needs including co-occurring substance use concerns.
The program takes a whole child and family involved approach combining psychiatric care and evidence based therapies with on-campus education to support stabilization and successful return to home and community.
Youth live in cottage based units with 24 hour nursing, psychiatric oversight, and medication management. Clinical care includes cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-focused CBT and family therapy, multi-family group therapy, and recreational therapy.
For youth with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges, treatment integrates psychiatric stabilization with skill-building to support long-term recovery and reintegration.
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Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and dysfunctional eating patterns. Many psychologists and other mental health professionals consider eating disorders to be food addictions, meaning food is being used in an addictive way (similar to drug or alcohol addiction). Certain substance abuse treatment programs will have treatment for eating disorders as one of the services offered. An eating disorder may also present as a co-occuring disorder or dual diagnosis alongside drug and alcohol addiction.
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
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8805 steilacoom Boulevard Sw
Lakewood, WA 98498
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They are not great, but not that bad either. They could be an amazing treatment facility if they worked harder on the discipline related to their program and policies. This means not only patients but also staff need to be aware of some responsibilities they have in order to ...
Lol what a joke this place is and they can lie and hurt children watch your children they damaged our lives it is disgusting you know who you are.
**This is my experience others may have different opinions** The treatment team at the facility, including the social worker, psychologists, and doctor are kind and supportive, but there are issues with how medications are handled. Despite patient and family concerns, the team often changes medication without considering their input, leading to negative effects on treatment. There have been unnecessary incidents, such as property damage and self-harm, before the original medication dosage was reinstated. Floor staff have varying levels of respect and patience. Some staff members provide good support to kids and teens in a difficult environment. However, there are examples of mistreatment among patients. One patient who was previously stable became worse after being med washed and faced disrespect like name calling with derogatory names from staff, which exacerbated her condition. This incident highlights a pattern of abuse that many children experience at the facility. Poor medical care is given to children with psychiatric issues at this facility. Children often self-harmed or attempted suicide, but staff dismissed these actions as attention-seeking. Instead of receiving help, they faced false accusations and were not given the chance to explain their feelings. From a personal experience of being able to have contraband on cottage after an improper search, I had ingested razor blades and was not checked medically once after the doctor looked in my throat w/o a light and said I didn't swallow razors because I had no cut on my throat. They showed up 5 days later in an x-ray. I was ignored for days except basic needs, ex. food, water, and bathroom. The staff ignored complaints about stomach pain and other health issues when a patient ate a tripleA battery. In one instance, a child lost a large amount of blood from self-harm requiring a 911 call and paramedics wanting to take them to the ER. The nursing director said that they were not allowed to take the patient because all they wanted was a "joy ride". This resulted in hospitalization after passing out and busting their chin from falling onto a toilet seat a few hours later. This facility is state ran so there is no financial obligation by staff to care for the kids. These events were handled cold heartedly w/o the best interest of the patient in mind. Other examples of inadequate care include harsh treatment methods, such as staff using threats involving personal relationships and removing clothing and personal items out of spite. I felt unsafe and had to lie my way out to keep myself safe. Terrible living conditions, including cold rooms and 1inch mats with stiff blankets were what we were punished with after we went through a hard time resulting in harm. The facility often focused on younger children for "success stories" while older teens were transferred out when labeled as failures. After discharge, individuals who rely on Medicare face the loss of coverage after 6 months CLIP free leaving them without care. Despite the negative experiences, a few staff members are named positively below for their genuine concern and respect for patients. I strongly advises against sending children or teens to this facility or entering them into CLIP due to the trauma it caused. Staff that made a positive impact: Teresa, Peter, Dustin, Tammy, Olivia, Tiffany, Albert, Angela, Caitlin, Espy, and other PCCC1'S WHO KNOW WHO THEY ARE. Champan the cottage social worker, Dr. Jordan and Dr. Malea the cottage psychologists, and all of the under appreciated on call staff. These people that I have stated truly care and have respect for the patents.
Child Study and Treatment Center helps get kids worse, not better. They tell you at admission that it is the “last stop” for kids. At this facility you have to see bad things happen everyday and are told to ignore it, there’s a girl here who has forced in seclusion for over a year because CSTC made her so unsafe, the way they treated her, and by removing her medication made her lose touch with reality. staff have said terrible things about her to each other AND PATIENTS! This place treats kids unfairly a LOT. they guilt and get mad at kids for self harm after they do nothing to help and prevent it because they say its “attention seeking” but they drown kids who just bang their fist on a wall with literally hours of attention. they force kids to watch their friends hurt themselves, BLEEDING, because if they talk to them its “feeding into it”, kids end up de-escalating other kids because if they dont then their friends will end up in seclusion for hours. I swallowed a battery while at CSTC, they didn’t believe me, they tricked me into giving up my clothes, then told me while i was in a seclusion room they wouldn’t take me to the hospital, unless i had pain. i had INTENSE stomach pain that night, i could barely move/stand, i told multiple staff and nurses, they offered me Tylenol and no other care. They took me days later to a busy, public XRAY clinic, i was in a Kevlar smock with no undergarments, three male staff took me, (i am biologically female) i was told by one of them that i couldnt wear a hospital gown while getting scanned so instead they gave me 3 near-see through bedsheets to wrap myself in and made me walk to the XRAY room like that. it was humiliating and scary. they then saw that i wasnt lying, i DID eat the battery. the other floor staff agreed the way the appointment went was inappropriate, and it led to a new rule that a staff of the same sex must accompany the PT. They would take our bedding and give us a thin Kevlar blanket and 1-inch thick Kevlar pad to sleep on, in the winter my room was so freezing i had frost on my window but they refused to give me another blanket so i was cold all the time. They also made me sleep in the dayroom and i had no where to go when PTs would get escalated, one PT was painting the walls in feces and talking about sexually assaulting the staff, i had to stay in the same room as him and watch him get restrained when he attempted to attack the staff. Every single kid i know from there is NOT doing well after being at CSTC. They also say you stay usually “6-12” months. most kids are there for AT LEAST a year. some for a LOT longer. And the after discharge care makes it near impossible to recover, the insurance you get while there ends after 6 months, so you are left to find your own treatment team instead. The facility itself is absolutely DISGUSTING and UNHYGIENIC!!! there was dried poop on the seclusion bathroom walls for over a year, the rooms have had poop left on the AIR VENTS even when a different patient gets the room, theres dried blood/poop, boogers, pee stickiness, left in the rooms from other patients. The food is not good, (which is expected) they have served undercooked food, raw meat, and completely burnt food. They keep you so isolated from society that once you leave its all too much. they SET YOU UP FOR FAILURE. Their “school” is terrible, they have 6-12 grade in the same classes. No one learns. Some of the staff are very nice, and even they are frustrated with CSTC. Staffing is also bad, we often dont have enough staff to do anything, sometimes not even to go to school, good staff get burnt out. Many staff are not trained properly and it leads to them mistreating PTs and escalating situations. CSTC needs major changes and better training to improve their care, because right now its basically a holding cell for struggling kids, you either are one of the rare kids to actually get better there, or more commonly you eventually lie your way out or age out and then you are on your own, with more trauma than you started with.
i lived here for 2 years as a child ended up being one of the worst places and it definitely isn't helping children. i had one of my most traumatizing experiences on my last day there. i hope they've made improvements for the sake of children and our future
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