About Youth Extensions – Raleigh
Youth Extensions is a facility that’s dedicated to supporting your child through challenges related to substance use and mental health in Durham, North Carolina. What we value most about them is their commitment to treating children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances while also addressing trauma and post traumatic stress disorder. You can feel confident that Youth Extensions will provide thoughtful care tailored just for your family.
Outpatient Services that Work for Your Child
Youth Extensions has some amazing outpatient programs that are specially designed for young people in a stable medical condition with a low risk of relapse. These programs allow your child to receive care while maintaining daily routines like school and family life. We like that their approach combines substance use treatment with mental health care to support your child fully.
Support for Trauma, Suicide Prevention and Other Specialized Needs
The facility serves children, adolescents, young adults, and adults who have experienced trauma, serious emotional disturbances, or serious mental illness. You can trust they understand how these challenges impact your child and tailor treatment accordingly. Family psychoeducation and suicide prevention are also offered to help you stay involved and informed.
Recovery in Beautiful Raleigh-Durham
After your child’s appointment, you can visit the JC Raulston Arboretum, a peaceful garden perfect for reflection and relaxation. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences provides educational exhibits that may support healing and recovery for your family. These local options give you a chance to spend meaningful time together and bond outside the treatment setting.
Extensive Funding Options
Youth Extensions accepts Medicaid, state financed health insurance plans other than Medicaid, and self payment. This variety helps you find the best way to cover your child’s care without additional stress. Knowing these options are available can help you focus on your child’s healing process.
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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.
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.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
Youth Extensions offers Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program (SAIOP) and Intensive In-Home (IIH) services for youth at risk of out-of-home placement, combining structured support with community engagement.
Youth Extensions provides telehealth and virtual appointment options for adolescents and families across multiple North Carolina counties, extending access to outpatient services.
Treatments
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.
Youth Extensions provides outpatient substance abuse treatment services for adolescents and young adults, including comprehensive assessments, counseling, and intensive programs within community and home-based settings.
Youth Extensions offers integrated treatment for adolescents and young adults addressing both mental health and substance abuse issues through individualized, family-centered outpatient services.
Programs
Youth Extensions serves children ages 0-21 and their families through outpatient counseling, assessments, and community-based services addressing substance abuse and behavioral issues.
Youth Extensions provides specialized outpatient treatment for adolescents experiencing substance abuse and behavioral problems, utilizing individual, family, and group therapy within home, school, and community settings.
Youth Extensions offers outpatient counseling and support services to young adults with substance abuse and behavioral concerns, emphasizing family involvement and community-based strengths-based interventions.
Youth Extensions emphasizes family-centered treatment, involving parents, guardians, schools, and community resources to support adolescents and young adults in achieving stability and addressing substance-related issues.
Clinical Services
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.
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.
Youth Extensions delivers anger management services to assist adolescents in developing healthy coping strategies and behavioral regulation within family and community contexts.
Staff & Accreditations
Staff
Allie Eidson
Training and Human Resources Professional
Holly Herrington
Intake Coordinator, Co-Located Liaison & Outpatient Therapist
Accreditations
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
CARF Accreditation: Yes
Contact Information
1804 Martin Luther King Junior Parkway, STE 112, Durham, NC 27707
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