The Highpoint program, is located in Lenox, Massachusetts. It is a rural setting on 24 beautiful acres, surrounded by land preserved by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. 

Highpoint is a trauma informed care residential treatment setting for males aged 11-21. Highpoint specializes in providing treatment to males who demonstrate sexualized behaviors and may have engaged in sexually abusive or intrusive behaviors towards others. The students at Highpoint are engaged in an intensive curriculum focused on treatment for sexualized behavior that is provided in individual, group and family therapies as well as in the milieu setting. This treatment is heavily focused on understanding the nature and motivations of their behaviors, being accountable for their past choices, understanding how their choices impact themselves and other people, safety and relapse prevention planning, making repairs and engaging in restitution or mean making activities when appropriate. We feel it is essential to have the student’s family involved in every step of their child’s treatment at Highpoint. This is achieved through consistent communication between the family and program staff, facilitating frequent visitation and contact with the student and their family, as well as providing family therapy. 

In addition to treatment for sexualized behaviors, Highpoint also provides residential treatment for high risk behaviors of physical aggression, self-injury and suicidal ideation, fire setting and substance abuse. Many of the students who reside at Highpoint have trauma histories involving being subject to past abuse and neglect by caregivers. While at Highpoint, the students are engaged in trauma resolution through intensive therapeutic services as well as by utilizing milieu interventions. Additionally, most of the Highpoint students are dually-diagnosed with including but not limited to psychiatric disorders, learning disabilities, developmental delays, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. 

Highpoint provides an intensely structured, therapeutic and nurturing environment with high staff to student ratios. This allows the students to learn new skills including coping skills, emotional regulation skills, mindfulness skills and interpersonal relationship skills to help them become more successful as they prepare for transition to a lower level of care or community setting. With the help of the Highpoint staff, our students are able to utilize these skills to allow them to make productive choices rather than engage in quick relief or high-risk behaviors. 

In addition to the above-mentioned services, Highpoint provides a year round educational program, provided on site to the students as well as a structured residential and milieu environment. Students are provided with ample vocational and independent living skills practices and opportunity during their course of treatment at Highpoint. Our medical services include routine medical care delivered by nurses on-site as well as psychiatric services and medication management. 

The Highpoint Campus provides excellent recreational opportunities utilizing a soccer field and baseball diamond, an in-ground swimming pool, and a full size gymnasium. Students participate in camping, biking, skiing and other outdoor activities year round. The surrounding Berkshire communities offer a wide variety of educational, cultural and recreational resources that our students frequently access and utilize. Additionally, Highpoint hosts a monthly family event where students and their family are welcome and can gather and engage in an activity facilitated by Highpoint staff.