A residential treatment home for youth ages 8–17 who have experienced trauma. We care for boys and girls working through behavioral challenges, mental health disorders, and substance use — not as patients, but as children who deserve a family environment.
Texas children need placement each year
Beds across three houses on three acres
Children in DFPS conservatorship have often lived through more hardship in a few years than most adults face in a lifetime. When that trauma shows up at home, at school, or in the community, it isn't bad behavior — it's a child asking for help in the only language they have.
New Era RTC South exists for the children who need more than a placement. We provide a structured, therapeutic home where healing happens through daily rhythms, trusted relationships, and the quiet consistency of a place that feels safe to come back to.
Trauma-informed approach
Four ideas shape every decision we make — from the floor plan of our houses to the pace of a single therapy session. Tap any principle to read the full thinking behind it.
Therapy, structure, and self-regulation work that meets each child where they actually are — not where a treatment plan says they should be.
Three houses. 21,000 square feet. Real living rooms, real bedrooms, real kitchens. The environment itself is part of the therapy.
Library, 3D printing lab, dance studio, game rooms, on-site barber and beauty shop. Every space is designed to give children something healthy to reach for.
Children who've experienced trauma don't need more authority — they need relationships with adults who show up consistently, who don't leave, and who mean what they say.
Every placement at New Era RTC South follows the same arc — understand the child, build the skills, prepare for what comes next. The pace varies. The direction does not.
We begin by understanding the child — their history, their triggers, and the goals that will make this placement successful.
Clinical therapy, daily structure, and skills-based learning work in parallel — reducing symptoms while building tools that last a lifetime.
Preparing the child and their support network for a safe, sustainable transition — whether that's reunification, adoption, or independent living.
Take a look at where our youth eat, sleep, study, and play.
A child's healing doesn't happen in a waiting room. It happens at a kitchen table, in a quiet backyard, in the minute before bed when someone asks, "How was your day?"— Clinical team, New Era RTC South
Everything families, case workers, and clinicians want to know before making the call.
We care for youth ages 8–17 — boys and girls — working through behavioral challenges, mental health diagnoses, and substance use in a structured residential setting.
Call us directly at (346) 402-4241 or email info@newerartc.com. Our intake team responds same day, Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm.
Start a referral →Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), trauma-informed individual therapy, group sessions, and family therapy — all coordinated by our on-site clinical team with no outside referrals needed.
Most placements range from 6 to 18 months, always paced to the child's treatment plan — not a calendar. The goal is always reunification or a safe transition.
Family involvement is central to our model. Scheduled visits, family therapy sessions, and regular communication with guardians are built into every plan.
Yes — fully licensed by the State of Texas and operating under DFPS oversight. Our 72-bed campus has been serving youth in conservatorship since 2019.
Case worker, clinician, guardian, neighbor — whoever's calling, the conversation starts the same way. Pick up the phone, or come walk the campus. We'll meet you where you are.