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New Adolescent Residential Treatment Center Opens to Meet Growing Behavioral Health Needs in Northern Virginia Public-private partnership expands access
CHANTILLY, Va. (March 19, 2026) — Community leaders from Northern Virginia and across the Commonwealth gathered today to celebrate the ribbon-cutting and opening of the Northern Virginia Adolescent Treatment Center, a new 16-bed residential facility dedicated to adolescents facing substance use and behavioral health challenges.
The center reflects a partnership between Acadia Healthcare, the Northern Virginia Community Services Boards (CSBs), Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA) and the Northern Virginia Regional Projects Office to expand access to specialized adolescent services in Northern Virginia and ensure young people can receive high acuity care close to home.
Across Virginia and the nation, families are navigating rising rates of adolescent anxiety, depression, substance use and co-occurring conditions.
“We are expanding access to behavioral health services for adolescents by delivering evidence-based, trauma-informed residential treatment in a secure environment designed to promote stability and recovery,” said Kerrie Laughlin, Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Adolescent Treatment Center. “Guided by our purpose to Lead Care with Light, we are committed to inspiring hope and improving lives by illuminating paths to healing for the adolescents and families we serve.”
The center recently achieved Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), underscoring its commitment to clinical quality and excellence.
“We’re excited to be a collaborative partner in this opportunity to offer much needed services to youth and families in a space that’s closer to home for Northern Virginians. Proximity of quality services affords greater family involvement, continuity of care, and smoother reintegration into school and community life, and these components are essential to successful outcomes for many program participants,” said Barbara E. Wadley-Young, PhD, MSW, Acting Executive Director Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board.
For more, visit https://www.nvatc.com/