Bridge House
Family Resources' Bridge House Program is a residential facility for adolescent females ages 12 to 18. The adaptable milieu management model at Bridge House enables the program to serve clients of varied intellectual and social functioning levels. We understand that girls respond to crisis in their lives differently than boys, therefore, the treatment at Bridge House is designed to meet the specific needs of girls. Most of the young women in our care have suffered some type of physical, emotional or sexual abuse. They carry varied mental health diagnoses and are acting outward/inward in destructive ways. Bridge House offers a safe place for girls to explore themselves, their feelings and their disruptive patterns of behaviors.
Program Elements
- 11 Bed Capacity (All Single Rooms)
- On-site LPHAs to conduct assessments for BHIS Services
- On-site BHIS Service Workers for individual, group and family skill building
- Psychiatrist comes on-site weekly for case review and medication monitoring
- On-site nursing available 24 hours a day
- On-site therapy services for individual and family therapy
- Staff includes members of the Iowa Task Force for young women
- On-site therapy services for individual and family therapy
- "Girls Circle" research based curriculum
- On campus learning center offering structured elementary, middle and high school level educational instruction
- On-site vocational opportunities with our dietary and maintenance departments
- Opportunities for community involvement through structured activities and community service projects
- Substance abuse counseling and support provided in partnership with local agencies and various AA/Alanon/NA groups
- Client assistance fund available to help cover individual/family needs such as: gas money, hotel stays, bus tickets, uniform fees for organized athletics, etc.
- Leading Ladies Circle
- Weekly Culture Group
- Weekly Therapy Group - Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Additional Services:
- Iowa KidsNet partner agency
- Family, Safety, Risk & Permanency Services
- Foster Care/Adoption Counseling
- Pregnancy Counseling
- Rape/Sexual Assault Counseling
- Domestic Violence Counseling
- Independent living preparation
- IA/IL Athletics Association
