Tanager Place Treatment Center (PMIC), a licensed Psychiatric Medical Institute for Children, provides mental health therapy to children between the ages of 5-17.  We treat children struggling with behavioral and emotional disorders including depression, victims of physical/sexual abuse, attention deficit disorders and other psychiatric diagnoses.  The goal of this program is to assure the development and fulfillment of each child's potential.  Treatment focuses on strengths rather than deficits, emphasizing positive self-image and mastery of the basic skills needed to become productive caring adults.

A quick look of the complicated lives of these children shows:

• They range in age from 5 to 17.
• The average age is 11
• The average length of stay is 13 months
• They have lived in an average of five different placements before coming to Tanager Place.
• Most come from neglectful, chaotic, or abusive environments.
• Approximately 80% have been sexually abused.
• All have at least one psychiatric diagnoses.  Many have multiple psychiatric diagnoses.