MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS

Mental Health & Addictions Treatment

Care Wellness offers a licensed residential treatment program for adolescents under 18 who are navigating mental health challenges, substance use concerns, or both.

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What This Program Includes

Our Mental Health & Addictions Program balances structure with compassion. Youth are supported through consistent routines and relationship-based care that helps them feel safe, understood, and capable of moving forward.

Youth are supported through:

  • Daily routines that provide structure and predictability

  • Group-based activities that build connection, social skills, and a sense of belonging

  • Individual support that helps youth understand their emotions, make healthier choices, and build confidence

  • Opportunities to practice life skills in a safe, encouraging environment

This helps build skills that last, rather than feeling disconnected from everyday life. The program offers various lengths of stay depending on individual needs, progress, and family involvement.

Who This Program is For

This program provides consistent, structured support for adolescents who need more than weekly counselling and would benefit from a 24/7 supportive treatment environment.

This program may be a good fit for adolescents:

  • Experiencing mental health challenges, substance use concerns, or both

  • Who would benefit from daily structure, routine, and consistent support

  • Needing a safe space to work through what they're facing

  • Struggling to manage with current supports

If you’re unsure whether this level of support is appropriate, that’s okay. Our team can help you talk through what’s happening and what options may make sense.

Our Role as a Licensed Mental Health & Addictions Service Provider

Care Wellness is a licensed provider of residential mental health and addictions treatment services in Alberta. What that means is simple: we're qualified, regulated, and trusted to provide this level of care. That means we are regulated and accountable to provincial standards and oversight.

Our licensing reflects that:

  • We meet requirements related to safety, program quality, and accountability

  • We operate under standards set by the Government of Alberta

  • We take the responsibility of caring for youth seriously, while keeping our approach human, compassionate, and individualized

We believe the best support happens when structure and compassion work together. License available upon request.

Program Benefits

Individual and Group Support

Academic Continuity

Where appropriate, we work with families and schools to help youth stay connected to learning. School struggles are often tied to emotional challenges, and when we support both together, youth often find their way back to education more easily.

Our Mental Health & Addictions Program is built around consistent, supportive daytime experiences that help adolescents feel safe, understood, and capable.

Here is what youth will experience in the program:

Daily Structure and Routine

Predictable structure and clear expectations help youth feel grounded and secure. Routine creates the stability needed for growth and learning.

Youth receive one-on-one guidance tailored to their unique needs, alongside group-based activities that build connection, social skills, and a sense of belonging.

Connection and Belonging

Youth receive one-on-one guidance tailored to their unique needs, alongside group-based activities that build connection, social skills, and a sense of belonging, helping reduce isolation.

Skill-Building for Real Life

Support focuses on practical skills youth can carry forward: emotional awareness, responsibility, healthier coping, and decision-making.

Family Involvement

Families aren’t left on the sidelines. We stay in contact, involve families in planning, and support progress beyond the program environment.

A Truly Home-Like Environment

Our residential home is not a hospital, and it’s not a clinic, It’s a safe space that feels comfortable and secure. It provides structure and 24/7 supervision without feeling overly rigid.

Staff Who Genuinely Care

Our highly-trained and specialized team members see all of our youth as individual people, not as a number or a diagnosis.

How to Apply for the Program:

  • Contact us by phone, email, or through our website form. Let us know what's happening and what kind of support you're looking for.

  • Fill out our application/intake form that our team will send you to begin the intake process and make sure it’s a good fit for both sides.

  • We'll have a conversation with you to understand what's been going on, what's already been tried, and what might help next to determine if our services can meet your needs and if your child is a good fit for our program.

  • If it’s a fit, we’ll walk you through what to expect and help your teen feel prepared and supported as they begin.

  • Once accepted, our team will build a personalized plan with the youth/family, check in regularly, and support the child’s progress over time.

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READY TO EXPLORE OUR MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS SUPPORTS?

Our team is here to help you understand your options and find the right path forward!

If you're exploring support options for your child, your family, or a client, we're here to help. Our team is happy to answer your questions, walk you through the process, and provide clarity on what services may be available.

You can reach out by phone, email, or by completing the form. Let us know what type of support you're looking for, and we'll be in touch soon.

📞 Phone: 403.349.9048
✉️ Email: connect@carewellness.ca

Land Acknowledgement

Care Wellness respectfully acknowledges that we operate on the traditional lands of the Treaty 7 and Treaty 6 territories. These lands are the ancestral and traditional territories of many Indigenous Peoples, including the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani Nations), the Tsuut’ina Nation, the Stoney Nakoda Nations, the Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Dene, and the Métis Nation of Alberta.

We honour the histories, cultures, and enduring connections Indigenous Peoples have to these lands. Care Wellness is committed to ongoing learning, reflection, and growth, and to engaging in meaningful actions that support reconciliation through respectful relationships with Indigenous communities.