Growing up is complicated; eating disorders make it even more challenging
It is no secret that adolescence can be a stressful time. To cope with uncomfortable shifts in relationships and external appearance, many experiment with disordered eating behaviors, further complicating typical developmental changes to body chemistry and composition.
Comprehensive care
We’re here to equip you and your family with the skills necessary to best help your child thrive.
Monte Nido offers one of the nation’s only full continuums of care for adolescents of all genders with eating disorders. We provide inpatient, residential, day (PHP & IOP), and virtual programs tailored specifically to adolescents and teens to meet their unique needs.
No matter the level of care, you and your family will be involved in the treatment process. We integrate the highest standards of care to actively include you in helping your child reduce disordered eating behaviors and resume healthy development. Despite the challenges faced by the entire family during this process, evidence shows its effectiveness. Our independent study of adolescents completing our intensive outpatient program reveals that 75% to 90% maintained medical recovery after their five-year follow-up.
Adolescent eating disorder treatment options
Inpatient care
This lifesaving level of care rehabilitates and provides continual clinical care with 24-hour medical and psychological support to stabilize and care for your child.
Residential living
Our beautiful, secure home-like settings across the US offer ongoing support in a comforting environment for adolescents who are medically stable but require 24/7 care.
Day support
Our day treatment programs assist in recovery as you transition back to your life outside of Monte Nido.
Virtual services
We offer convenient virtual care options so you get direct support wherever you feel most comfortable.
Do you take insurance?
Our goal is to help make treatment accessible and we are committed to working with families. We are in-network with many major insurance companies. We have also been able to coordinate single-case agreements with providers if we are not in-network. Our admissions team can work with you to find care that works for your family.
Monte Nido is an active member of the Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC), which advances the recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority throughout the United States. Every May, members of our team participate in EDC’s Advocacy Day, and this past May, we met with members of Congress to discuss priorities, including more education and resources to protect kids’ mental health both online and offline.
FAQs about eating disorders and adolescents
We provide family programs, that help you and your child through and after treatment achieve and sustain recovery. We integrate training, resources, weekly support groups, and counseling for caregivers so you can heal alongside your child. Parents will participate in individual and group therapy sessions with our specialized eating disorder clinicians and team. Through these family resources, you will build awareness about eating disorder signs and symptoms, treatment protocols, support strategies, and more that can be used in daily life to strengthen your relationship and your child’s well-being.
The structure of their care will vary depending on their level of treatment. However, your child’s treatment will be integrated with personalized clinical and nutritional care and comprehensive academic and family support. You can also expect to participate in our Family Programming that provides psychotherapeutic support and comprehensive education, empowering families with the knowledge and tools to support recovery.
To start the process, you and your child will be guided through the admissions process where initial information is collected, there will then be a medical intake assessment for our clinicians to determine and recommend the appropriate level of care for your child. We will work with your insurance and will inform you of your coverage of care so you have a thorough understanding of the finances of their care upfront.
At admissions and after, you will have close communication and direct access to your child’s treatment team. Depending on the location and level of care, from here you will participate in weekly on-site or remote family therapy and onsite multi-family group, biweekly parent education program every other weekend, and participate in a psychoeducational seminar, parent-only support group, nutrition planning, meal preparation, portioning, and behavior management skills.
Medical education is crucial, and our nursing staff and physicians discuss eating disorder impacts on the body, such as bone health, cardiac and brain effects, fertility, and developmental challenges. Our psychiatrists partner with families to find the right medication, providing extensive education on risks, benefits, and alternatives.
As discharge approaches, families are closely involved in planning to ensure a smooth transition and continued progress.
