Lumen

Age Groups :: Young Adults (18 - 30)

Gender :: Female | Male | Transgender

Lumen is a transitional living community designed to support neurodiverse young adults ages 18–30 in Gainesville, Georgia.

At Lumen, we offer a holistic program that supports young adults as they take meaningful steps toward independence. Each aspect of our approach is thoughtfully crafted to foster growth in a structured, encouraging environment where individuals can build practical life skills, form positive relationships, and pursue their interests. As a transitional living community, Lumen provides in vivo coaching grounded in mental health, education, and real-world experience. In addition to offering individualized academic support, therapeutic resources, and a focus on personal development, our team is dedicated to helping each participant grow with confidence.

🌱 🛤️ Are you nervous that your young adult might not be ready for a larger community without scaffolding?

Lumen also has the "Pathways Program," a boutique track limited to 8 participants that combines 1:1 coaching, increased structure, and deep community connection. The Pathways program's pace is built around mastery, not milestones.

If your young adult is bright and capable but stuck, anxious in new situations, struggling socially, or never quite finding their footing, call Lumen's admissions team to learn more.

For more information about housing, how long the programming is, and what the average length of stay is, please contact admissions at (828) 767-5509.

General Information

Participant Age Group(s)

Young Adults (18 - 30)

Organization's Name

Lumen

Director of Admissions

Carla Shorts, MS

Admissions: Rolling or scheduled?

Rolling admissions

Admissions

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Young Adult Transition Association (YATA)

Payment Options

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How does the program prevent clients/students/patients from leaving (running) from the program?

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Minimum Age of Participants

Location of Program

Suburban

Gender(s)

Female

Male

Transgender

What is the average number of clients you see per year?

Religious Affiliation

Only accepts participants who are voluntarily enrolling only.

Yes

Can support 18 yo, if they enroll before 18?

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Certified to accept students with I-20 Visa (SEVIS)

What are the interview requirements for applicants?

No Required Interview in Person

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Religious Affiliation?

Billing & Payments

Payment Type

Private | Self Pay

Cost per month/workshop/programming (in USD)

13500

Is there an enrollment fee/outfitting fee/payment in advance?

Yes

If applicable, is the last month’s fees due at enrollment?

Yes

Insurance

Do your students receive insurance coverage for more than two weeks?

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Do you have an insurance utilization person?

N/A

in-network?

Levels of Care

Treatment Categories | Levels of Care

Transitional Living

Transitional Living - Failure to Launch/Emerging Adulthood

Transitional Living - Social Skills/Life Skills/LD/ASD

Gap Year

Ownership

Ownership Type

Private Company - Owners On-Site

Facility Operations | Type of Land

Privately Owned

Leased By Program

Who owns the land?

Jill Cox, CEO

How long is the lease?

12-24 months

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Are there medical rule outs

Yes

Possible medical rule outs

Active Psychosis

Actively Suicidal

Fire Starter

Less Than 30 Days Sobriety

Need for Detox?

Pregnancy

Is there a minimum BMI

Yes

Can program accept insulin-dependent diabetics

Yes

Are there additional professionals?

Behavior Specialist

Psychiatrist

Psychologist

Registered Nurse

Additional types of therapies

Other

Percentage of clients on meds at enrollment

< 50%

Psychiatrist

Contracted psychiatrist as needed

If psychiatrist is available to students, what percentage of students change meds?

> 50%

Clinical Operations

Percentage of licensed therapists?

Not Applicable

Treatment Modalities

Is program focused on full recovery? (Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC))

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Types of Therapy Offered

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Recreation Therapy

Other

Does the program have a level/phase system?

Does program have a milieu-driven residential model? (Staff are trained in model)

Integrated Wellness

Art

Breathing Techniques/Breath Work

Meditation

Does program use time out rooms?

Family Involvement

Family involvement

MIDDLE: Family can opt in & out of their involvement based off the timing and current issues in treatment

What is the typical amount of time a family should expect before hearing about an major incident?

Type of Family Therapy/Work Offered

Flexible length of call with therapist per week

Parents Visit as Needed

Therapy - Group

Is there group therapy?

Yes

Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist

Average number of hours per week of group processing? (i.e. run by staff, interns, grad students, etc.)

Average number of formal family therapy hours per week (not social calls to teen)

Is video conferencing accessible for family therapy?

Yes

Therapy - Individual

Is there individual therapy?

Yes

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on a difficult week?

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on typical week?

Therapist average case load

Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside a program?

Not Applicable

Staff

What percentage of the line staff are full time employees?

All

Line staff to student ratio during awake hours

Does program run background checks on all staff?

Yes

Is there an educational requirement for staff?

Yes

If Yes, what is it?

College Degree

Average number of hours staff are trained before their first shift

Are night staff awake or asleep

Awake

Programming

Neurodiverse Specialties

ADHD/ADD

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NLD)

Type of Programming Offered for Neurodiverse Students

Academic & life skill Focus

Academic focus

Academic, functional living skills, life skills and social skills focused

Academics

School Name (if applicable)

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Type of Academic Calendar

Year Round School (either quarters, trimester, semesters)

Grades Served

K-12

Possible Community College/College

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Can programming support a student to complete a GED?

Yes

Post high school options offered

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What does the Teaching/Classroom look like?

Traditional teacher-led class

Online school/Classes

Teachers support blended learning

Is the program able to implement IEP's

Yes

Can provider handle a student who is more than two grade level's behind in reading?

Yes

Can program support a student who wants vocational training?

Yes

Does the school have AP Classes or the ability to give or take a student to the AP Test?

Not Applicable

Does the academic program have the ability to provide ACT or SAT Tutoring (on or off site)?

Yes

Transitions

Do you offer transition services for participants/students?

Yes

If Yes, select all options that apply to your program

Additional Therapist To Work With Student Or Family As Transition

Transition House Associated With Program

Formal Transition To Another Therapist

Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?

Percentage of families that participate in various transition programming?

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Assessments

Does the client receive a neuropsychological evaluation?

Who completes the psychological evaluation?

Contracted separately by family/client

Technology

Computer Access

Hardwired Computers

Students have Laptops

Access to Internet turned off nightly

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Cell Phones

Other

Eating Disorders

If specific eating disorder care provided,

Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)

Research

Percentage of clients who return home, or to a more traditional setting (like transitions to college or gap year, boarding school, etc.)

< 50%

Has the program previously been part of an evidence-based study?

Is the program presently part of an evidence-based study?

Lumen is a transitional living community designed to support neurodiverse young adults ages 18–30 in Gainesville, Georgia.

🌱 🛤️ Are you nervous that your young adult might not be ready for a larger community without scaffolding?

General Information

Admissions

Billing & Payments

Insurance

Levels of Care

Ownership

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Clinical Operations

Treatment Modalities

Family Involvement

Therapy - Group

Therapy - Individual

Staff

Programming

Academics

Transitions

Assessments

Technology

Eating Disorders

Research

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