Residential Treatment Services | Enhanced Residential Treatment Center | Psychiatric Residential Treatment | Crisis Stabilization
84% of clients report experienced mental health gains
92% improvement in overall well being
*FY22-23 Results

Serving the Community
Thompson's Numbers
We strengthen the lives of children and families through early childhood, family stability, and mental health services.
People Served
Unique Gifts Received
PROGRAM BENEFITS
Enhanced Residential Treatment Center
The program targets adolescents ages 11 to 17 in need of residential care, often the most highly traumatized youth in our communities. Comprehensive psychological assessments, person-centered planning, and evidence-based therapeutic practices will be provided to youth in treatment for an average of up to 120 days. Enhancements in discharge planning will include High-Fidelity Wraparound (HFW) and Family Centered Treatment (FCT) services.
Although our youth have been through exceptionally challenging circumstances, they are survivors. They are more than just a number and statistic, they are resilient warriors.
Each child who goes through our residential program brings their own set of strengths, stories, and skills. It’s not only our purpose to provide the children we serve with a safe place to heal and thrive, it’s our mission.



Offerings & Services
Enhanced Residential Treatment Program
This program prioritizes family functioning and aftercare to prevent repeat stays for youth with significant behavioral health challenges. Enhanced Residential Treatment provides shorter stay (up to 120 days) program for youth whose caregivers are equipped with the skills needed to function well once the youth return to their home environment. Thompson’s Enhanced Residential Treatment team, alongside the High Fidelity Wraparound and Family Centered Treatment teams will partner with the youth’s family to ensure positive outcomes.
During their residential care, youth will receive:
-
- Psychiatric care
- 24/7 nursing and support staff
- Individualized treatment plans
- The School at Thompson providing one on one and small group instruction
- Individual, group, and family therapy
- Recreational therapy
- Animal assisted therapy
- Therapeutic gardening
- Community outings
- Athletic programs
- Telehealth
- CARE Program Model, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
- Family Support Partners as advocates for the family
- Optional spiritual support
- Nationally Accredited through Joint Commission
- Licensed clinicians trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and Family Centered Treatment (FCT)
ADIRA PROGRAM
Psychiatric Residential Treatment
We offer a residential mental health treatment program for adolescent females ages 12-17 diagnosed with a mental illness and involvement in human trafficking. Our serene campus located just outside of Charlotte, NC provides a safe setting for individualized, trauma informed treatment. We're committed to a youth guided and family driven practice that fosters healing and family reunification.
Although our children have been through exceptionally challenging circumstances, they are survivors. They are more than just a number and statistic, they are resilient warriors.
Each child who goes through our residential program brings their own set of strengths, stories, and skills. It’s not only our purpose to provide the children we serve with a safe place to heal and thrive, it’s our mission.



Offerings & Services
Psychiatric Treatment Program
Smith Cottage Program
Our Adira program at Smith Cottage serves adolescent girls between the ages of 13-17 years of age. This program provides a holistic treatment approach for girls who have been identified as high risk for sexual exploitation and sex trafficking in our community.
Our licensed clinician uses a trauma informed approach designed to support adolescents and their families through a journey of healing.

PRTF Program
-
- Psychiatric care
- 24/7 nursing and support staff
- Individualized treatment plans
- The School at Thompson providing one on one and small group instruction
- Individual, group, and family therapy
- Recreational therapy
- Animal assisted therapy
- Therapeutic gardening
- Community outings
- Athletic programs
- Telehealth
- CARE Program Model, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
- Family Support Partners as advocates for the family
- Life coach available as needed
- Optional spiritual support
- Nationally Accredited through COA
- Licensed clinicians trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Child-Centered Play Therapy
PROGRAM BENEFITS
Crisis Stabilization Program
Crisis stabilization provides short-term stabilization and assessment services to youth experiencing crisis, and in need of immediate placement. These children are typically involved in the child welfare system, have few natural supports and are without a place to live.
Crisis Stabilization care provides stabilization and assessment services to youth experiencing a crisis, and in need of immediate placement. These adolescents are typically involved in the child welfare system, have few natural supports, and are without a place to live. They may experience significant behavioral health challenges that are not being effectively addressed in other levels of care.
Crisis Stabilization care provides children who may have been through exceptionally challenging circumstances, with the treatment and support they need. Often with few natural supports, youth-guided therapy encourages and gives these adolescents the confidence to advocate for themselves to help determine treatment and placement plans. Our residential campuses in Matthews and Fayetteville, NC are well-equipped to provide residential care while the adolescent is stabilized, treatment plans assessed, and long-term placements are solidified.



PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Stabilization and Assessment
for Youth in Crisis
A new program to provide short term care to youth in crisis with no immediate placement, natural supports, or place to live.
-
- Male and female youth ages 10-17 years old.
- Short-term care – typically up to 45 days.
- Serves children from all over North Carolina.
- Youth guided therapy – giving youth a voice in their treatment.
- Primary clinical models utilized within the program is CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy.
- CARE (Children and Residential Experiences) Model: developmentally focused, family involved, relationship-based, competence-centered, trauma-informed, and ecologically oriented.
- Access to robust services, such as Person-Centered Treatment Plans and linkage to appropriate long-term treatment.
Thompson Programs
Submit a Referral
For more information, call 704-536-0375, or email admissions@thompsoncff.org.