Back to AllTeen Mental Health and Teen & Young Adult Eating Disorder Programs Now Open
May 13, 2024
HopeWay announced that its new programs serving teens with mental health disorders and teens and young adults with eating disorders are open and accepting admissions. HopeWay’s new programs are located in east Charlotte in a development called Oakhurst Commons.
HopeWay’s Teen Mental Health Program and Teen & Young Adult Eating Disorder Programs – located in an 18,716 square-foot space at 4014 Monroe Road – feature physician-led, evidence-based Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) built on HopeWay’s proven model of care, which includes psychotherapy, medication management, integrative therapies, on-site educational support, and more. The HopeWay team treats mental health diagnoses in teens and eating disorders in teens and young adults who attend treatment during the day and return home after programming.
“The need for care and programming for adolescents and young adults is severe and immediate, so we are thrilled about opening these new programs,” said Dr. Alyson R. Kuroski-Mazzei, a triple-boarded psychiatrist and HopeWay’s chief executive officer and chief medical officer. “We know our model of care works, and we are excited and confident to expand HOPE and bring additional mental health resources to this younger age group.”
Taren Coley, MD, a double-boarded psychiatrist and HopeWay’s director of child and adolescent services, leads the adolescent program for mental health disorders including, but not limited to, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, ADHD, trauma, and co-occurring substance use disorders. The Adolescent Mental Health Program treats teens ages 12-17.
Greer Mitchell, MD, JD, a board-certified psychiatrist and director of HopeWay’s Center for Eating Disorders, leads the adolescent and young adult eating disorder programs. The Eating Disorder Programs treat teens (ages 12-17) and young adults (ages 18-25) with primary eating disorders.
Added Dr. Kuroski-Mazzei, “Research shows the earlier in life mental health diagnosis and treatment occurs, the better the outcomes and that early intervention helps impact the trajectory of the illness. The U.S. Surgeon General has described the state of youth mental health as the ‘defining public health crisis of our time’. We are grateful to our generous donors and other supporters for enabling us to help address this urgent need and increase access to care for this age group here in Charlotte and surrounding areas.”
The following are some statistics about adolescent and young adult mental health and eating disorders:
- More than 2.5 million youth in the U.S. have severe major depression, and over 60 percent of youth with major depression do not receive treatment.
- Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-34.
- Eating disorders among adolescents have doubled since the start of the pandemic, and patients are presenting with more severe symptoms.
HopeWay welcomes referrals from self, families or loved ones, mental health organizations, providers, schools, or hospitals.
To begin the admissions process, click here or call 1-844-HOPEWAY.
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