Teen Outpatient Mental Health Program
ASPIRE (After School Program: Intervention and Resiliency Education) helps teens aged 13-18 facing challenges associated with mental health disorders, substance abuse, and the overwhelming impact these have on managing their daily life. Our program will help them get the right treatment to support them through recovery.
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ASPIRE at Hoag – Intensive Outpatient Program for
Mental Health
We are here to support the challenges of adolescence (including academic, relational, and social pressures) with a comprehensive eight-week curriculum, where the team comes in-person to focus on stress management, resiliency, communication, and mental health education. By involving both teens and their families, the program creates a supportive environment for learning and practicing healthy coping skills. ASPIRE’s holistic approach, which includes education, training, and family involvement, aims to prevent and reduce drug and alcohol abuse, as well as suicide, among local youth. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), our program at Hoag allows teens to earn high school credits while participating in this supportive program.
What We Treat
Early identification and treatment of mental and emotional concerns can signficantly improve outcomes, just as with physical health. Concerns may include:
Teen Mental Health Concerns Addressed
Just like physical health, the sooner a mental health or emotional concern is identified and addressed, the better the outcome. Concerns may include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- Mood dysregulation
- Oppositional defiance
- Self-injurious behaviors
- Grief and loss
- Trauma
- OCD
- Other symptoms relating to a mental health issue
ASPIRE promotes emotional wellness using a holistic approach built on education, training and active participation from teens and their families. The program provides a structured, supportive environment that will teach and train healthy behaviors and show teens how to effectively regulate emotion, manage distress, and engage in healthy interpersonal relationships. The ASPIRE program at Hoag is now accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for teens to receive high school credits.*
Program Details:
- Adolescents ages 13-17 and their parents
- 8-week outpatient program; skills-based curriculum
- 4 nights weekly for 3 hours (We currently conduct a weekly zoom meeting with parents, but may be changing this in the near future)
- Multidisciplinary team
- Collaborative with local schools
The program offers uniquely structured treatment for adolescents with mental health conditions by providing:
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After-school structure: ASPIRE provides structure and training after school hours – a time during which daily stresses and lack of supervision make young people especially prone to making poor choices.
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Focus on hope, not mental illness: The focus of the program is to offer solutions and skills to provide hope and create a positive learning environment.
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Development of life skills: Utilizing dialectical behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, ASPIRE engages the youth and their families in a group setting to teach coping skills for mental health.. Program activities are designed to teach practical coping strategies and allow participants to practice what they’ve learned in a supportive environment.
Program Goals:
- Early intervention
- De-stigmatize mental illness and mental health care
- Promote mental behavioral health and well-being
- Emphasize “skill building & resiliency training”
- Empower parents for the unique demands of this life stage
- Help adolescents navigate the challenges inherent in the age, and build a foundation for young adulthood
For more information, or to schedule a confidential assessment, please contact us.
* Supplementary Education Program: Accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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ASPIRE at Hoag Facilities
Our Locations
307 Placentia Ave, Suite 109 B, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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