Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center
Dothan, AL Joint Commission

Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center

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.

Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center provides inpatient and residential care for children and teens ages 4 to 18 facing serious emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric challenges. The center offers crisis stabilization, acute psychiatric care, and long-term residential treatment, including support for youth with co-occurring intellectual disabilities or trauma histories. The treatment approach combines evidence-based therapies with a supportive, trauma-informed environment. Youth receive individual, group, and family therapy, along with psychoeducation on topics like social skills, communication, and mental wellness. Special groups address grief, trauma, anger, and self-harm. Services also include medication management, case coordination, and daily therapeutic goal-setting to help youth build coping skills and plan for success. Residents live in structured units by age and gender, with 24/7 staff support. Each youth attends New Day Academy, an accredited on-site school offering academic and vocational training. Amenities include a gym, swimming pool, game room, tennis court, and outdoor spaces. Nutritious meals are provided, and travel arrangements can be made through the admissions team, available 24/7 for referrals and assessments.

Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center
Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center
Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center
Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

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.)

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient Residential/24-hour residential

Facility Type

Psychiatric hospital

Pharmacotherapies

Chlorpromazine Fluphenazine Aripiprazole Olanzapine Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Couples/family therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Group therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Emergency Mental Health Services

Psychiatric emergency onsite services Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

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

Private for-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

County or local government funds Medicaid Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) Other State funds Private health insurance State corrections or juvenile justice funds State education agency funds Cash or self-payment State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds State welfare or child and family services funds U.S. Department of VA funds

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Members of military families Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)

Testing

Laboratory testing

Recovery Support Services

Housing services

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Adults

Language Services

Spanish

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Chronic disease/illness management Family psychoeducation Intensive case management Psychosocial rehabilitation services Case management service Integrated primary care services Suicide prevention services Education services

Contact Information

Address

700 East Cottonwood Road, Dothan, AL, 36301

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