Acute Behavioral Health has finalized the acquisition of a residential treatment facility in Ona, West Virginia, named Grant Gardens, expanding access to psychiatric services for adolescent males in the region. The facility, formerly owned and managed by Pressley Ridge, continues to provide residential treatment for male youth ages 13-17 who have been referred by mental health professionals and require supervised living arrangements.
Grant Gardens operates under the oversight of qualified mental health and nursing professionals and provides individualized care plans alongside school-grade-level educational services during treatment. The facility will be staffed by experienced clinicians focused on trauma-informed care delivery. Acute Behavioral Health, a Nashville-based company focused on short-term residential psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents, plans to expand the facility’s continuum of services in alignment with its mission to preserve young people’s relationships with their families and communities.
According to Acute Behavioral Health CEO Mike McCulla, “Grant Garden’s treatment program, team culture, and values align perfectly with our mission to provide intensive trauma-informed treatment care. Our primary focus is on lowering levels of care as quickly as clinically possible so that these boys and young men can safely return home.”
Pressley Ridge, a 501(c)(3) organization long recognized in West Virginia for quality behavioral and psychiatric services to children, is transitioning away from residential treatment. The organization’s strategic plan now focuses more resources on foster care, kinship care, and community-based services. According to Pressley Ridge President and CEO Susanne Cole, the partnership with Acute Behavioral Health will “strengthen our continuum of care for families in West Virginia without disruption to the stability of the families we now serve.”
The acquisition aligns with the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act’s initiative toward keeping children with their families and reducing placement in state custody solely to access treatment. Grant Gardens’ operations reflect this focus on family reunification as a core treatment goal.
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