Clementine Atlanta supports adolescents ages 11-17 and their families to overcome eating disorders through their family-oriented treatment and residential care. The center focuses on family involvement and educational support for clients. Their treatment involves addressing a host of eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, compulsive overeating, ARFID, OSRED, and diabulimia. Through 1-on-1 counseling, daily group meetings, and
family therapy, clients can form new habits surrounding their eating patterns and address co-occurring conditions. The center also provides support for depression, anxiety, personality disorders, substance use, PTSD, and trauma.
Clementine Atlanta offers special family programming including multi-family group meetings, weekly family therapy, and nutritional training, as well as a parent education group. They can take part in cooking classes and nutritional guidance to this effect.
Clients can spend time in the center’s yoga studio, in the education and art room, or participate in cooking classes. During their stay, shared rooms will be provided for clients.
Clementine Atlanta is Joint Commission accredited and a proud member of the Residential Eating Disorder Consortium and Eating Disorders Coalition.
Evidence-Based Context: According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2023), approximately 48.7 million Americans aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) emphasizes that treatment programs combining behavioral therapy with medication-assisted approaches show the highest rates of sustained recovery. Facilities like Clementine Atlanta provide structured pathways to evidence-based care.
Sources: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023, NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment (4th Ed.)