Mississippi

Residential facilities providing religious, behavioral, and mental health treatment to children exist in all 50 states. Some of these facilities are known to be part of the Troubled Teen Industry, while others have not yet been verified. Any facility where children live and receive care requires additional oversight. This directory helps communities monitor local programs and advocate for accountability.

Adams County Juvenile Detention Center
320 State Street, Natchez, MS 39121

Alcorn County Juvenile Detention Center
2861 South Harper Road, Corinth, MS 38834

Bethel Academy (fka Eagle Point Christian Academy, Gulf Coast Academy, Bethel Baptist Children’s Home) (CLOSED)
(1978-2008)
2147 Mill St Ext, Lucedale, MS 39452

Bethel Girls Academy (CLOSED)
(1997-2005)
66 Victory Ranch Rd, Petal, MS 39465

Bethesda Home for Girls (CLOSED)
Forrest County, MS

Capital City Alternative School
2221 Boling St, Jackson, MS 39213

Christian Life Boarding Academy (CLOSED)
(1986-1987)
Hattiesburg, MS

Columbia Training School (CLOSED)
1730 Highway 44, Columbia, MS 39429

Desoto County Juvenile Detention Center
311 West South Street, Hernando, MS 38632

Diamond Grove Center for Children Psychiatric Program
12356 MS-15, Louisville, MS 39339

Forrest County Juvenile Detention Center
110 Alcorn Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39401

French Camp Academy
1 Fine Pl, French Camp, MS 39745

Harrison County Juvenile Detention Center
765 McElroy Street, Biloxi, MS 39530

Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center
940 East McDowell Road, Jackson, MS 39204

Happiness Hill Home (CLOSED)
11901 Rd 505, Union, MS 39365

Homes of Hope for Children (CLOSED)
Purvis, MS

Hope Christian Home and Academy
344 Harold Tucker Rd, Purvis, MS 39475

Jackson County Juvenile Detention Center
4903 Telephone Road, Pascagoula, MS 39567

Jones County Juvenile Justice Center
5178 Highway 11 North, Ellisville, MS 39437

Lauderdale County Juvenile Center
5400 Semmes Road, Meridian, MS 39307

Lee County-Tupelo Juvenile Detention Center
454 North Commerce Street, Tupelo, MS 38801

Leflore County Juvenile Justice Center
Greenwood, MS 38935

Lighthouse Children’s Home (est. 1978)
Kosciusko, MS 39090

Lowndes County Juvenile Detention Center
1602 College Street, Columbus, MS 39701

Magnolia Christian Center (CLOSED)
Lucedale, MS

Methodist Children’s Homes of Mississippi
805 N Flag Chapel Rd, Jackson, MS 39209

Millcreek of Magee Treatment Center (Acadia)
900 1st Ave NE, Magee, MS 39111

Mississippi Baptist Children’s Home
118 Lowe Rd, Laurel, MS 39440

Natchez Children’s Home
806 N Union, Natchez, MS 39120

New Summit School (CLOSED)
1417 Lelia Dr, Jackson, MS 39216

Oakley Training School (aka Mississippi Youth Correctional Complex) (CLOSED)
2375 Oakley Rd, Raymond, MS 39154

Palmer Home for Children
Columbus, MS 39703

Pike County Juvenile Detention Center
100 Fifth Avenue, McComb, MS 39640

Pine Vale Children’s Home
1872 County Road 700, Corinth, MS 38834

Rankin County Sheriff’s Juvenile Detention Center
3350 Hwy. 468, Pearl, MS 39208

Saint Joshua’s Therapeutic Group Home, Inc.
3409 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216

Summit’s View (CLOSED)
44 Co Rd 772, Walnut, MS 38683

Tupelo Children’s Mansion
Tupelo, MS 38804

Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility
1650 MS-492, Walnut Grove, MS 39189

Warren County Juvenile Justice Center
1100 “A” Grove Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180

Washington County Juvenile Justice Center
3330 Highway 82 East, Greenville, MS 38704

Yazoo County Juvenile Justice Center
217 South Washington Street, Yazoo City, MS 39194