About
SandyPines Residential Treatment Center is a residential behavioral-health facility in the Tequesta area of Martin County, Florida. Public listings and operator materials describe SandyPines as a psychiatric residential treatment center serving children and adolescents, with residential care, clinical services, and education-related support.
The facility is located on Southeast Tequesta Terrace near Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Universal Health Services job materials have described SandyPines as a 149-bed residential psychiatric facility serving ages 5 to 17, while the facility's public treatment materials describe adolescent residential treatment for ages 12 to 17.
In January 2023, WPTV reported that eight juveniles escaped after a nighttime disturbance at SandyPines and were later apprehended. The Martin County Sheriff's Office described a lockdown and said several people were taken for treatment of minor injuries.