Sarah Thibault

Boys Town Residential Treatment Center treats children and adolescents who have severe behavioral health problems or mental illness. The troubled children and pre-teens and teens we serve need systematic and professional treatment for their behavioral, emotional and academic problems. The problems of these children and adolescents include: Past hospitalizations or unsuccessful outpatient treatment, Multiple medications without improvement, Combined physical and mental health problems Suicidal thoughts or self-harm, Emotional or aggressive outbursts, Unresolved trauma, difficulty in school, both with academics and behavior, Trouble with the law, Inability to remain safe in an unsupervised environment.

The Psychiatric Inpatient Center at Boys Town National Research Hospital provides immediate intervention and stabilization for children with severe behavioral and mental health crises. Our 16-bed state-of-the-art facility will provide the highest level of care and safety for children, ages 5-17, who need psychiatric hospitalization. The Psychiatric Inpatient Center includes classrooms, a gymnasium, living spaces and recreational areas. Patients receive treatment and care from a multidisciplinary team of board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists, pediatricians and pediatric specialists, highly trained psychiatric nurses, and social workers.