As an
Indian Health Service funded and operated Youth Regional Treatment Center, for
admission to the AAYRTC an applicant/referral must:
- Be an enrolled member of a Federally recognized Tribe.
- Have a primary diagnosis of substance dependence/abuse as defined
by the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders - (DSM-IV TR).
- Be between the ages of 13 - 17 years of age.
- Must be justified by the criteria of the American Society of Addiction
Medicine (ASAM PPC-2R).
- Eighteen-year old referrals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- The Aberdeen Area Youth Residential Treatment Center is an open entry
open exit residential treatment program for alcohol and other drugs/addictions
for adolescents.
- We provide an "enhanced" level of care for adolescents requiring dual
diagnosis services with consideration given toward the safety of the
adolescent, other residents, and/or staff.
- Utilizing the South Dakota (SD) s Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse criteria, we are
recognized as "Level III
Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Treatment for Adolescents".
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