Bellewood & Brooklawn provides trauma-informed residential treatment in Louisville, Kentucky for children and adolescents who need a structured, therapeutic environment. The organization serves youth who have experienced significant trauma and who may require a higher level of care than can be provided in outpatient settings.

At the Bellewood campus, youth live in family-style residential cottages supported by trained youth care staff. The program emphasizes consistency, daily routines, and relationship building so that residents can practice healthier coping skills in real time.

A central feature of care is Bellewood & Brooklawn’s Psycho Educational Model (PEM), which is designed to help young people understand how trauma can impact behavior and to teach practical skills for self-regulation, safer decision making, and building healthy relationships. Staff describe skill-building focus areas that may include aggression, impulse control, sexual acting out, and other behavioral concerns.

Treatment planning is individualized and may include individual therapy and group therapy, along with coordinated supports aligned to each youth’s goals. Family involvement is encouraged and, for many residents, family therapy is incorporated into treatment. Specialty groups may be offered for needs such as substance-related issues, boundary concerns, or trauma.

For youth who need intensive 24-hour psychiatric care in a residential setting, Bellewood & Brooklawn also operates a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) program (at Brooklawn), with enhanced staffing and psychiatric services and an emphasis on stabilization and discharge planning. Bellewood & Brooklawn notes that Private Child Care (PCC) services are available across its Louisville campuses for youth referred through Kentucky’s child welfare system.

Families and professionals considering Bellewood & Brooklawn can review the program’s service overview online to learn about referral pathways, what residential treatment provides, and how the team supports transitions back to family-based or community-based care.