This innovative mental health program exists to help adolescents and young adults ages 17-28 navigate life’s challenges. It is specifically meant for individuals who are finding difficulty transitioning into adulthood and are experiencing mild substance addiction, internet addiction, autism spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, learning disabilities, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Optimum Performance Institute (OPI) has 3 levels of care: intensive, standard and
outpatient. The intensive program is meant for young adults with borderline personality disorder, bipolar and any other clinically complex mental health disorder. The intensive program is a structured day treatment-style approach, and the residents live in a luxury-style apartment nearby as they progress through the program. The residents participate in psychiatry appointments and intensive individual and group counseling sessions. The clinician to resident ratio in this program is 1:2. The standard program is for individuals with less acute struggles and includes life coaching, counseling, career assistance, education and addiction counseling if need be. The outpatient program offers individual, group and
family therapy, as well as peer mentoring, home healthcare services and parent coaching.
Upon joining OPI, residents meet with the department of educational services, career development, volunteer services and extra curricular activities to establish an individualized treatment plan. Each participant’s schedule is different from any other because it focuses on their individual goals. Some participants may attend AA/NA meetings, while others might attend a mandatory cooking class. Some might join an improv group, others might go to culinary school or a musician’s institute. Despite the differences in treatment plans, everybody gets back together for gender-specific
group therapy and medication management.
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 Optimum Performance Institute California provide structured pathways to evidence-based care.
Sources: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023, NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment (4th Ed.)