Facilities and Programs

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services offers 7 psychiatric residential treatment facilities/programs for adolescents, 4 locked programs and 3 open programs. We use the C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Model of care, which is trauma based. All facilities are state-licensed and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO). The campus also has ball fields, a gym, and a swimming pool. Residents attend Kentwood Public Schools either on the Pine Rest campus or in Kentwood Schools.

"Cedar Lodge"

• Cedar Lodge - is a 40 bed, 4-pod, secured (locked) treatment program for teenage boys and girls. This brand new state-of-the art 23,000 square-foot secured facility opened Oct. 17, 2006. The facility boasts private rooms in four separate pods, secured outdoor space, integrated sound and video surveillance, school classrooms integrated into each pod, and updated treatment curriculum. Length of stay is a minimum of six months as residents receive intensive treatment for their mental illness. Residents have a history of significant psychiatric illness and/or behavioral disorders and are unable to function in a less restrictive setting. Their psychiatric problems are exacerbated by other issues, such as problems at school or within the legal system, abuse and neglect, trauma, learning deficits, and chaotic family situations.

"Birch East"

• Birch Lodge – is a 12-bed, open (unlocked) treatment program geared to the psychiatric needs of adolescent males. These residents can be younger adolescents who are preparing for a successful return to the family home or foster care or older males preparing for semi-independent or independent living. The program also focuses on older adolescent males who will need supportive living services upon graduation from the program. A significant amount of programming focuses on the development of appropriate social skills including: job skills, completing a high school degree, responsible community living, and/or developing healthy relationships. Residents in this program can go to school on grounds or on the local school campus depending upon their needs.

"Maple North"

• Maple Lodges – includes a 6-bed & 8-bed open (unlocked) treatment programs designed for the needs of teenage females. Similar to Birch Lodge, Maple Lodges focus on preparing young women for semi-independent or independent living as well as meeting the needs of the younger adolescent female or the older adolescent female who will likely need a significant amount of supportive services to be successful within the community. These girls tend to focus on relationship skills, building social skills, successfully completing school expectations, and job skills. Residents in these programs can go to school on grounds or on the local school campus depending upon their needs.

Specialized Services

Each resident is assigned a master’s level licensed social worker or psychologist who provides individual, family, and group therapy. Residents also are treated by a Pine Rest psychiatrist who works closely with the nurses, therapists and other team members. The C.H.O.I.C.E.S. model of care is being developed in all aspects of programming.

Each resident participates in a variety of group therapies specific to his or her psychiatric needs. Specialized group therapies offered address issues of conflict resolution, grief and loss, independent living skills, social skills, and abuse issues. Activity based therapy assists residents in developing confidence, cooperation, teamwork, and coping skills. At times, optional groups are offered in Dance/Movement therapy, Physical Confidence, and other therapeutic modalities.

Spiritual care is integrated into the philosophy of the treatment model. Residents may take part in spiritual activities, such as daily devotions, weekly groups, and weekly religious services as they choose.

The staff-to-resident ratio allows residents to explore new coping skills. All the programs teach, model, and promote the development of social, coping, and living skills necessary t succeed in the community. Advancement of the development of these skills is tested in the unlocked programs where residents interact with the community on a daily basis. Each of the seven programs is has a level system with daily points assigned for socially appropriate behaviors and treatment goals.

For referral or access to services, call 616/281-6337 or 800/678-5500

Inpatient Psychiatric Child and Adolescent Services

To contact Inpatient services call 1-800-678-5500

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services offers inpatient care in The Child and Adolescent (C&A) unit. Although C&A is a separate entity of Pine Rest, it serves as part of a continuum of care for serving adolescents. C&A provides hospitalization for teenagers experiencing acute psychiatric distress. There services include:

• Multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Assessment, treatment, and medication observation/management.
• Crisis Stabilization Model
• Individual, group, family consultation and therapies.
• Goal-directed psychosocial and pscyhoeducational activities.
• Coordination of care with external and outpatient providers, including discharge planning and aftercare recommendations.
• Comprehensive work up including psychological testing.
• Most insurances accepted.

Program Criteria
To be admitted to this inpatient program, the adolescent would be in an acute crises related to psychiatric distress, requiring immediate intervention. They may have a clear intent to harm or in imminent danger to themselves or others and be experiencing hallucinations, paranoid thinking, suicidal ideation, or be intentionally hurting. This program would also address aggression, agitation, and/or sexually inappropriate behaviors that are frequent and unmanageable in the current setting.

Outpatient Services

For Outpatient scheduling call: (616) 831-2601 and (616) 831-2602

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services offers outpatient care for Adolescents in all of its outpatient clinic locations. Outpatient clinics are located in Caledonia, Cutlerville (Pine Rest main campus location), Grand Haven, Grand Rapids (Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast and Central locations), Holland, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Traverse City, Wyoming, and Zeeland. We also have Pine Rest clinics in Des Moines and Pella Iowa.

Outpatient Services address a variety of concerns including:

• ADHD and other learning difficulties
• Grief and Loss
• Anxiety and Trauma disorders
• Substance Abuse
• Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Eating disorder
• Sexual abuse
• Family conflicts
• Mood disorder

Outpatient Services are provided by experienced, licensed professionals with expertise in mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse difficulties. A comprehensive treatment plan is developed with the patient to guide the care process and define services utilized. Appropriate involvement of key individuals in the adolescent’s life is highly encouraged.

Individual, Group, and Family Therapies
These services are characterized by sessions with a professionally licensed therapist that specializes in the treatment of the specific problem or problems of the individual/family/group. Frequency and length of treatment are determined by the accomplishment of mutually established treatment goals.