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Eckerd Connects Residential Academies

Multiple NC sites, North Carolina · Part of Eckerd Connects

Level of care
Residential
Ages
13 to 17
Insurance
North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (state juvenile-justice referral and funding; no cost to families)

Listed as operating. 8 sources, newest retrieved Jun 19, 2026. Record researched Jun 19, 2026.

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Published program summary

Short-term (avg 4–6 month), intensive juvenile-justice residential academies contracted with NC DPS that pair behavioral health and family counseling with year-round accredited on-site education and vocational training. The Kerr Lake girls' academy adds a gender-responsive, trauma-informed model with on-campus access to a licensed therapist and psychiatrist.

Services and populations

Genders served
Both. Boys are served at the Boomer (Wilkes Co.), Candor (Montgomery Co.) and Caswell Co. sites; girls are served at the Girls Residential Academy at Kerr Lake (Vance Co.).
Specialties
Juvenile-justice rehabilitation for adjudicated/at-risk youth, Gender-responsive programming for girls (Kerr Lake), Trauma-informed care, On-site accredited education and credit recovery, Vocational education, Family engagement and transition planning
Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Family-Centered Practice, Individual and group counseling, Forward Thinking interactive journaling, Girls Circle, Seeking Safety
Approximate published capacity
Approximately 48 youth across the two boys' residential sites (per NC DPS); girls' capacity at Kerr Lake is not published. Federal NCES lists the Boomer on-campus school enrollment at ~30 students.

Admissions

Typical length of stay
Average 4 to 6 months (Eckerd site and NC DPS residential-contracted-programs page). Note: the NC DPS short-term-residential-programs page describes the boys' program as an average of 90 days.

Insurance and payment

Insurance listed
North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (state juvenile-justice referral and funding; no cost to families)
Payment notes
Not a private-insurance program. Placement is fully state-funded through the NC Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; all referrals must come from NC DJJDP and there is no cost to families. No dedicated public admissions line was found — intake is court/DJJDP-driven, not self-referral.

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License
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Location

Address
Boys Residential Academy at Boomer: 4654 High Rock Rd, Boomer, NC 28606 (Wilkes County). Additional academies operate in Caswell, Montgomery (Candor area) and Vance (Kerr Lake girls' academy) counties; individual street addresses for those sites are not published on the program's site.

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