A Behavioral Health Resource EFMP Workers Can Trust
Youth Home is a premier, licensed, Joint Commission-accredited residential mental health facility specializing in the treatment of teens and young adults with complex behavioral and emotional challenges.
Helping Families Thrive
At Youth Home, Inc., we understand the unique challenges military families face. For almost 60 years, our specialized inpatient programs have provided compassionate, evidence-based care for teens and youth with mental and behavioral health challenges. Our programs for military-connected adolescents are designed to meet the needs of the families you support.
Medical Excellence You Can Trust
Increased Safety Standards
Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Care
Military-Focused Care and Family Support
Our Approach
The Youth Home model is rooted in Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), allowing us to approach each child with compassion and understanding. Our clients focus on healing from past traumas and attachment issues with a combination of treatments and therapies that answer, “What happened to you?” rather than “What’s wrong with you?”
We are a licensed medical facility accredited by the Joint Commission with nurses on-site. We have a 4:1 staff-to-patient ratio, above the required 6:1, and we provide a safe and supportive environment for whole-person treatment and full support.
We address the child's whole wellbeing.
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Our Campus and History
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 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 health and the unique needs the youth in her care had. The program eventually developed into a medical model in the 80s, when Youth Home became a behavioral health care facility. Carol opened Youth Home’s first building on Colonel Glenn road to serve boys and girls ages 12-17 in need of intensive treatment.
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Programs and Services
Intensive Residential Treatment
The IRT program provides a secure, structured environment where youth and teens receive intensive, personalized care designed to address their specific behavioral and mental health challenges.
Qualified Residential Treatment Program
Serving youth in Arkansas foster care or under DCFS, the QRTP program provides a stable and therapeutic environment for youth in these programs. Our compassionate team is specially trained to address the unique needs of these individuals, providing the same commitment to Trauma-Informed Care as our IRT program.
Accrededited Education
Our fully accredited on-site education center, Siebert School offers residents a full school day led by certified teachers, many of whom have specialized training in special education. Our unique approach allows youth to continue their education uninterrupted, fostering both academic and personal growth while they receive care and therapeutic treatment.
Outpatient Therapy Clinic
Behavioral Health Services of Arkansas serves clients aged two and up with a variety of modalities, including traumainformed CBT, EMDR, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
Jack Hunton
Chief Executive Officer
Christie Vanhalf
Chief Operating Officer
Wendy Biel
Chief Financial Officer
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