Therapeutic Group Homes
 

The New Day Group Homes provide accredited, quality Therapeutic Living Services for male/female youth ages 10 through 17.  Our Therapeutic Living Services are for those youth who are or have been diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance.

New Day manages four boy’s group homes and three girl’s group homes.  Two of the girl’s group homes are located on the west end of Billings and the rest are in Lockwood on Coburn Road. 

A structured therapeutic milieu is provided by specially trained staff under the supervision of a master level Lead Clinical Staff.  The milieu supports the youth’s functional ability ,as well as, providing opportunities to learn life and social skills.

During the youth’s stay at the New Day Group Homes, they learn increased responsibility while they develop age-appropriate ways of meeting their needs for closeness, interest and support.

Inappropriate behavior is confronted, consequenced and redirected, while appropriate behavior is reinforced and rewarded.  The New Day Incentive Point System is used, requiring each youth to earn his status and privileges.  The program assists the youth in their development through a living experience that is both secure and therapeutic. 

The New Day Group Homes are founded in the philosophy that every youth needs a safe and trusting environment, and that a structured, safe program is the most effective way to help youth who are in emotional disarray return to a healthy and stable lifestyle.  The program also includes equestrian and cultural activities.

A safe environment is one in which staff are firmly in control and accept the responsibility to conduct themselves at all times in a manner consistent with the values we strive to foster in young people.

The supportive Therapeutic Living environment provided at New Day is based on active treatment interventions which are provided in accordance with the youth’s individual treatment plan.  The individual treatment plan is developed to address significant elements of the youth’s living experience and provides specific behavioral interventions that are designed to result in the youth’s discharge to a less restrictive environment.

In addition to the individual mental health diagnosis, the youth’s safety and security needs and the degree of self-care skills demonstrated by the youth are matched to staff’s qualifications, skills and abilities to determine the level of therapeutic care.