Teen IOP offers 10 hours per week of therapeutic intervention for patients and their families. Patients will spend 9 hours per week - three hours per day, three days per week - in onsite Teen IOP groups learning about mental health symptoms and ways to manage them. Group curriculum includes elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing skills. Patients will also be screened daily for suicidality and self-injurious behaviors, and those at risk will receive individualized safety planning and support. Caregivers will also attend a one-hour virtual group each week to learn about the Teen IOP curriculum and parenting strategies. A full “course” of Teen IOP is 40 hours of intervention across four weeks. 

Teen IOP Patients:

• Are between 12 and 18 years old.
• Experiencing symptoms of mood disorder and/or anxiety, which can include suicidality, self-injurious behaviors, and beginning substance use.
• Have a University of Michigan Health provider in either psychiatry or primary care.  

Patients and families receive the most benefit when attending all four weeks of intervention consistently.  

• Evidence-Based Interventions: Teens receive up to nine hours per week of in-person psychoeducation and intervention using research-informed strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Caregiver Support: Caregivers benefit from a one-hour virtual group each week that their teen is enrolled in the program. Topics include an overview of Teen IOP curriculum and skills, supporting teen/ family goal setting and skill practice, parenting teenagers with behavioral health concerns, and accessing ongoing resources after Teen IOP is completed.
• Discharge Planning: Providers will coordinate with patients, families, and ongoing providers to ensure teens have the behavioral health support they need during and after Teen IOP.  When necessary, Teen IOP providers will help patients access higher levels of care, including psychiatric emergency/ inpatient services and partial hospitalization programs. 

Patients require a referral from their existing University of Michigan Health primary care or psychiatry provider. Teen IOP staff will complete a screening visit with referred patients to determine next steps for care.  Please note that we are not able to accept patients with Medicaid insurance coverage at this time.  For more information, please call 734-764-0231.

For University of Michigan Health referring providers: Referrals can be submitted through MiChart by using order: Referral to Ambulatory Psychiatry-Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program.