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.
12/12/2025
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.
12/11/2025
The holidays are right around the corner! Throughout December, we fundraise for our annual Angel Tree Campaign to make the holidays extra special. Your donations help us offer a sense of stability and warmth for our clients during their treatment journey.
With your donation of $150, we can buy new activities and games for one cottage to share. Will you help create us create these moments of comfort and happiness? Make your donation today! https://buff.ly/6TwD1la
12/10/2025
When weekly therapy isn’t enough, and 24/7 care isn’t needed, Hillside’s DBT Day Program bridges the gap. Designed for adolescents who need more structure and support, our Day Program offers full-day, trauma-informed treatment rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Clients attend daily programming on our Atlanta campus, where they receive individual therapy, DBT skills groups, and family involvement, all while returning home each evening. Learn more at hside.org
12/09/2025
Look at these Zebra Long Wing butterflies! On campus with Horticulture Therapy, clients raise caterpillars they find in the gardens. We were excited to release these 3 gorgeous butterflies into the wild! 🦋
12/08/2025
The TIP skill in DBT is a powerful tool for managing intense emotions in the moment. It helps bring the body back to a calmer state, fast. TIP stands for:
💙T – Temperature: Change your body temperature to trigger a calming response.
💙I – Intense Exercise: Do 10–15 minutes of vigorous movement like jumping jacks, running in place, or fast walking to burn off excess energy and regulate your nervous system.
💙P – Paced Breathing & Paired Muscle Relaxation: Slow your breathing and gently tense and relax different muscle groups to settle your body and mind.
At Hillside, we teach TIP skills as part of emotion regulation. Learn more at Hside.org
12/05/2025
Hillside’s new greenhouse is more than just a place to grow plants. As part of our Horticulture Therapy program, the greenhouse offers a hands-on, healing space where kids and teens connect with nature, build confidence, and learn to care for something outside themselves. Whether planting seeds, propagating succulents, or harvesting herbs, clients practice mindfulness, patience, and emotional regulation. Learn more at Hside.org
12/04/2025
This December, help make the holidays brighter for Hillside clients! By supporting our annual Angel Tree Campaign, you can help us provide moments of joy and normalcy this holiday season. Please consider sponsoring a child's gifts for $85. Your donation will go directly to Hillside clients receiving mental health treatment in Hillside's residential program.
Vulnerability isn't weakness, it's a path to deeper connection and self-awareness. Practicing vulnerability means allowing yourself to be seen, even when it feels uncomfortable. It’s being honest about your emotions, asking for support, and showing up without a mask. At Hillside, we help young people explore vulnerability in a supportive, nonjudgmental space, learning that being open is brave, and that emotions are not something to hide, but to understand. Learn more at Hside.org
12/02/2025
reminds us that generosity isn’t just a moment, it’s a movement.
For nonprofits like Hillside, this global day of giving shines a light on the good work happening year-round. It’s a chance for people to rally together, invest in their community, and make a meaningful impact where it matters most.
If you’re looking for a way to support Hillside this Giving Tuesday, here are two meaningful options:
💙 Join us at Deck the Halls on Saturday, December 6th
Join our Horticulture Therapy team and create festive holiday displays, while supporting Hillside's mental health services for young people! Support here: https://buff.ly/HXus9RU
💙 Donate to our Annual Angel Tree Campaign
Your gift helps Hillside bring moments of joy to the children in our care over the holiday season. Sponsor a pizza party, cottage outing, or holiday gifts for a Hillside client! Support here: https://buff.ly/jGoA4EK
Thank you for supporting our kids and families ❤️
12/01/2025
Deck the Halls is this Saturday! Have you secured your spot yet? Join us for one of three crafting sessions and make something beautiful with your family for the holiday season!
Each project is $85 and includes a base (wreath or centerpiece), a variety of decorations (ribbon, ornaments, tinsel, etc.), and unlimited homemade sweet treats! Reserve your spot now 💙 https://buff.ly/eA4h4aA
11/30/2025
Hillside’s Residential Program provides 24/7 therapeutic care for children and teens who need structured, intensive support. On our Atlanta campus, clients receive individual and family therapy, DBT skills training, medication management, and experiential therapies like horticulture and recreation. It’s a healing space where kids can stabilize, build skills, and move forward with hope. Learn more 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.
