Restoring What Every Child Deserves: A Second Chance at Hope

The “RO” Center guides children through the unseen hurts and toward the futures they’re meant to live.

Children sitting around a table listening to a therapist talk.

At The “RO” Center, we believe in hope because we believe in kids.

We support children and teens facing trauma, and behavioral challenges, knowing that success requires far more than a second chance.

They need steady guidance, compassionate support, and help learning to make healthy choices—so they can grow, heal, and become the strongest versions of themselves.

Our Treatment Program

The “RO” Center for Child Development provides an individualized plan for each resident, tailored to help them reach their goals. This is accomplished through specialized services delivered by trained professionals experienced in working with youth who have severe emotional and behavioral challenges. The program uses all elements of the resident’s living environment as therapeutic tools—this includes recreational therapy, education, structured activities, scheduled outings, and designated quiet time. A core tenet of the program is the understanding that emotional, cognitive, and behavioral challenges often have multiple causes. The “RO” Center for Child Development delivers a comprehensive service model that incorporates psychiatric consultation (including medication management when necessary), psychological evaluations and therapy, behavior modification strategies (such as a level system and time-out periods), peer support, recreational programming, and family counseling.

Our Programming includes:

Social skills development

Therapeutic and mindfulness groups

Individual therapy

Dialectical Therapy

Congitive Behavior Therapy

Experiential Therapy

Psychiatric care and medication management as needed

Transitional Living Skills (eligible residents 14 and older)

We treat complex mental health issues:

Trauma

Depression

Anxiety

Attachment

Self-harm

Suicidal Ideations

The “RO” Center utilizes a trauma-informed approach.

The “RO” Center for Child Development is a General Residential Operation (GRO) in Waller, Texas.