Hillside's 13-acre campus is located in the Morningside neighborhood near Midtown Atlanta.
Founded in 1888, Hillside is one of Atlanta's oldest non-profit organizations, providing a continuum of mental health treatment services for young people with emotional, psychological, and behavioral challenges. Nestled on a property between Monroe Drive and Amsterdam Avenue, Hillside offers the serenity of a beautifully landscaped environment and the convenience of an in-town location. Our residential campus includes: 7 cottages, 24-hour Nursing Clinic, Hillside Conant School, Gymnasium, Pool, 2 Outdoor Sports Courts, Garden, and Greenhouse.
03/11/2026
Meet our Parenting in the Digital Age Panelists!
Joe Peacock has worked in internet technology since 1991, with more than 30 years of experience designing and developing online platforms. As a longtime technology professional and a new parent, his perspective on digital life combines deep technical knowledge with a growing focus on vigilance and awareness. Joe brings insight into how online environments are built and how they influence behavior, helping families better understand the risks and realities children face in a connected world.
Kendra Choice is the Founder and CEO of Young Gifted Techie (YGT), a youth-centered technology education initiative that helps students build coding skills, digital literacy, and career readiness. With more than 17 years of experience in technology leadership, she has led large-scale initiatives while creating accessible pathways for young people to explore careers in tech.
Through coding workshops, career immersion experiences, and mentorship, Kendra works directly with youth from elementary school through college. Her work offers insight into how children engage with technology and how families and communities can help young people move from passive technology use to confident, healthy digital participation.
What is Aftercare Planning and why is it important? Aftercare planning is a structured plan designed to provide ongoing support for adolescents and teens leaving a residential mental health program. The plan ensures your child has the tools, resources and guidance they need as they transition back to their everyday life. Learn more about how Hillside prepares families with Aftercare Planning at Hside.org đź’™
03/05/2026
Meet our Parenting in the Digital Age Panel moderator!
Paige Rohe is the founder of Rohe Consulting, a nonprofit strategy and public relations consultancy that supports mission-driven organizations working to improve communities. She previously served as a senior advisor at Jackson Spalding, where she partnered with nonprofits and government agencies on public engagement and awareness campaigns. Her work has received national recognition, including PR Daily’s Healthcare Marketing Campaign of the Year in 2024.
As a parent, advocate, and communications leader, Paige brings a family-centered perspective to conversations about children’s well-being and the systems that support them. In addition to her consulting work, she is a maternal health advocate and serves on several task forces focused on improving childbirth safety in Georgia. She founded The ROBIN Project, a childbirth safety organization named for her daughter, Robin. Paige lives with her husband Larry and their daughter in the Atlanta area.
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03/04/2026
You want your child to feel their happiest every day. However, chronic or sudden stressors can take a toll on their mental health. While these situations can be challenging to navigate, your children and family aren’t alone.
Hillside offers free mental health resources for teens and parents alike. Visit us online at hside.org to learn more about different mental health conditions, how to check in with your child, and how to seek out the right level of care đź’™
03/03/2026
Save the date! Join us on Saturday, April 18th, for Bloom with Hillside 🌷
Bloom with Hillside is a family-friendly Spring plant sale that highlights the role of Horticulture Therapy in supporting the mental health and well-being of the young people Hillside serves.
🪴 Guests can shop the seasonal plant sale featuring veggie starts, annuals, and perennials grown by Hillside clients
🌸 Join our Horticulture Therapists in Hillside's brand-new greenhouse and make your own flower crown or plant terrarium
🌱 Have a question about your own garden? Stop by the Garden Advice Tent and chat with Master Gardeners for practical guidance
🌷 Grab a coffee, homemade baked good, or fresh lemonade, and enjoy Hillside's beautiful campus with your friends and family
Bloom at Hillside highlights the power of Horticulture Therapy to help young people connect with nature, regulate emotions, notice their surroundings, and practice mindfulness through small, meaningful moments.
We hope you’ll join us in welcoming the season while supporting the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents in our community. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/shUOZWt
03/02/2026
Meet our Parenting in the Digital Age panelists!
Senator Sally Harrell represents Georgia’s 40th Senate District, serving parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. First elected to the Georgia Senate in 2018, she has been a longtime advocate for children and families, with a focus on mental health services, disability supports, and family well-being.
Senator Harrell brings a policy-focused perspective on how technology and social media affect youth mental health. As co-chair of the Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection, she is helping lead bipartisan efforts to better understand how digital platforms influence anxiety, depression, and isolation in young people and to develop legislation aimed at protecting minors online.
Before serving in the legislature, Senator Harrell was Executive Director of the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Social Work from Georgia State University.
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02/27/2026
At Hillside, we use the Sanctuary Model to guide how we support both clients and staff.
It’s a trauma-informed framework that helps us create a culture of safety, emotional awareness, open communication, and shared responsibility. That means we pay attention not just to how we treat individuals, but to how we treat each other—as a community. The goal is to build an environment where young people feel safe enough to heal, and where staff are supported in doing meaningful, difficult work. Learn more at Hside.org 💙
02/26/2026
Meet our Parenting in the Digital Age panelists!
Richard Hicks is the CEO and President of Inspiredu, a Georgia-based nonprofit working to expand digital access, strengthen digital literacy, and improve socioeconomic mobility for underserved families. With more than 15 years of leadership experience, he has built high-performing teams, secured partnerships with over 150 Fortune 500 companies, and guided Inspiredu in serving thousands of families across the state.
Previously an executive director at PowerMyLearning, Richard founded Inspiredu to deepen community-centered digital learning and ensure families have the tools needed to thrive in an increasingly connected world. He serves on the Executive Advisory Board for Atlanta Technology Professionals and remains deeply committed to innovation, equity, and opportunity for all.
Join us on Friday, March 13th, for a powerful discussion on how parents and caregivers can navigate screens and social media while supporting children's online lives.
In DBT, understanding emotions begins with being able to identify and name them. It’s not always easy—sometimes what looks like anger is really hurt, or what feels like anxiety is actually fear. And a lot of the time, we just say “I’m fine” without really checking in with ourselves.
In DBT, learning to identify and name emotions is a key part of building awareness. It helps us make sense of what we’re feeling so we can respond more clearly, instead of reacting automatically. Learn more about DBT at Hside.org 💙
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The Hillside Team Are Experts At Providing Residential & Outpatient Behavioral Health Support for Youth, Adolescents, and Their Families.
Welcome to Hillside, where every day is a new day and a new beginning. Since our beginning in 1888, Hillside’s mission has been to help children and families thrive by providing outstanding residential services and community mental health services. Our programs focus on the strengths of our kids and encourage the growth and improvement they need to navigate through life. Hillside provides specialized cutting edge mental health care and education to children and their families.
Hillside is unique among mental health facilities for youth in Georgia that focuses on children, adolescents and young adults ranging in age from six to 24. Our services, both residential services and day programs, resolve family issues by helping children with mental illness move more successfully through adolescence into adulthood. With a staff fully trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), we have success with children who have not responded to other treatment modalities.
We offer community-based services, residential programs and foster care services to reach children and teens where they are, at home, school and in the community. The help we offer includes individualized treatment programs that also incorporate the family to build a complete wrap-around support structure and improved family dynamics.
Hillside Is One Of The Premier Mental Health Facilities in GA
Our behavioral health centers in Atlanta, GA serve children and families from across the Southeast who are dealing with mental health issues that typically present or are exacerbated during adolescence. Managing mental health issues in children can be challenging for families, and the strain on other members of the family is sometimes almost too great to bear. At Hillside, we treat children struggling with mental illness and help heal the damage mental illness often causes for families. With community-based services, Hillside provides continuing care to support healing families.
Hillside prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, political beliefs and marital or family status.
