Our Programs

Residential Addiction Treatment Centers

Bayview Addiction Treatment Center

Bayview Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) provides residential treatment for males between the ages of 12 and 18. The length of stay is approximately 90 days, depending on progress in treatment. The program is located on just over 40 acres of land on The Bridge - Mobile campus Mobile County, Alabama. Two distinct programs share the facilities, administrative and support staff services of the campus.

Kennington Addiction Treatment Center

Kennington Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) provides residential treatment for males between the ages of 12 and 18. The length of stay is approximately 90 days, depending on progress in treatment. The program is located on just over 72 acres of land on The Bridge - Gadsden campus in Etowah County, Alabama. Four distinct programs share the facilities, administrative and support staff services of the campus.

Mitchell Addiction Treatment Center

Mitchell Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) provides residential treatment for males between the ages of 12 and 18. The length of stay is approximately 90 days, depending on progress in treatment. The program is located on just over 72 acres of land on The Bridge - Gadsden campus in Etowah County, Alabama. Four distinct programs share the facilities, administrative and support staff services of the campus.

Northwood Addiction Treatment Center

Northwood Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) provides residential treatment for males between the ages of 12 and 18. The program is located on just over 72 acres of land on The Bridge - Gadsden campus in Etowah County, Alabama. Four distinct programs share the facilities, administrative and support staff services of the campus.
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Westwood Addiction Treatment Center

Westwood Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) provides substance abuse treatment services for males between the ages of 12 and 18 who require a more intensive treatment experience than intensive outpatient treatment. This level of care is designed to offer highly structured intensive treatment to clients whose condition is sufficiently stable but whose illness has progressed so as to require consistent near-daily treatment intervention. The Westwood program offers no less than twenty hours of programming per week in a structured program. Services are available seven days per week with the length of stay to be determined by a client’s condition and functioning.
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Outpatient Addiction Treatment Centers

Adult Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center - Fort Payne

Fort Payne Adult Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) provides intensive outpatient services for adults (ages 18 and over) and outpatient services for adolescents (ages 12 to 18) who are experiencing substance abuse problems. The Fort Payne ATC serves DeKalb and Cherokee counties.

Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center - Cullman County

The Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) - Cullman County is designed for males and females, ages 12 to 18, who are at risk for, or are actively experiencing substance abuse problems. Referrals are accepted from the court, school systems and other community agencies; however, participants do not have to be referred from such sources. A call to the Treatment Center to schedule a time for an assessment is all that is required.

Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center - Etowah County

The focus of the Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center - Gadsden is outpatient services for adolescents (ages 12-18) with a chemical abuse or dependence diagnosis. Referrals are accepted from the courts, school systems and other community agencies; however, participants do not have to be referred from such sources. A call to the Gadsden OP to schedule a time for screening and assessment is all that is required.
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Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center - Mobile County

Mobile Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) is designed for youth between the ages of 12 and 18 who meet the American Society of Addiction Medicine's criteria for Level I or Level II treatment placement. The Mobile Outpatient ATC offers outpatient, intensive outpatient, and continuing care services. The service model is based on a blended therapeutic approach, drawing from four theoretical frameworks (Rogerian, behavioral, cognitive, and reality). The program emphasizes an individualized treatment plan that includes the family unit as well as the adolescent.

Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center - Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) is located adjacent to the Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Court and Detention Center. The program is designed for youth between the ages of 12 and 18 who meet the American Society of Addiction Medicine's criteria for Level I or Level II treatment placement. The Tuscaloosa ATC offers outpatient, intensive outpatient, continuing care services and TASS, an evening reporting center. The service model is based on a blended therapeutic approach, drawing from four theoretical frameworks (Rogerian, behavioral, cognitive, and reality). The program emphasizes an individualized treatment plan that includes the family unit as well as the adolescent.

Community-based Initiatives

Adolescent Drug Court - Mobile

Operated in conjuction with Mobile County courts and the State of Alabama, the Adolescent Drug Court has a goal of reducing recidivism by directing participants through a guided recovery program. A two year study of court results showed substantial improvements over other methods.
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Compass Evening Reporting Program

The Compass Evening Reporting Program (ERP) is located at 105 Lauderdale St., Selma AL. in the Dallas County Courthouse. The Program was established in October 2010 as a collaborative effort between the Dallas County Children’s Policy Council and The Bridge Inc. The Bridge Inc. is the contracted provider of the minimum 3 month community-based alternative program. The target population for the Compass program is male and female respondents between the ages of 13 and 18, who would otherwise be committed to the Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS). Compass supervises up to 12 youth, five days per week, during after school hours from 1:00pm to 9:00pm.
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Montgomery - Davis Treatment Center

The Davis Treatment Center in Montgomery is a community-based program designed to serve the educational, vocational, and treatment needs of adolescents in day and evening reporting settings. The purpose of the Davis Center is to assist the Montgomery Juvenile Court System in providing a structured setting for adolescents which promotes abstinence, reduces delinquency and prepares each young person to contribute to society in a positive way.
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Return & Recover

The Return and Recover (R&R) program uses a three phase sequence to provide aftercare for juveniles returning to their communities from Department of Youth Services residential programs. The innovative system uses cell phones as the principle agent for intervention.
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Transitions Continuing Care

As an alternative to placement in the Department of Youth Services, Transitions will offer highly individualized services to adolescent males and females from the age of 13 to 17½ experiencing behavioral and legal issues. The program will vary in duration and intensity depending on the adolescent’s needs and motivation for change, but will last anywhere from three to six months. This flexibility will allow for a step-down or step-up of services based on the adolescent’s progress. Through a cooperative working relationship between The Bridge, AltaPointe, Lifelines, the Juvenile Court and The University of South Alabama, the overarching mission will be to serve as the central resource to assist adolescents and their families in navigating all the systems available to them in the Mobile area.

Tuscaloosa Adolescent Support Services (TASS)

Tuscaloosa Adolescent Support Services (TASS) is an evening reporting center that offers an alternative for youth who would otherwise be committed to the Alabama Department of Youth Services (ADYS) or detained in the Tuscaloosa Juvenile Detention Center (TJDC). TASS operates Monday through Friday and can accommodate up to 30 participants, male or female, between the ages of 13 and 18.