Bournewood Health Systems offers an Adolescent Partial Hospital Program (PHP) in Brookline, Massachusetts for teens ages 13–18. A PHP is an intensive, structured day program that provides a higher level of support than standard outpatient therapy while allowing adolescents to live at home. For many families, this level of care can be an important alternative to inpatient hospitalization or a step-down after a hospital stay.
Bournewood describes its adolescent PHP as focusing on assessment and stabilization for teens who need frequent clinical contact and a consistent daily treatment schedule. Programs at this level often include a combination of group-based skill work, individual treatment planning, and psychiatric oversight, with an emphasis on building coping strategies that can be practiced immediately at home and school.
Because teens return home each day, family engagement and coordination with caregivers can be especially important. Families considering the Bournewood program may want to ask how parents are included in treatment planning, what communication looks like between the clinical team and caregivers, and how the program supports transitions back to school routines.
Another key question for a teen PHP is how the program collaborates with outside providers and schools. Coordinated aftercare planning—such as stepping down to an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) or ongoing therapy—can help maintain gains made during PHP.
If you are exploring Bournewood’s adolescent PHP in the greater Boston area, review the program information online and reach out to ask about referral pathways, typical schedules, and what indicators suggest a teen is best served in PHP versus another level of care.