Medical Overview
A Medical-Driven Model, Based Upon Safety
At Vive Adolescent Care, the safety and well-being of every adolescent is the highest priority and guides every decision made throughout the treatment process. From the moment a client is admitted, experienced medical, psychiatric, nursing, and clinical professionals work together to provide a safe, structured, and closely supervised environment where healing can begin. Medication management is approached with the same level of care and attention. Every medication is prescribed only after a thorough psychiatric evaluation, carefully monitored for effectiveness and potential side effects, and adjusted as needed based on each client’s individual response. Families are kept informed throughout the process, ensuring that every aspect of treatment, from daily supervision to medication decisions, is centered on protecting the health, safety, and long-term recovery of each adolescent.
Vive Adolescent Care is built on a medically driven, safety-first model designed to help adolescents stabilize, heal, and build the foundation for a healthier future. Every aspect of treatment is individualized, combining psychiatric care, medical oversight, evidence-based therapies, family involvement, and life-skills development into a comprehensive approach that prepares each client for the next stage of recovery, whether returning home, stepping down to outpatient services, or transitioning to another appropriate level of care.
Mental health treatment is both highly specialized and continually evolving as new research, clinical practices, and treatment methods emerge. Unfortunately, mental illness and psychiatric care have long been misunderstood, preventing many young people and families from seeking help when it is needed most. Vive Adolescent Care is committed to replacing fear and stigma with compassion, education, and evidence-based treatment, providing adolescents with the support, structure, and professional care they need to achieve lasting emotional wellness and a brighter future.
The Treatment of Every Child
At Vive, we understand and accept that there are no universal "right answers" or "right ways" that apply to the treatment of every child. We take a collective and open information approach to our treatment decisions and to prescribing medication. Often, our practice will involve medication management and may include alternative treatment options not typically considered at other hospitals or treatment centers.
Alternative Treatment Options
Currently, Vive Adolescent Care offers alternative treatments to our clients, such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy and ketamine infusions.
Under-prescribing vs Over-prescribing
Psychotropic medications have been around for several decades, and the available options continue to change and expand. Unfortunately, in this industry, we have noticed a fairly consistent practice of either "under-prescribing" or "over-prescribing." Leading practitioners have also observed this deficient practice, seen in many of their research literature publications.
Sadly, we predominantly see a history of over-prescribing with our adolescent patients prior to their admission here at Vive Adolescent Care. Our goal here at Vive is to take a very individualistic approach to our practice of prescribing medications. We do this by paying particular attention to genetics, past behaviors, and historical evidence.
Goals: Safety & De-Prescribing
It is necessary to have a collaborative agreement when practicing medication management. For this reason, Vive involves both families and clients in the decision-making process, and we do this in a unique way. When prescribing, Vive Adolescent Care has two main goals: They are 1) Safety and 2) De-Prescribing. The practice of polypharmacy is becoming increasingly common in this population and often is not necessary.
We recognize in many cases, health care providers must prescribe before clients can come down on another medication. At Vive, we have this option and the option to safely remove medications (also known as a "med wash") to determine a baseline. At this point, we can discover what is most effective for each client's future – and their optimal mental and physical health.
Our medical team completes daily protocols that surpass all standard evaluation requirements as part of our mission for the best treatment. We also perform multiple assessments and deeper level evaluations daily. We also recognize this is a team approach, and the assessment information from therapists, case managers, nurses, and other direct care staff are all needed for the best care of our clients.
The Significant Role of Parents
Also, we include the parents of our clients, as they play a significant role in our understanding of their history. Parents also play a principal role in creating a feasible plan for the adolescent and their aftercare. For this reason, Vive Adolescent Care provides a complete and comprehensive diagnostic assessment and a medication treatment plan discussed in the psychiatric/medical discharge summary.
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Vive Adolescent Care is a specialized adolescent mental health treatment center providing short-term inpatient psychiatric care for teens experiencing an acute mental health crisis. Vive serves adolescents ages 12 to 17 with a comprehensive, medically supervised program designed to stabilize emotional and behavioral crises while helping families prepare for successful long-term recovery. The program is insurance-based and typically provides 14 to 30 days of intensive inpatient treatment focused on safety, assessment, stabilization, and individualized care planning.
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