Gulfport, MS

Canopy Children's Solutions CARES PRTF and School

Founded

1912

Program Length

30 days

Focus

This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.

Canopy Children’s Solutions CARES Center is Mississippi’s only nonprofit psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF), serving children and teens ages 6 to 17 with serious emotional or behavioral issues. With 60 beds and 24-hour care, it offers intensive psychiatric and mental health treatment in a safe, structured setting. The center helps kids from across the state who need full-time care to build better mental and emotional health. Children receive treatment in a nurturing, structured environment where they learn to manage difficult thoughts and behaviors. A team of experts—including doctors, nurses, and therapists—uses therapies like individual, group, and family counseling to support healing. Education, social skills training, and therapeutic activities are part of daily life to help children succeed both emotionally and academically. After treatment, the center works closely with families to support a smooth return home and into the community. Staff help with transition planning and offer tools for continued success. Ongoing support is available through follow-up care and connections with community services to help each child stay on track.

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

Substance use treatment Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Outpatient

Facility Type

Outpatient mental health facility

Pharmacotherapies

Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Couples/family therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy Individual psychotherapy Telemedicine/telehealth therapy Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Medicaid Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) Private health insurance Cash or self-payment State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Young adults Members of military families Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) Persons with eating disorders Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Recovery Support Services

Mentoring/peer support

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation Case management service Suicide prevention services

Contact Information

Address

11975 Seaway Road, Suite A-230, Gulfport, MS, 39503

Phone

(800)388-6247

Contact

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