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Highfields, Inc.
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- Level of care
- Residential, Residential treatment (RTC)
- Ages
- 12 to 17
- Insurance listed
- Placements appear to be referral-based through Michigan courts and child welfare (the residential page references re-entry care coordination for "Department of Human Services youth," i.e., MDHHS). The program's own site lists no commercial insurance carriers. Confirm payor/funding pathway directly with the program.
- Phone
- (517) 628-2287
- Address
- 5123 Old Plank Road, Onondaga, MI 49264
- Website
- highfields.org
6 sources, newest retrieved Jun 20, 2026. Record researched Jun 20, 2026.
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Pin placed from the street address, so it can be a few doors off. Confirm the destination with the program before visiting.
Published program summary
Nonprofit founded in 1962 operating a 140-acre residential treatment campus in rural Ingham County that serves adolescent boys (12-17) from across Michigan, using evidence-based cognitive-behavioral and aggression-replacement programming with a year-round on-site school. Primarily serves court / child-welfare-referred youth (its residential track is referenced as the "Phoenix" program).
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Contact information
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- Do you have an opening now, and how long is the wait?
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- What will this cost, with and without insurance?
Services and populations
- Levels of care
- Residential, Residential treatment (RTC)
- Specialties
- Court-referred / juvenile-justice-involved youth, Behavioral and conduct problems, Anger and aggression, Trauma, Adolescent substance-use screening, Thought-pattern / cognitive change
- Modalities
- Trauma Informed Care, Anger Replacement Training / Aggression Replacement Training (ART), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) via the EQUIP program, Keep It Direct and Simple (KIDS) Journal System, Ele's Place grief support (summer only), Trauma Responsive Care
- Ages
- 12 to 17
- Genders served
- Boys / adolescent males only
Admissions and program details
- Operating status
- Listed as operating. Confirm current status with the program.
Insurance and credentials
- In-network notes
- Placements appear to be referral-based through Michigan courts and child welfare (the residential page references re-entry care coordination for "Department of Human Services youth," i.e., MDHHS). The program's own site lists no commercial insurance carriers. Confirm payor/funding pathway directly with the program.
- Accreditation
- Council on Accreditation (COA) - 'Full Accreditation' per Highfields' own press release (date not stated on page; COA is now part of Social Current)
Location
- Location
- Public map location data is available. Pin placed from the street address, so it can be a few doors off. Confirm the destination with the program before visiting.
- Address
- 5123 Old Plank Road, Onondaga, MI 49264
- County
- Ingham County
Additional details
Sources
- Program website (residential program page) · Source date Jun 20, 2026
- Program website (contact/phone/address) · Source date Jun 20, 2026
- Program website (history/about) · Source date Jun 20, 2026
- Program website (accreditation press release) · Source date Jun 20, 2026
- Program PDF (How to Make a Referral admissions/referral email) · Source date Jun 20, 2026
- Program PDF (annual report main phone/address) · Source date Jun 20, 2026
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