Trauma-informed care in North Carolina means recognizing the symptoms, signs, and risks of trauma to fully support the needs of individual clients. When a traumatic event has impacted a person, they may suffer throughout their life if they don’t receive specialized help from a trauma treatment program to address their symptoms.

We provide this crucial care to adolescent boys who are between the ages of 14 and 17 in an environment that promotes recovery and healing. If you know a teenage boy who may need trauma therapy in Ellenboro, NC, contact Foothills at Red Oak Recovery by calling 866.300.5275.

Trauma-Informed Treatment for Teens

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in four teens has experienced a traumatic event of some kind. Not only can trauma lead to mental health disorders like severe depression, anxiety, and stress, but it can also play a heavy role in the development of substance use.

Studies show that the impact trauma can have on adolescents is more significant than the impact it can have on adults. This impact is likely because adolescents’ brains have not completely developed and lack the healthy coping skills necessary to prevent lasting mental damage from a traumatic event.

Trauma-informed care can provide the guidance and support adolescent boys need to develop and maintain those coping skills.

The Impact of Trauma on Adolescent Boys

With trauma-informed care, teenage boys can avoid or heal from the symptoms of trauma, which, in addition to an increased risk of substance use, can include:

• Trouble concentrating and focusing
• Always being on “high alert” for danger
• Being easily frightened or startled
• Acting paranoid and anxious
• Withdrawing from family and friends
• Sleeping too much or too little
• Having recurring nightmares
• Experiencing physical symptoms like headaches and nausea
• Feeling overwhelming shame or guilt
• Being irritable
• Having bouts of aggressive behavior
• Having angry outbursts or crying spells

In addition, many adolescent boys who have experienced trauma engage in self-destructive behavior, including driving recklessly, drinking alcohol, binge eating, gambling, and other compulsive activities.

Why Trauma-Informed Care in North Carolina Is Critical

The ultimate goal of this type of treatment is to respect and respond to the effects of trauma on all levels to provide appropriate support services. If services are provided that do not use a trauma-informed approach, trauma symptoms can be triggered or exacerbated, and re-traumatization can occur.

Trauma-informed care strives to understand the entirety of the teenage boy who needs services. Trauma impacts a person’s sense of self, beliefs about the world, and understanding of others.

These beliefs can directly change a person’s willingness to connect with and use support services. A system that uses a trauma-informed approach realizes this impact and responds by altering procedures and practices. This approach works to remove potential barriers to effective care.

Explore Trauma Therapy in Ellenboro with Foothills at Red Oak Recovery

Our team is trained to recognize the symptoms of trauma and avoid any possibility of re-traumatization. We focus on the five principles of trauma-informed care:

• Safety
• Collaboration
• Choice
• Empowerment
• Trustworthiness

Trauma impacts every person differently; our principles in practice include respectful and professional boundaries, clear messages about our clients’ rights and responsibilities, and providing a healthy, safe atmosphere.

Our center is peacefully nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains between Duncans Creek and Cub Creek. We’re not far from Hidden Holler Farm and are just northwest of Polkville and southwest of Casar.

With a population of about 800, our tight-knit community here offers an idyllic location for our therapy programs, including equine therapy, experiential therapy, family therapy, and more.

If you are a teenage boy who has experienced trauma or you know an adolescent boy who may need trauma therapy in Ellenboro, contact Foothills at Red Oak Recovery at 866.300.5275.