Youth Home Inc TRICARE East & West Residential Program for Children Ages 12-17 with Mental Illness

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Changing Lives. Saving Families.

Together, we can make sure that young people who have been through inconceivable traumas get to have a chance at a higher quality of life. Your support will help us provide them with the treatment and care they deserve. Your gift also helps Youth Home to:


  • Reduce the effects of trauma in hundreds of lives.
  • Help a child learn the necessary life and social skills necessary to become a contributing member of our community.
  • Provide counseling and support to families who are struggling through hard diagnoses.



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Will you consider a monthly gift? By giving each month, you help ensure that we’re able to support every young child who comes to us for treatment.

Current Needs

Youth Home relies on the generous donations made by supporters like you to keep our programs not just available, but premier! The youth in our care receive the invaluable gift of healed relationships and minds. You can provide that through:


Recurring Gifts - Set up a recurring monthly donation to keep our program open for years to come.

One-Time Gifts - These can be Honor, Memorial Gifts, or Planned Gifts intended to support the youth in our programs.

Looking for another way to make an incredible impact? Sign up for one of our unique events and opportunities!

Volunteer!

At Youth Home, volunteers are like royalty. We so appreciate the people who come help us accomplish tasks we otherwise wouldn't be able to get to:


  • Painting
  • Moving and Organizing
  • Gardening
  • Event Coordination & Service!
  • Have another fun idea? Share it with us!


We're so excited to have you! Tell us a little bit about your group and how you'd like to get involved:

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Support our Employees!

Own a business? Consider offering discounts for our nonprofit employees! This is tough work, and we're always looking for another way to say thank your to our team for their effort.

our mission

Carol Burns Smelley founded Youth Home in 1966 with $8,000 and a dream to help low income youth with mental illness who had been given up by their families. She housed these youth and in family homes all across Little Rock where each client received treatment and connection.


The organization's revenue quickly grew to over $2 million as Smelley worked to teach our Little Rock neighbors about the ramifications of mental illness and the unique needs these youth had. The program eventually developed into a medical model in the 80s, when Youth Home became a behavioral health care facility. We opened our first building on our Colonel Glenn road to serve boys and girls ages 12-17 in need of intensive treatment.


Youth Home's highly trained and compassionate treatment team are dedicated to helping each patient improve their quality of life and offer hope to families.

Our continuum of care includes a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) for youth in DCFS custody, and an Intensive Residential Treatment (IRT) Program for Arkansas Medicaid youth and TRICARE® Military youth from across the nation. This program includes an award-winning Recreational Therapy Program and on-site, ADE approved educational program - Siebert School. 


Youth Home also has an Outpatient Clinic called Behavioral Health Services of Arkansas that serves families, parents, couples and individuals of all ages. This clinic also offers a school-based therapy program for youth in need of psychiatric care in our local school districts.


Our mission is to equip and empower youth, adults, and families to become healthier contributing members of the community by providing compassionate emotional and behavioral health care. Youth Home, Inc. is accredited by The Joint Commission.

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