Desert Hills Behavioral Health

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5310 Sequoia Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120, USA

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At Desert Hills, our mission is to provide high-quality, comprehensive behavioral and mental health care for children, adolescents and their families. Desert Hills' services are individualized, culturally sensitive, and client/parent centered. Our goal is to prepare children and young adults for a successful future at home, school, and within the community.

At Desert Hills, we offer a variety of residential programs tailored to fit the unique needs of children, teens and young adults ages 5-18.

Our therapeutic, gender-specific group homes are perfect for teens and young adults who are in need of safe and structured care.

Our outpatient clinic is specially designed for children, ages 4-17, struggling with the symptoms of their behavioral or mental health issues.

The treatment team at Desert Hills understands how difficult it is to send your child to treatment, which is why we focus on making the process as safe, simple and smooth as possible. Our compassionate and caring staff approaches the treatment of depression, trauma, chemical dependency, and intellectually disability with empathy and strive to improve the lives of all who entrust us with their care.

At Desert Hills, we employ the Nurtured Heart Approach within each of our programs so that positive change and inner growth occurs for each young person and family who come to our hospital for treatment. We implement proven and evidence-based treatment modalities that ultimately foster healing and allows children and young adults to be successful in all aspects of their life. Lastly, because we formulate individualized treatment plans for each young person, it can be guaranteed that every child or adolescent at Desert Hills will receive the most appropriate care that truly meets his or her unique needs and builds upon every existing strength.

If your child is battling behavioral, emotional, or cognitive concerns, and you want him or her to receive care that will set the stage for lasting and successful treatment outcomes, look no further than Desert Hills. To help your child begin his or her journey towards success and good health, contact Desert Hills today. Our qualified staff can walk you through our admissions process and answer any and all questions that you may have about the wonderful treatment options offered at our renowned treatment center.

I never imagined I could live my life outside the constraints of my bipolar disease.  After my incredible stay at Desert Hills, I know I’m capable of overcoming my mental illness.

Desert Hills provides high-quality, comprehensive behavioral and mental healthcare services to children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 18 and their families.

Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Buprenorphine used in treatment
  • Do not use medication for opioid addiction

Facility Type

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • Rational emotive behavioral therapy

Facility Smoking Policy

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Residential
  • Outpatient
  • Long-term residential
  • Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services

Payment Assistance Available

Language Services

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Spanish

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Military families
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Adolescents
  • Pregnant/postpartum women
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Transitional age young adults

Ancillary Services

  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Martix Model
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • Desert Hills Behavioral Health

    5310 Sequoia Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120

Rehabilitation Process