Early Adolescent Program

The Early Adolescent Program at Veritas Collaborative provides inpatient, acute residential, and partial

hospitalization levels of care for young males and females, 10 to 12 years of age.

Each part of the program is individualized to meet the clinical needs of each patient and family while in

our care.

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“Having your young child away from home due to an eating disorder can be painful. Our goal is to help

these youngest patients return home to their families as soon as possible — by intervening in ways that

are attuned to your child’s development. And, we provide skills and support for family members caring

for a loved one with an eating disorder to ensure that recovery continues outside of Veritas.”

— Karen Catoe, MPH, MSW, LCSW

Associate Clinical Director

Patients participate in the Adolescent Programming, with additional options to meet their

developmental needs:

Daily check-ins with their psychotherapist

Family programming: Families are strongly encouraged to stay locally during the course of treatment.

This allows parents to take advantage of increased visiting hours for these younger patients. In addition,

treatment accelerates family involvement in all aspects of meals as is suitable for patient progress.

Additional school time

Individual art therapy sessions

Play therapy sessions when indicated

Developmentally-appropriate modifications to programming, such as DBT and IPT

Schedule a Tour of VeritasCollaborative’s state-of-the-art eating disorder treatment center or connect

directly with one of our Intake Coordinator by calling (919) 908-9740.

http://veritascollaborative.com/eating-disorder-treatment-programs/early-adolescent-program