When you are faced with your child breaking down in full crisis mode, you can feel alone and lost. Daybreak offers hope via intensive therapies, strategies and skills. I waited a few months after my child returned to school full time to write this review as I wanted to share our long term experience.Initially, Daybreak offers escape from the daily school grind which allowed us as a family to focus on getting help instead of barely struggling through each day. My child wasnt spending all their energy on acting normal and OK and then breaking down at home.The staff is warm, friendly and supportive. This is about learning skills that help the kids self regulate and express themselves clearly and safely. What makes this program so effective and different is its focus on teaching the parents the same skills so we can communicate and really listen and understand each other.My child is happier and more confident. He smiles and jokes more. And when we have anxiety attacks or bouts of depression, we have the skills and the shared vocabulary to work through it together. I always remind myself, we are all doing our best and we can do better.

I went to daybreak 2 years ago. I had a horrible experience and they were extremely mean to me. We couldn’t have our phones the whole day, when we made friends we couldn’t get there numbers just because we weren’t aloud, i got dress-coded because i was wearing leggings and got sent to a chair in the corner for 30 mins because of that. The people there were honestly really rude except for like 2 workers. Also, when i was there a new kid came along and he threatened to shoot up the place and they still let him stay (i was extremely scared and they did not care) you can’t chose where you can sit at lunch either. I did not get a lot out of this camp and it just didn’t help. If you’re thinking of sending your kid to daybreak i would rethink that because it’s just overall not a good place.

Very good at giving actual skills that work on a daily basis. The skills they taught my son are used as much by me as they are by him. I highly recommend this place if you are in need of help.

My son hit a hard spot and needed help. The Executive Director, Ms. Susie, answered my request for help within minutes and was so very helpful and kind and reassuring. My insurance covered a portion of the cost, but she was extremely patient and told me she wasn’t worried about the balance and not stress about it while I was gathering the balance. This center combines school, group therapy, individual, and family sessions during the 7 week program - that is almost a year of therapy in 7 weeks, while your child comes home every night and is not in a hospital full time. My son has come out happier, more confident, less anxious, and eager to embrace life again. I am very grateful. I read the other reviews and I don’t understand the bad comments. Give them and your child a chance - it’s worth it.

My wish is for all students to learn and practice the essential life skills that Daybreak effectively teaches. We all can benefit from taking a mindful approach towards healing and personal development. Daybreak saved our family and continues to be an important part of our lives, beyond graduation.

If I could, I would give Daybreak 10 stars. My 17 year old son was in crisis and I feared for his life. The skills he learned saved him and our family. The fact that they worked with his school to make sure he did not fall behind was a tremendous blessing. The continuing care program has been wonderful for my son as well. He has developed real friendships for the first time in his life. He is becoming the mature, caring and responsible young man I knew he could be. If your child needs help, I urge you to contact Daybreak.

The staff at Daybreak is caring and knowledgeable. There is full support from every aspect of care. My daughter was truly transformed during the program. She did have to be willing and to do the work and it helps if parents are involved and willing to learn and also willing to take a hard look at themselves and their parenting, family dynamics and home life. It is also necessary to help support your child by radically accepting them the way that they are and allow Daybreak to teach them skills that will help them cope in healthy ways with the challenges that they face within themselves as well as in the world. I really would give it more than 5 stars if I could. My daughter can be very negative and she had NOTHING negative to say about any process or any staff member there. The director is amazing too. She truly is your childs advocate but also there for the family unit. It is the only place of its kind around and a necessary gem for kids with extra challenges.

Our experience at Daybreak was very positive, and I cannot speak highly enough of the director and the therapists. Our child began attending Daybreak virtually at the beginning of the Covid quarantine; we were very impressed with the way programs were handled during the middle of a very stressful situation for everyone. Once the in-person schedule resumed, we were thrilled to work with everyone we knew only through Zoom! We have continued to use our Daybreak therapist even after our child finished the program and have been so grateful to have her support for our whole family.

I can not recommend this program enough. The staff is very knowledgeable, compassionate, and skillful. If your child is having difficulties the DBT program works! I have seen it make a huge difference with my child.

This program has absolutely changed my 17 year old son’s life. Before going to Daybreak, he was very unhappy and miserable. Ever since he left, he has been so much healthier and happier. He now, once again, finds joy in life and feels confident that he can control his emotions using the DBT skills he learned. I absolutely recommend that every parent send their child here!

Most people would be embarrassed to admit that both of their children attended Daybreak Treatment Center, but I am not one of those people. My daughter suffers from social anxiety and depression which got so bad she journaled about taking her own life. My son has anxiety and impulse control issues so severe he was expelled from school. Daybreak was highly recommended to us from both a therapist and a psychologist so without hesitation we enrolled them. The DBT skills they learned, individual therapy sessions and peer therapy sessions were invaluable not only to them but to my husband and I. The insurmountable stress caused our family such division I can say without a doubt Daybreak saved all of our lives. I’m not saying it’s a cure all; it’s using the skills everyday and putting in the work. I am saying that without Daybreak I would still feel hopeless and now I have hope.

Excellent treatment center. Very caring and experienced staff.

The worst 6k I have ever spent. Im sure it works for some, might be better for younger teens I dont know. I would look at other alternatives that may work for your child first.

Pros: Staff is open minded and non-judgemental, the amount of parent participation in childs therapyCons: Too soon to determine if there are anyWhat would you like us to improve: some parents have a hard time talking in front of strangers (weekly parents group)

Very dedicated administration and staff

I am going to preface this review with they are good on an individual level with treating patients, and the aspect of it not being a full time program is very helpful in not getting overwhelmed. however what I need to say is that the group program itself is lackluster at best, the program involves going over 35 different skills to help emotionally regulate yourself. THAT was very helpful in my experience however the staff was not well equipped in helping individual patients during their stay. furthermore the schooling program was absolutely terrible, we sat at desks and did random work for 3 hours of the day, and werent able to really ask for help during this. I went there as a senior in highschool and was nearly screwed out of being able to graduate because of how ill-prepared the teaching staff was for their students. over all, I would suggest that you only send someone here as a better alternative to lakeside, and ONLY if theyre under the age of 15 or so. anybody older than that will have a very hard time throughout the program and will more than likely leave the program more stressed than when they arrived

Wonderful treatment by caring and compassionate staff. I refer to Daybreak with confidence that all clients and their families receive the highest quality and most effective clinical care.

This place may be good for depression but if you have OCD like me I don’t suggest group therapy it just put destructive thoughts I had never had before because I was listening to other who engaged in the them often. Not to mention they are not good at treating OCD. Didn’t help me at all with it. One other thing is that it seems to be geared towards little kids making teenagers feel degraded.

Great!!!! Suggest that you come here its fun and helpd