The Excel Center in Fort Worth is a specialized day treatment center meeting the emotional, behavioral and/or chemical dependency needs of children and adolescents ages 5 to 18. We offer partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs Monday through Friday. An affiliate of Millwood Hospital, the Excel Center is a less restrictive treatment environment than an inpatient facility.
Sometimes symptoms of serious problems can be similar enough to normal behavior that parents might not recognize the difference. Agitation, temper tantrums, fussy eating, sadness or restless sleep patterns are not unusual behaviors in children. However the following behaviors could be a cry for help:
- Withdrawing from friends and family
- Purposely hurting themselves
- Extreme sadness that interferes with normal activities
- Acting with opposition/defiance to authority
- Severe disruptive behaviors in school
- Truancy
- Drug use
- Violent behaviors
When serious problems become apparent, The Excel Center is a resource for parents who need help for their child. Please remember, if your child exhibits suicidal or homicidal behaviors, seek immediate help and supervise him or her closely.
First Offender Program
The Excel Center of Fort Worth offers a one day First Offender program that meets the requirements of most juvenile courts for adolescents who are first offenders for truancy, tobacco violations, curfew violations and anger management issues. The course fee is $130 payable in advance. Certificates of completion are awarded on the same day of the course. Participants are supervised throughout the day. We accept both self referrals and Court Mandate Referrals. Contact our business office at 817-333-2767 to make a reservation and for the next scheduled course.
Checkout our Upcoming Events
Therapeutic Uses of Humor and Story Telling
- Where: The Excel Center of Ft Worth, 1220 W Presidio St, Ft. Worth 76102
- When: 4th Monday, March 23, 2009
3 Hour CEU: The Logistics & Ethics of Clinical Documentation
- Hood & Somervell Counties Mental Health Professionals’ Networking Meeting
- Where: The Hilton Garden Inn, 635 East Pearl St., Granbury, TX 76048
- When: Friday, March 27, 2009
For more information see our Events page.