Hope Haven Center

Hope Haven Center provides residential treatment services to children and adolescents. On its historic grounds, the Hope Haven Center serves both male and female residents. Combining the rich tradition of caring for children of Madonna Manor, Hope Haven and the St. Elizabeth's Girls Home, the Hope Haven Center now offers a comprehensive array of residential treatment services.

"A Comprehensive Continuum of Care for
Children and Adolescents"

Medical Screening and Intervention
Psychological Testing and Evaluation
Psychiatric Services
Milieu and Behavior Therapy
Educational and Vocational Intervention
Recreational Counseling
Religious and Spiritual Counseling
Family and Outpatient Therapy

Residents come to the Hope Haven Center often burdened from the weight of personal adversity and family strife, the Hope Haven Center effectively helps residents to lift these burdens from their shoulders.

Organized under the auspices of Catholic Charities Archidiocese of New Orleans, Hope Haven Center's roots are intertwined with the Catholic Church in New Orleans with its emphasis on caring Gospel values. Its mission is to provide quality residential treatment services, to advocate for youth in their family and social contexts, and to be a force for positive change in the lives of distressed youth.

Children, Adolescents, and their Families
Find Help at the Hope Haven Center

Parents and other guardians can rely on the Hope Haven Center for help in the recovery process. The Hope Haven Center provides residential (inpatient) treatment services, including individual, group and family therapy. Outpatient individual, group and family therapy is also available.

Hope Haven Center Staff Provides Treatment Services in a Caring and Supportive Way

Children and adolescents today often are severly distressed. The pace of contemporary life is accelerated beyond measure. Social change abounds. Family life is assaulted on all fronts, by various stressors - changing parental roles, substance abuse, economic upheavals, and divorce. In distressed families, children and adolescents often develop dysfunctional ways of coping with problems. Poor school performance, rebellious acts, disrespect for authority, and frustrations emerge in their lives. Children and adolescents now require "safe havens." Recovery from family stress and alienation requires that the resident learn new ways of handling feelings and dealing with life choices in a safe, caring environment.

The Hope Haven Center offers help during the recovery process.

The Hope Haven Center offers several treatment options based on the residents specific needs.
Alternate levels of care are provided on the Children and Adolescent Units:

  • Intermediate Untis offer the least restrictive environment while providing comprehensive residential treatment.
  • Intensive Units offer a more restrictive environment which is designed for severely dysfunctional residents.

Treatment Intervention on these units include the following services that are provided under medical and psychiatric supervision by licensed psychiatrists.

  • Asessment and Evaluation
  • Milieu Therapy and Behavior Modification
  • Individual, Group and Family Therapy
  • Psychological and Psychiatric Services
  • Educational and Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Religious and Spiritual Counseling
  • Nutritional and Dietary Services

The Hope Haven Center provides nutritional care under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian. An accredited, on site Special Education School is available to the residents with learning disabilities and other school related problems. Based on their treatment plan, residents are also placed in regular schools and / or vocational rehabilitation programs.

Intake and Admission Information:
The Hope Haven Center provides the parents and / or guardians of the applicant with a thorough initial screening of the youth for admission. This process assures the appropriateness of placement of the child or adolescent.

FEES: Arrangements are made with the applicant's parents and / or guardians. The family's resources are considered.

INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Since the Hope Haven Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, most major health insurance programs provide for the reimbursement of the cost of care.

Applications for admission are considered without regard to race, religion, social, economic, or religious background.


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