Welcome to Seacoast Youth Academy

Seacoast Youth Academy is a 38 bed Group Care Intensive Services (GCIS) facility licensed by the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Intensive services refers to the level of supervision and intensity of programming we provide to manage children who present severe emotional and behavioral management problems. Our 10,000 square foot facility, situated on 3 pristine acres, is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, just 6 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.

We provide lodging, food, and the attentive and responsible care of children. Seacoast is entrusted by the state to provide a structured, residential services program through intensive staff supervision and interventions for children who are experiencing relational and behavioral problems, preventing them from functioning successfully in a less restrictive community environment.

We ensure that each child's physical, social, emotional, educational, nutritional, spiritual/cultural and permanency needs are met.

We invite you to learn more about our program and staff by navigating our web site. A personal response is always available by phone. (843-215-8080)

Mission Statement

It is the mission of Seacoast Youth Academy's Group Care Intensive Services High Management program to provide the highest quality residential services for children, using a holistic approach which emphasizes the enhancement of social, emotional, and academic development in a safe, nurturing environment. The ultimate goal of the Group Care Intensive Services program is to stabilize, then transition children to less restrictive environments, ensuring that every child gets the most appropriate and comprehensive clinical intervention. Additionally, transition planning is viewed as a primary focus to success and begins early in care, remaining an essential component to a child's progress toward discharge. Children enrolled in the program benefit from the expertise of multidisciplinary professionals committed to the attainment of optimal well-being, with sustained results for each child served.