Mental illness and addiction are among the most complex challenges individuals and families face. For those living with severe and persistent conditions—like borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, or treatment-resistant depression—the path to healing can feel impossible. But at New Roads Behavioral Health, that path becomes not only possible, but powerful.
In this article, we’ll explore what makes New Roads one of the most respected residential behavioral health treatment centers in the United States—and how its evidence-based, long-term programs are helping clients reclaim their lives.
What Is New Roads Behavioral Health?
Located in Utah, New Roads Behavioral Health is a specialized treatment center offering residential mental health programs for adults struggling with serious psychiatric and behavioral conditions. Unlike short-term or outpatient programs, New Roads offers comprehensive, structured care over an extended period—typically 18 to 24 months.
The center focuses on individuals who have often been failed by traditional mental health systems. These include clients with:
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders
- Severe bipolar disorder
- Addiction and co-occurring substance use disorders
- Treatment-resistant depression and anxiety
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- OCD Treatment
The NORTH Program: A New Road to Healing
One of New Roads’ most innovative offerings is the NORTH Program—an acronym for New Roads to Healing. It’s a long-term, high-support model tailored to individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI).
Clients in this program begin in a safe, structured residential setting. Over time, they transition to supervised apartments where they begin practicing independence, often while holding jobs and managing their own schedules under clinical guidance. The goal? Equip clients with the skills, confidence, and emotional regulation needed to reintegrate into society as independently as possible.
Why the New Roads Approach Works
1. A Highly Trained, Multidisciplinary Team
New Roads’ strength lies in its team. With licensed therapists, psychiatrists, behavioral health techs, and support staff, the center is equipped to address even the most difficult diagnoses. This includes individuals who are actively suicidal, self-harming, or in emotional crisis. Clients aren’t seen as problems to fix—they’re seen as people to support, with dignity and care.
2. Therapeutic Community Model
New Roads leverages the power of peer influence through a therapeutic community model. In this structure, more experienced residents help guide others through accountability, positive reinforcement, and daily engagement.
Morning meetings, peer-led check-ins, and structured feedback (“encounters”) help build emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and healthy communication—all critical life skills for long-term recovery.
3. Family Integration and Coaching
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. New Roads actively involves families in the treatment process, offering parent coaching, educational resources, and direct consultation. Families are prepared not just to support recovery—but to let go in a healthy way once their loved one is ready for independence.
Specialized Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder
Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder require highly specialized care, and New Roads is nationally recognized for its BPD treatment. The program combines Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and experiential learning in a safe, supportive environment.
Clients struggling with emotional sensitivity, interpersonal conflict, fear of abandonment, or impulsivity are met with structure, empathy, and evidence-based tools to build a “life worth living.”
Hope, Healing, and Measurable Outcomes
What sets New Roads apart is its commitment to outcomes. Clients aren’t just stabilized—they are transformed. With support, structure, and purpose, they begin to see what’s possible again: relationships, careers, peace of mind, and long-term stability.
This isn’t easy work. But it’s real work—and it’s changing lives.