CCD Architects partnered with Canopy Children’s Solutions to develop a long-range master plan for a one-of-a-kind psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) for children and adolescents ages 6 to 17 with severe emotional and/or behavioral challenges, at its CARES Center’s Bagley Campus in Jackson, Mississippi. Phase 1 was completed in 2009 and consisted of a school, play field, trail, and 3 residential treatment cottages for 30 children. Phase 2 is currently under construction and continues to follow the master plan by creating 5 additional treatment cottages with 50 single-occupancy bedrooms, which will increase Canopy CARES Center’s total campus capacity to 80 beds. The project goal is to create a viable PRTF Campus that will improve the quality of life and mental health of the children and adolescents in need of these special services and to safely provide enhanced care and treatment to the adolescents who have essentially “slipped through the cracks” because of their high acuity level. We are excited to be a part of the Canopy team and work alongside such wonderful and dedicated healthcare professionals and share in such a worthwhile mission.
