The Bradley Center

5180 Campbells Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205

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About The Bradley Center

Bradley Center started in 1905. Their Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, formerly called the Robinson Campus, is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They help children and adolescents from ages 6-18 who have mental and behavioral health disorders. They have a residential program, outpatient services, and a school.

When your child is admitted, they can bring personal belongings to decorate their room, as long as the material isn’t offensive or against the center’s policies. Hygiene and amenities are included. You’ll meet the case management team, and they’ll determine which therapies should be applied, including anger management and learning to not use violence to deal with trauma. They’ll have group and individual counseling several times a week to build up a network of cohorts with whom they can recover together.

Along with counseling, there are many activities your kid can participate in. Sports and exercise are popular, which can include tennis lessons, dance classes, and going to the movies. Therapy animals also roam the campus and can help your kids learn responsibility through taking care of pets. There are also plenty of field trips to local zoos, museums, and picnics. Kids can socialize and build confidence and life skills.

They also provide a campus school, which offers small classroom sizes and helps students who have trouble learning. They’ll have homework and projects, like in any other school. That way, they won’t fall behind their peers while they’re at Bradley. The Bradley School has connections with over 70 schools in the Pittsburgh area, and its teachers are versed in all grade levels and subjects.

Latest Reviews

Lola Zill
1 month ago on Google
5
This place is very amazing. Most people when they come here they have bad attitude. Like me. I was mad that my mom locked me up. But the bradley center help me come out of my shell. They cant force you to change you really want to change. But they will help you as long as you help yourself. Now some staff are rude but most of them really want to help.
kittytutorials
2 months ago on Google
3
I was on the Impressions unit from March until December, so about nine months. There were moments where I absolutely hated it! I was put with a roommate who would bully me constantly, but I felt bad for them because they had a terrible upbringing and I have a seemingly loving family. I do have to admit, I have had a better life than most people there because I have a good Mom and good grandparents who would visit me and buy me stuff. The staff favored people and most of them didn't care about us when we complained that the ones they favored were bullying us. The food was OK but during breakfast all they fed us was cereal on the weekdays and nothing if you were allergic to milk or lactose intolerant. You would have to get an order for almond milk and have the time the "order" didn't come. At the school, there were multiple fights in the hallways, and even some in the classroom. Impressions girls shared a hallway with imprints and there were a couple imprints kids that would always get restrained, which meant there were like 6 grown adults on top of an eleven year old kid, one holding their shoulder down, another holding their other shoulder down, someone on their neck, then people on their legs, etc. It had a nice playground but no slide because the kids would want to jump off the slide. Oh, and by the way, the whole time I was there I thought I was sooo mature, and nobody corrected me on that because now I realize I was arrogant and probably really immature compared to the people I was saying were immature compared to me. The reason I thought that was because we had this thing called a level system. Red, yellow, green. If you're on green you can go outside, use the Xbox, have all of your basic privileges, you get it, right? Yellow, you can't leave the hallway but on impressions we have a tv cart so you can still watch TV and stuff. Red you can't do anything really but stay in your room. You can still make the same amount of phone calls no matter if you're on Green or Red. One ten minute phone call per shift, which means on the weekend you can make two, one in the morning and one at night. On weekdays, because you have school, you can only make one. Anyways the person who's been on Green the longest is Number ONE on green and they get first picks of tv turns, and if they want to go outside or computers they get to go first (because they can only bring a limit of people outside) because I mostly stayed in my room, minded my business and went to school I was number one on green. Also, if you're on green for four weeks, you can order out food under twenty dollars (like dominoes pizza or fast food, or maybe if they like you, chinese food) or you get something under 25 dollars off Amazon. I did like that part but I made four weeks on green a lot and I think the staff thought I was greedy. Other than that, my only complaint is when you see the Doctor you have to meet with your whole treatment meeting and that gave me lots of anxiety. The therapist were very good for the most part and we got individual and family sessions every week. We weren't allowed to have phones but we did have mp3 players that you could get any song you wanted on.
Caity Wynn
4 months ago on Google
5
I went to the Bradley center in 2022 and got out August 18th 2023. They really helped me me and my grandmother argue sometimes but it's not as bad. I don't hurt myself anymore. I'm off all my meds and feel great..... I miss u guys

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The Bradley Center works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, Please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

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Other Forms of Payment

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient
Outpatient rehabs specialize in providing comprehensive care for clients who choose to remain in their homes and communities during treatment. Their services may include transitional support for clients stepping down from intensive inpatient programming. Ambulatory medical detox may be provided for clients at low risk for withdrawal complications. Many programs include evening, night, and weekend services to accommodate clients who are working professionals or caregivers. Addiction counseling and life skills training are common treatment modalities.
inpatient iconInpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
24-hour icon24-Hour Clinical Care
Because the severity of withdrawal symptoms can fluctuate, constant monitoring under 24-hour clinical care in Pennsylvania is recommended for early recovery. As you undergo detox, medical staff will supervise your health and ensure severe symptoms do not develop or threaten your life. Professional counselors will also be available to treat mental and emotional health needs.

Treatments

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

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Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
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LGBTQ Program
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Amenities

  • home-setting iconResidential Setting
  • wilderness iconWilderness Setting

Accreditations

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes

Contact Information

Phone icon (412) 788-8219
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5180 Campbells Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205

Fact checked and written by:
Peter Lee, PhD
Edited by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW

Reviews of The Bradley Center

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3.2 (38 reviews)
Lola Zill
1 month ago
5

This place is very amazing. Most people when they come here they have bad attitude. Like me. I was mad that my mom locked me up. But the bradley center help me come out of my shell. They cant force you to change you really want to change. But they will help you as long as you help yourself. Now some staff are rude but most of them really want to help.

kittytutorials
2 months ago
3

I was on the Impressions unit from March until December, so about nine months. There were moments where I absolutely hated it! I was put with a roommate who would bully me constantly, but I felt bad for them because they had a terrible upbringing and I have a seemingly loving family. I do have to admit, I have had a better life than most people there because I have a good Mom and good grandparents who would visit me and buy me stuff. The staff favored people and most of them didn't care about us when we complained that the ones they favored were bullying us. The food was OK but during breakfast all they fed us was cereal on the weekdays and nothing if you were allergic to milk or lactose intolerant. You would have to get an order for almond milk and have the time the "order" didn't come. At the school, there were multiple fights in the hallways, and even some in the classroom. Impressions girls shared a hallway with imprints and there were a couple imprints kids that would always get restrained, which meant there were like 6 grown adults on top of an eleven year old kid, one holding their shoulder down, another holding their other shoulder down, someone on their neck, then people on their legs, etc. It had a nice playground but no slide because the kids would want to jump off the slide. Oh, and by the way, the whole time I was there I thought I was sooo mature, and nobody corrected me on that because now I realize I was arrogant and probably really immature compared to the people I was saying were immature compared to me. The reason I thought that was because we had this thing called a level system. Red, yellow, green. If you're on green you can go outside, use the Xbox, have all of your basic privileges, you get it, right? Yellow, you can't leave the hallway but on impressions we have a tv cart so you can still watch TV and stuff. Red you can't do anything really but stay in your room. You can still make the same amount of phone calls no matter if you're on Green or Red. One ten minute phone call per shift, which means on the weekend you can make two, one in the morning and one at night. On weekdays, because you have school, you can only make one. Anyways the person who's been on Green the longest is Number ONE on green and they get first picks of tv turns, and if they want to go outside or computers they get to go first (because they can only bring a limit of people outside) because I mostly stayed in my room, minded my business and went to school I was number one on green. Also, if you're on green for four weeks, you can order out food under twenty dollars (like dominoes pizza or fast food, or maybe if they like you, chinese food) or you get something under 25 dollars off Amazon. I did like that part but I made four weeks on green a lot and I think the staff thought I was greedy. Other than that, my only complaint is when you see the Doctor you have to meet with your whole treatment meeting and that gave me lots of anxiety. The therapist were very good for the most part and we got individual and family sessions every week. We weren't allowed to have phones but we did have mp3 players that you could get any song you wanted on.

Caity Wynn
4 months ago
5

I went to the Bradley center in 2022 and got out August 18th 2023. They really helped me me and my grandmother argue sometimes but it's not as bad. I don't hurt myself anymore. I'm off all my meds and feel great..... I miss u guys

Xoopy Xoopy
6 months ago
5

It was so nice ms Beth was my og and Aiden if u see dis look up @shehatesfantastic on ig and shoutout to miss catchy

Coco Loco
8 months ago
4

I was a resident over in the discovery unit. For about over a year and a half it was a journey. 4 stars only because I went to kennywood. It was fun For anyone who knows me my name is Alex Haley. The staff were ok some good some mid some bad some terrible [ Mr Jake] shout out to ms Charline my therapist. And uhhhhhhh. I miss you guys mainly [miss raven and Mr tj] TECH SUPPORT STILL CANT STIP MY REIGHN!!!! MMUAHAHAHAHAHA

Jennifer K
11 months ago
4

They helped my daughter a lot very grateful

RobbyJHope
1 year ago
2

I must've resided at every location the Bradley center owned about 16 years ago...During my stay with this organization, I was housed at one of their numerous locations, a beautiful property that was formerly located on Castlegate Ave in the Dormont area of Pittsburgh. They shut it down after the group I was with from another location was transferred there after a few months and the reason given was financial troubles due to funding.During my stay, I was deemed to be of high intellect and was given the opportunity to attend the local community college to become a paramedic, which I was very grateful for. While I did achieve excellence in my classes, I still needed more schooling to make becoming a paramedic a reality. I also did not have a drivers license to take full advantage of my skills gained up to that point so my certifications became useless.Myself, and a few other kids who were aging out of the system were placed in a new "independent living" house Bradley Center was experimenting with. When that venture failed for them only a few months in, they decided to give me 2 weeks notice to vacate as they were shutting down the house. Up until that time, I was completely institutionalized (not just with Bradley) for the entirety of my adolescent life. I had minimal external connections as the only people I interacted with in society were those I encountered when I went for walks around the main commercial area of Dormont and when I took the T to "The Beehive" in the South Side section of Pittsburgh.Reality, as much as I could grasp at that point in my life due to my limited socialization, set in. I realized I was about to become a homeless teenager. The supervisor for the house gave me $20 and I had to request they buy me a card for a month's worth of travel good for Pittsburgh's public transportation system.Luckily I was able to find a couch to crash on in a house that was rented by a local person I befriended for a few months. I had no phone so finding a job was terribly difficult.I ended up starving. Literally. I was making a jar of peanut butter last me the week and eating out of dumpsters in South Side. I eventually found a restaurant that would throw their daily baked bread away every night, and I would take it out of their dumpster in the alley. I passed out at the T station one evening as I was talking with a random stranger due to lack of nutrition. As I slumped against the wall he walked away...While my experience is most likely much different than much of anyone else's who resided at The Bradley Center, I must say that my actual stay at their facilities seemed like a wonderful dream compared to what I faced on the streets of Pittsburgh.The majority of my stay was rather pleasant. I became stronger through these trails I endured, and more resilient due to my experiences in the system. There are many stories to be told, and lessons learned surrounding my stay with them. Ultimately it is The Bradley Center that cut me loose from the revolving door that is adolescent treatment facilities.

Alyssa Jo
1 year ago
1

Hunter Starr
1 year ago
2

Shouldn t of been there, my school sent me there against my own will after I was physically assaulted in the restroom

Brianna Baker (Akimitsu Kobayashi)
1 year ago
4

My name is Brandon I was at the Bradley Center about 15 years ago and it was okay until a staff member stole my money on my birthday one time and that staff member you got fired for it but other than that the Bradley Center was okay I love the trips that we went on.

Faith Anastasiu
1 year ago
3

I'm on impressions, and it's decent, not that bad A lot of issues but it's good Thank you.

Mackenzie Verbeck
1 year ago
4

I was in the school program for about 2 years about 3 years ago, I personally loved it my therapist was amazing. I only had an issue with one staff member him being the reason I left, other then him everyone else was amazing super caring and supportive. I will be hopefully attending this school again next year.

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