Girls recovery lodge

Substance Abuse Treatment

Center for Teenage Girls

Girls Recovery Lodge

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A residential treatment center helping teenagers with drug and alcohol disorders get the assistance they need

c/o 521 N. Quincy St.
Arlington, VA 22203-2106
571.312.1394

Admissions Toll Free: 1.866.888.0821

Fast Facts

Founded in 1990
12-bed facility for girls
Located in Arlington County, Virginia
Open year-round, 24 hours/day
Diagnostic substance abuse assessment
Individualized treatment plans
Group counseling
Individual and group counseling
Family programs
Random drug testing
Parent education seminars
Licensed on-site school program
Continuity of care from intake to treatment
CARF-accredited

Girls Recovery Lodge DESCRIPTION

At the Girls Recovery Lodge, we help teenage girls understand the harmful consequences of adolescent substance abuse. We also help them develop their own addiction recovery resources, and teach the girls to use those personal tools to overcome substance addictions.

Because adolescents need support from their peers and families to rise above alcoholism and drug abuse, the Girls Recovery Lodge emphasizes family involvement. Family members are encouraged to attend a program activity at least once during their teenager's treatment.

To meet the special needs of each teenage girl we serve, addiction treatment is comprehensive and based on a disease model approach. Substance abuse treatment lasts about three months, but the length of stay is based on a girl’s progress and condition. Certified counselors employ a traditional 12-step model based on Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous as well as individual and group addiction counseling. Our addiction counseling is behavior-management focused, with teen clients learning how to assume personal responsibility for their own recovery.

Our professional staff also works with teens to build character traits that will support a healthy, substance abuse free lifestyle. The Girls Recovery Lodge curriculum includes nutrition, diet and exercise programs, as well as programs about anger management, personal hygiene, goal setting and other life skills.

GENDER-SPECIFIC CAMPUSES

GIRLS RECOVERY LODGE is an 12-bed residential recovery facility for adolescent girls, ages 13-18, located in Arlington County, Virginia. We serve girls from throughout the greater Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. However, a majority of our clients come from Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Norfolk, Richmond, and Woodbridge.

ADMISSIONS/ELIGIBILITY

A staff member will set up an assessment appointment, generally within one day. Phone screening available, as appropriate.

Same day admissions.
Candidates are most often referred by parents, school, doctors or therapists. For teens already in therapy, we work closely with the primary therapists to provide a seamless experience.
We accept clients from across Virginia and the metro Washington, D.C. area.
Medicaid funding accepted.

We accept self pay and most major insurance carriers as well as CSB, DSS, DJJ, CSA funding.

Family Services

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Families meet together once a week as part of the alcohol and drug abuse treatment. This lets parents and guardians learn more about chemical dependency counseling, intervention techniques, and available resources in the community. It also allows them receive support and ideas from other families experiencing teen substance abuse. Parents and guardians receive weekly progress reports from their child’s primary addiction counselor. Family members can arrange private meetings with counselors.

Addiction Counseling Works!

Based on a study of graduates three months after leaving treatment, the adolescents recovering from substance abuse at Girls Recovery Lodge have a 67 percent success rate. Substance Abuse Teacher

We watch our graduates successfully leave substance abuse behind and become healthy and happy young adults. Some of them have even chosen to become addiction counselors in order to make a difference in the lives of others.

How you can help

Support from caring people like you helps us treat people in our community who are striving to make positive changes in their lives. To help, please send you tax-deductible contribution to the address above. You can also donate online in minutes by visiting our donations page.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

All Vanguard clients have the right:

To be treated with dignity and respect
To receive services regardless of race, national origin, sex, age, religion, handicap or ability to pay
To the private and confidential treatment of records
To be protected from harm, abuse, and exploitation
To participate in the development of their treatment plan
To a safe, sanitary, and humane treatment environment
To receive services in the least restrictive environment possible
To receive assistance in applying for benefit from other agencies
If clients have questions about Human Rights or suspected Human Rights violations

Call or write Vanguard's Director of Employee/Client Relations, George Knoerlein, at (703) 841-0703 x203.