Help for Troubled Teen Girls
Sunrise works with adolescent girls, ages 13 - 17, who are smart, curious, and capable, but have struggled with deep-rooted emotional issues that have kept them from reaching their potential. Many have experienced trauma, chemical dependency, or mental illness. Some are depressed or anxious, suffer from low self-esteem, or are troubled by eating disorders. Despite having difficult issues that require healing and management, Sunrise students possess the internal resources for future success and independence. Sunrise provides a program that begins with intensive clinical treatment and ends with a community-based transition program to help students translate new skills and healing to the real world.
Our clinical team has the sophistication to work with complex therapeutic cases along with the compassion and vision to focus on potential over pathology. As a result, our program is strengths based, focusing on each student's unique, but often buried, constellation of gifts, talents, and passions. By helping students discover and trust their internal resources, we equip them, and their families, for a successful return home. Our vision for every Sunrise girl is to equip her for a life of emotional health, personal growth, and independence.
Clinical Profile
Sunrise students have great potential that has been derailed by emotional and or behavioral struggles. Our team is particularly effective at treating girls with one or more of the following issues and diagnoses (this is a partial list):
- Oppositional-Defiant Disorder
- Depression
- Adoption and Attachment Issues
- Family Discord
- Addictions
- Manipulation
- Bereavement
- Bi-polar Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Family Adjustment Difficulties
- Post-Traumatic Stress and Anxiety Disorders
- Habitual Lying
- Relationship Problems
- Feelings of Hopelessness
- Substance Abuse
- School Avoidance
- Learning Disabilities
- Peer-Relation Problems
- Low Motivation
- Abuse and/or Neglect
- Low Self-Esteem
Exclusionary Criteria
To maintain a safe and effective treatment/transition environment, Sunrise cannot accept students with the following issues:
- Medically Unstable
- Physically Violent Histories
- Pregnancy
- Sexual-Abuse Perpetrator
- Psychotic Disorders
- Parents who are unwilling to participate
Important Topics
Parenting and PTSD
Working through the parents’ PTSD symptoms can, in turn, help them cope with their daughter’s trauma. Once they understand that their daughter will be okay, the denial often breaks and real progress in family system can occur.
COMMON SENSE WELLNESS: LIVEABLE LIVING ROOMS
Families that spend quality time together tend to have at least one thing in common—a good place to hang out. If you’ve ever tried to have a relaxed conversation in an uncomfortable physical setting, you know that it’s almost impossible. Setting up an inviting common space in your home that encourages a combination of quiet activity and conversation can help foster communication and connection.
COMMON SENSE WELLNESS: MEALS TOGETHER
In today’s over-programmed culture, the idea of eating together as a family may seem quaint if not absurd. But the benefits of breaking bread regularly with others—especially family—are not only intuitively obvious, they’re also being confirmed by research. Healthier eating habits, social skills, family connection and communication, and even weight control are all positive outcomes that can be influenced by family meals.
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