Laurel Heights Hospital
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Contact Information
934 Briarcliff Road
Atlanta, GA 30306
United States
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Atlanta, GA 30306
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
Our Foster Care program provides boys and girls ages 4–17 with emotional or behavioral difficulties an opportunity to live within the community in the naturally therapeutic environment of a family. Our foster parents are trained, supervised, and supported by the Laurel Heights Specialized Foster Care Treatment Team.
Family consultants work with the foster family, birth parents, case managers, and the child to ensure that therapeutic, academic, social, and medical needs are met. Family consultants also provide 24-hour on-call support and work closely with case managers and birth families to support family reunification goals.
What to Expect
A foster family is matched to meet the child’s specific needs
Our family consultants ensure that all medical and psychiatric needs are met
We coordinate appropriate educational/vocational placement
Our family consultants coordinate with case managers to ensure contact with the birth families
We provide regular respite for children and foster families
Our family consultants offer 24-hour on-call support and case management
Our program ensures each child has an appropriate aftercare plan
Laurel Heights Hospital is a private accredited child and adolescent behavioral health facility located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Services and information
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Requirements to become a foster parent
The DHS assists foster families with placement and ensures the child adjusts well to their new environment. Whether you have years of parenting experience or are relatively new to the idea, they have many support options for families. You can find plenty of information on the DHS/DFCS website or call them for more assistance.
Your local licensed child placement agency also places children in the foster system with carefully matched parents. Although foster care is temporary, it's crucial to find the right fit. That's why parents get a say in age range and gender.
There are also many state support groups for foster families that provide educational resources, services, and more. Connecting with these organizations and adding to your personal support network will be invaluable.
One of the best ways to become a better parent, whether you plan on fostering a child short-term or adopting, is to read as much as you can about Georgia's foster system. For instance, recently proposed bills would help to streamline parts of the state's foster care placement system.
You can find plenty of information available online for free as well. Blogs, podcasts, and videos are all incredibly useful ways to obtain new information about fostering.
Ratings and Reviews
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Nov 02, 2021
From all of the horror stories I've heard about this place, why the hell hasn't it been closed down already? Kids don't need this kind of toxic place forced on them
Oct 21, 2021
Ummmm just to specify why it’s bad: our little girl marya is abusing children, girls… how’s she not in jail and still working with you guys?
How could anybody employ her??
Oct 17, 2021
My name is Breanna Roy I went there as a1013 staff love me there but I would never send a child to that place some of the stuff get over worked then up stairs I had to fight because the staff didn’t have control of the kids then don’t believe in self defense and the child protecting there self get In trouble plus on unit 6 bathrooms is nasty modol is in the showers they have roaches plus no air conditioner I hated it there to be honest it was only one unit that was on point and that unit 2 it smell good bathroom clean paint still on the wall and they have air everywhere else it was nasty I wish I never went …..
Oct 16, 2021
do not send your kids here unless they are super agressive!!! there were always fights going on and i was here from august 2019 to february 2020 and it was the worst place ive been too. but while i still have nightmares about this place i can definitely say it did have some staff that helped make it better. unit 6 was a scary unit but mrs.judette and ms.bri helped so much with making things better. i still dont recommend sending your child here unless they are aggressive
Oct 13, 2021
I would give 0 stars if I could. My son was admitted here. We have had no contact from the facility at all. We did not hear from our son for some days until I kept calling to see why he haven’t call or why they wasn’t answering the phone. He said they made him cry all the time & that he wasn’t never coming home. They still couldn’t really tell me what was going on with him it wasn’t my choice to put him in this place. This place is no good for our children. Stay far away from this place.