The Childrens ARK residential treatment and community based program accepts males and females ages 10-18 years of age.   The program is intended to treat non-violent juveniles with mental health maladjustments.

The admission procedure is the first treatment step in this comprehensive therapeutic treatment setting.  It is both an opportunity for a positive experience among the child, family, and provider, and an opportunity to promote program involvement.  The intake process strives to set a positive course for comprehensive treatment intervention.
Once an adolescent is referred to Childrens ARK, the Admission Department Staffing Committee reviews the specific case in order to determine appropriateness of residential or community based treatment.  Community and residential safety, as well as applicant’s safety, is considered.  Such material or understanding of level of risk, age, intelligence, secondary diagnostic features and drug and alcohol use, are all weighed in the admission process.