Star View Adolescent Center

Star View Adolescent Center in Torrance serves California’s highest needs adolescents. It is a comprehensive mental health treatment program for young people with severe emotional challenges who cannot be treated effectively in other existing community-based intensive treatment programs. Star View’s multilevel program combines high-quality residential care and educational services with mental health treatment and rehabilitation. Unique in California, our integrated program eliminates the need to admit children in acute psychiatric crisis to a hospital where they are unknown and very well might not be able to resume their residential placement.

Developed in 1996 conjunction with Los Angeles County, Star View Adolescent Center treats children who have experienced severe complex trauma, or children with serious emotional challenges requiring intensive services in a secured environment. The center has 60 beds for those between the ages of 12 and 17 years. In addition to serving Los Angeles County youth, Star View Adolescent Center serves youth from across the state through contracts with multiple counties.

Highly individualized, innovative, and flexible, our approach gives adolescents every opportunity to succeed. Our staff actively encourages family and foster family participation in treatment. We also provide a range of services to help youngsters when they transition to community living. Star View effectively uses Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) for interventions and supports.