YOUTH CARE PARENT DAYS APRIL 2026
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Parent Days House Schedule
Brighton House
Wednesday, April 15th
6:00 pm—7:30pm Parent Support Group -- Brighton Classroom- Building #1
Thursday, April 16th
Rotations with Dr. Knight/ Dr. Hejazi / Academics – Brighton Lobby Building #1
Friday, April 17th
Rotations with Dr. Mickelsen / Dr. Hejazi / Academics – Brighton Lobby Building #1
Saturday, April 18th
10:00am – 11:30am Parent Seminar – Parents Only – Brighton Conference Room, Upstairs Building #1
12:00 pm- 2:00 pm Parent Support Group in the Brighton Classroom, Building #1
Sunday, April 19th
On Campus Visitation Time Scheduled by Therapist, if Eligible
Alpine House
Wednesday, April 15th
6:00 pm—7:30pm Parent Support Group -- Alpine Classroom- Building #4
7:30 pm- 8:30 pm Dessert Social with Students and Parents -- Alpine Classroom– Building #4
Thursday, April 16th
8:30 am – 9:00 am Welcome for Parents in Alpine Classroom Building #4
9:00 am – 11:00 am Multi-Family Process Group Alpine Classroom – Building #4
11:00am -- 1:00 pm Family Sessions if Scheduled by Therapists or Rotations with Dr. Mickelsen / Dr. Hejazi/ Academics in Brighton Lobby Building #1
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Off-Campus Lunch for students eligible and their parents
3:00 pm – 5:30pm Off Campus Recreational Activity—Living Planet Aquarium
5:30 pm- 6:00 pm Rotations with Dr. Deesing / Academics – Brighton Lobby Building #1
6:00 pm- 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off campus
Friday, April 17th
8:00 am – 10:00 am Rotations with Dr. Mickelsen / Academics – Brighton Lobby Building #1
10:00 am- 12:00pm Multi-Family Process Group -- Alpine Classroom Building #4
12:00pm -1:30 pm Parents Lunch/Break Off-Campus
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Chemical Dependency Group for CD Students and Parents in Alpine Classroom Building #4 / Parent and Student Activity in Rec Building for Students not in CD
4:00 pm- 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off campus
Saturday, April 18th
10:00 am – 11:30am Parent Seminar – Parents Only – Brighton Conference Room, Upstairs Building #1
12:00 pm- 2:00 pm Parent Support Group in the Alpine Classroom, Building #4
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off campus
Sunday, April 19th
Pass Time Scheduled by Therapist, if Eligible
Horizon House
Wednesday, April 15th
6:00 pm—7:30pm Parent Support Group -- Horizon Classroom- Building #5
7:30 pm- 8:30 pm Dessert Social with Students and Parents – Horizon Classroom– Building #5
Thursday, April 16th
8:30 am – 9:00 am Welcome for Parents in Horizon Classroom – Building #5
9:00 am – 11:00 am Multi-Family Process Group Horizon Classroom – Building #5
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Family Sessions if Scheduled / Snacks in Brighton Lobby Building #1
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm Off Campus Recreational Activity—Living Planet Aquarium
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Lunch with Parents Off-Campus for Eligible Students
4:00 pm- 7:00 pm Rotations with Dr. Deesing / Dr. Knight Academics – Brighton Lobby Building #1
6:00 pm- 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off camp
Friday, April 17th
9:00 am – 11:00 am Multi-Family Process Group – Horizon Classroom Building #5
11:00 am- 12:00pm Rotations with Dr. Mickelsen / Academics in Brighton Lobby— Building #1
12:00pm -1:30 pm Chemical Dependency Group for CD Students and Parents in Horizon Classroom Building #5 / Parent and Student Activity in Rec Building for Students not in CD
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Parents Break Off Campus
4:00 pm- 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off campus
Saturday, April 18th
10:00am – 11:30am Parent Seminar – Parents Only – Brighton Conference Room, Upstairs Building #1
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Parent Support Group in the Horizon Classroom, Building #4
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off campus
Sunday, April 19th
Pass Time Scheduled by Therapist, if Eligible
Summit House
Wednesday, April 15th
6:00 pm—7:30 pm Parent Support Group -- Summit Classroom- Building #3
7:30 pm- 8:30 pm Dessert Social with Students and Parents – Summit Classroom– Building #3
Thursday, April 16th
8:30 am – 9:00 am Welcome for Parents in Summit Classroom – Building #3
9:00 am – 11:00 am Multi-Family Process Group Summit Classroom – Building #3
11:00 am -- 12:00 p Family Sessions if Scheduled by Therapists or Rotations with Dr. Mickelsen / Dr. Hejazi/ Academics in Brighton Lobby Building #1
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch/ Break off Campus for Parents
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Chemical Dependency Group for CD Students and Parents in Summit Classroom Building #3/ Parent and Student Activity in Rec Building for Students not in C
3:00 pm- 7:00 pm Rotations with Dr. Mickelsen/ Dr. Deesing / Dr. Knight Academics – Brighton Lobby Building #1
6:00 pm- 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off campus
Friday, April 17th
9:00 am – 11:00am Multi-Family Process Group – Summit Classroom Building #3
11:00 am – 11:45 Snacks in Brighton Lobby Building #1
11:45 am – 2:00 pm Off Campus Recreational Activity—Living Planet Aquarium
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Lunch with Parents Off-Campus for Eligible Students
4:00 pm- 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off campus
Saturday, April 18th
10:00am – 11:30am Parent Seminar – Parents Only – Brighton Conference Room, Upstairs Building #1
12:00 pm- 2:00 pm Parent Support Group in the Summit Classroom, Building #4
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm Off-Campus Pass Time for Eligible Students
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Campus Pass Time for those not able to go off campus
Sunday, April 19th
Pass Time Scheduled by Therapist, if Eligible
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March 17, 2026
Dear Parents,
We are looking forward to having you join us for our upcoming Parent Days, the evening of April 15th-April 18th with on campus programming and pass time. Off-campus pass time will also be available April 19th if student is eligible and if your travel plans allow. Please look for your specific house schedules on the parent portal under “House Parent Days Schedules” in the coming weeks.
We will have designated onsite visiting areas on campus for you and your student to spend time together. There are slots each evening and throughout the weekend for onsite visiting for families of students who do not currently have off-campus privileges. You will have an opportunity to visit your student’s home and tour during your visit. To limit the numbers of families on campus at the same time, we ask that unless you are participating in scheduled events on campus, that you are not on campus. Thursday and Friday, students will still be in school between activities.
Off Campus pass time - There are time slots for off campus pass time for students not currently on the Orientation or Distress Tolerance Modules, or safety precautions that require them to stay on campus, throughout the evenings and weekend. Please help encourage your student to invest in the program and work towards staying safe and progressing through the DBT Modules so that they can go off campus with you. Off campus pass time will be offered on Thursday April 16th (evening), Friday April 17th (evening), Saturday April 18th and Sunday April 19th if your student is eligible and if your travel plans allow.
During Parent Days, if your child is in Alpine, Horizon, or Summit House, you will participate in two family sessions, a Parent Seminar, two Multi-Family Process Groups, an Off-Campus Recreational Activity, Rotation Meetings with Academics and your student’s psychiatrist, and two Parent Support Groups. Your student’s therapist will schedule family therapy sessions with you in the upcoming weeks. We would like to request that you participate in all scheduled events whenever possible, as this is an integral part of the experience for your child.
Brighton House parent day programming is modified to reflect the higher student acuity/ needs.
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• Brighton House students may have on-campus visitation. They are not eligible to go off campus for the Recreational Activity.
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• Brighton House students, who have been approved to move to another house/ on the approved waitlist to move, are eligible for off-campus pass-time (must be discussed/ approved by therapist) AND they are eligible to participate in the off campus Recreational Activity. Lastly, these students (approved/ on waitlist to move to another house) are eligible to participate in the Multi-Family Process Groups with the house they will be moving into.
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• Brighton house will not hold Multi-Family Process Groups.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you soon and hope you will enjoy your time with us.
Sincerely,
Jaimie Branscomb
Program Director
(801) 874-2682
Jaimie.Branscomb@Youthcare.com
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YOUTH CARE PARENT DAYS 1/2026 CANCELLED
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January 21, 2026
Dear Parents,
Our leadership team met today and made the difficult determination to cancel our upcoming parent days for next week. This decision was not made lightly. We need to cancel this event so that we can totally focus on your student and their therapeutic growth. Given the ongoing behavioral challenges of our students, damage to our campus and the overall safety for our staff, students and parents, we are confident we are making the best decision for everyone involved. We need to cancel this event so that we can totally focus on your students.
We are in the process of restructuring our program to better meet the ongoing therapeutic and behavioral needs of our students. We have relied upon experts in the field of residential treatment as well as our experienced leadership team to assist us with adapting our current programming, physical environment and treatment modalities. This project is a top priority for the organization over the course of the past few months. These changes are being made to improve the treatment outcomes for our students, as well as providing a more efficient and safe environment for all that live and work at Youth Care.
We appreciate your support and understanding of our decision. We realize the inconvenience that this may cause many of you and appreciate your flexibility. We are discouraging all families from coming to Youth Care next week even for visits. We look forward to sharing our restructuring with all of you in the upcoming weeks.
We will be providing the following virtual options for families next week in lieu of in-person programming:
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Two virtual family therapy sessions
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Virtual Parent Seminar
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Virtual Parent Support Group (on Wednesday evening as regularly scheduled)
We hope that all of you will be able to attend our Virtual Parent Seminar and Virtual Parent Support Group. Details regarding the day and time will be forthcoming.
Warm Regards,
Youth Care Leadership Team.
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UPCOMING PARENT DAYS 2026
Parent Days schedule will be conducted under the following format: Wednesday night, Thursday, Friday, Saturday all-day.
April 15-18
August 5-8
November 11-13
**If Parent Days are in person, we will conduct the event under the following format: Wednesday night, Thursday, Friday, Saturday all-day
**If Parent Days are virtual, we will conduct the event under the following format: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday