Applewood Centers Inc Jones Campus

Applewood Centers' residential treatment program is designed for youth ages 11 to 18 who are managing severe mental health needs or have exhibited self-injurious and high-risk behaviors. Residential care at Applewood provides a structured environment where young people receive intensive therapeutic support while separated from the environments that may be contributing to their difficulties.

For families in the Cleveland area, the Cuyahoga County region, and neighboring Lorain and Medina Counties, residential treatment at Applewood represents a level of care that goes beyond what outpatient services alone can address. The residential setting allows the clinical team to apply therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Therapeutic Behavioral Services in a consistent, sustained way — giving adolescents the stability needed to begin making meaningful progress.

Applewood's outpatient program serves as both a step-down option following residential treatment and a standalone level of care for adolescents and families whose needs can be addressed in a less intensive setting. The outpatient format allows young people to remain connected to their schools, families, and communities while still receiving structured therapeutic support — a balance that research consistently identifies as important for adolescent wellbeing.

School-based counseling is a distinctive component of Applewood's approach, recognizing that a young person's school environment is often central to both the challenges they face and the progress they can make. Family Therapy sessions are also incorporated, ensuring that the work done in treatment extends into the home. For families in Cleveland, Elyria, and across the tri-county service area, the outpatient program offers a way to sustain the gains made in residential care without losing connection to everyday life.

Applewood Centers draws on a specific set of therapeutic methods rather than a one-size-fits-all model. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides a structured framework for helping adolescents identify and shift thought patterns that drive harmful behaviors. Multisystemic Therapy — a method developed specifically for youth with serious behavioral and mental health challenges — works simultaneously with the young person, their family, peers, school, and community to drive change across multiple environments at once.

Family Therapy and Therapeutic Behavioral Services round out the clinical model, ensuring that parents and caregivers are active participants in the treatment process rather than observers. This integrated approach reflects Applewood's understanding that sustainable recovery and stabilization for adolescents cannot happen in isolation from the people and systems that shape their daily lives.

Applewood Centers is specifically structured for children, adolescents, and families — not a general-population treatment center. Young people with serious mental health needs, including those who have experienced self-injurious behavior, are the center's primary focus. Families in Cuyahoga, Lorain, and Medina Counties, as well as the Cleveland and Elyria areas, are within the center's service region.

Applewood accepts Medicaid, state insurance, private insurance, and self-pay, which means financial barriers do not have to stand in the way of accessing residential or outpatient care. The center's intake team can be reached by phone at (216) 741-2241 or by email at [email protected]. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Families are encouraged to reach out directly to discuss which level of care — residential treatment or the outpatient program — is the right fit for their situation.