About Us

Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center is a specialized provider of Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization and longer term Intensive Residential Treatment services for children and adolescents ages four to eighteen.

The Mission

The mission of Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center is to enhance the quality of life for children, adolescents, their families and community by providing excellence in behavioral healthcare.

The Motto

Creating Hope, Restoring Dreams, and Building Futures

The Facility

The 55,000 square foot facility is situated on approximately ten acres in the southeast corner of the state, less than 20 miles from both Florida and Georgia. Laurel Oaks offers specialized treatment services for youth with severe psychiatric disorders, including those with additional challenges such as mild or moderate mental retardation or other cognitive delay, abuse and/or neglect victimization, substance abuse problems, and/ or high risk behaviors (i.e. suicidal/ self harming, assaultive, running away, etc.).

Assessment & Treatment

A comprehensive array of assessment and treatment services are offered on site including psycho-social assessment, psychiatric evaluation, medication management (when indicated), individual, group and family therapies, group psycho-education (with focus on development of social, communication, and daily living skills, problem solving and anger management/ coping skills), family support and education. Our goals are to provide a comprehensive assessment of children, to understand their needs, and to provide short-term treatment and aftercare planning.