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COPPER CANYON ACADMEY is an all girls school in Rimrock, Arizona. COPPER CANYON ACADEMY offers an extremely comprehensive therapeutic program for girls and their families through individual, group, and animal therapy. There are also parent seminars and family workshops. All of the therapists who work with the teenage girls and their families at COPPER CANYON ACADEMY are licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Services.

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Aspen Ranch is a residential treatment center for troubled teens, at risk youth, and adolescents with a variety of behavioral problems. Through the Ranch's animal-assisted therapy programs, students learn life skills that initiate change. Horsemanship skills are integrated with team building activities, experiential learning, and therapy groups to create a unique program with endless possibilities.

Articles for Troubled Teens and their Parents

Our articles offer news and information about teenagers and the struggles they face. Adolescents and their parents can find interesting facts and suggestions to improve and strengthen their relationships.

• Talking to Your Teens About Back-to-School Drug Use

  There are some steps parents can take to try to make sure that their kids do not fall victim to the social pressures that the majority of them feel at school. more...

• Helping Your Teens Manage School-Related Stress

  Making prescription drugs accessible to your teenagers is not the best way to help them manage their school-related stress. more...

• Drug, Alcohol Use Increase Risk of Unsafe Sex by Teens

  Because of the increased chance of unsafe sex by teens who engage in drug or alcohol use, talking to your teens about this should be high on your list of topics to address with them. more...

• Is Your Teen Sleep- Deprived?

  Teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a night to feel well-rested. With tests to cram for, after-school activities to enjoy, friends to catch up with and papers to finish, the majority of teens don't come close to meeting that number. more...

• Token Economy System Teaches Lasting Life Lessons

  A token economy system, which rewards young people with beads they trade for various types of rewards, is an incentive for responsible behavior that also fosters internal motivation. more...

• Will Your Child Grow Up to Be a Gambler? Impulsivity in Kindergarteners Could Be Warning Sign

  Kindergarten students who are highly impulsive are at increased risk for engaging in gambling behaviors as early as sixth grade. more...

• The Risks of a Fad-Diet Mind-Set

  You've heard about them. You've probably even tried a few. Fad diets are everywhere. Unfortunately, these fads are all simplistic, and they don't work well over the long term. Why is that? more...

• Cell Phones Keeping Teens Up at Night



• Keep Kids with ADHD on Meds During Sleepover Summer Camps



• Three Studies Find Links Between Genetics and Adolescent Behaviors



• "Work-based Sex-ed" for Parents Better than Classes in Schools



• All Girls Should be Vaccinated Against Sexually-transmitted Virus



• Kids' Activity Levels Drop Off as They Get Into Teen Years



• One in Four Tweens Believe Sex is Normal Part of "Going Steady"



• Three Popular Diets Produce Only Modest Weight Losses



• Weight Loss Can Mean Loss of Lean Tissue, Not Fat



• Are Parents Rushing Children Out of Childhood?



• Group Protests Library's Link to Planned Parenthood



• More Than 8% of Teens Suffer from Depression: Girls Have it Twice as Often as Boys



• Teens More Likely to Have Complications from Giving Blood



• Psych Drugs Prescribed for Children Six Times More Often in USA than UK



• Kids with Anxiety Disorders Benefit from Family-based Cognitive Therapy



• Forty-three Percent of College Students Use Hookahs



• Parents Should Help Teens Through Emotional Break-ups



• Doctors Experiment with New Ways to Help Teens Follow Medical Advice



• Smoking Laws Cut Down Teen Rates of Cigarette Use



• Ninety Percent of Teen Girls are Sexually Harassed by Males or Bullied by Other Girls



• Brain's Executive Control Function Linked to Substance Abuse in Teens



• ADD Drugs Do Not Increase Likelihood of Substance Abuse



• Percentage of New Teen Drivers Drops to Less Than a Third



• "Social" Bullying Comes From Imitating Parents and Peers



• Both Low-tech and High-tech Learning Tools Can Educate Teens



• Most Libraries Feature Video Games, Tournaments for Teens



• Research Indicates Sex Ed Teachers Are Uncomfortable Teaching Their Subject



• Largest Study of Teens and Religion Finds Most Teens Are Indifferent



• Update on Bipolar Disorder Controversy: Are American Docs Over-diagnosing?



• Brain Developmental Changes Cause Teenage Anger and Angst



• Teens Using More Swear Words Than Ever



• Teens Often Willing Participants in Online "Romances" with Adults



• Help Teen Boys Manage Anger by Staying Cool



• More State Legislatures Consider Laws Against Cyberbullying



• Girls Closing Gender Gap for Drinking, Drugging, Smoking



• Babies of Teenage Fathers Have Higher Risk of Death



• Teen Drinking Linked to Adult Metabolic Syndrome



• Sexual Solicitation Not Common Online



• Doctors Not Following FDA Rules When Treating Depressed Teens



• Drinking Parents Less Likely to Monitor their Kids' Drinking



• College Girls Say HPV Virus is Easy to Get



• Government Wants More Studies on Effect of Cell Phone Exposure



• Utah Researchers Discovering Genetic Component in Suicide



• Teens Believe It's Okay to Cheat in Order to Get Ahead



• Teens Optimistic that They Can Solve Problems like Global Warming



• More Parents Joining Their Children in Treatments for Mental Disorders



• Missouri Reforms Its Reform Schools to a More Effective Therapeutic Model



• Parents Tend to Underestimate Younger Teens' Drug and Liquor Habits



• ADHD May be a Brain Developmental Delay



• Schools Start Anti-Dating Violence Educational Programs for Teens



• Parents of Children with Disabilities More Likely to Use Private Schools



• Teens Buy One-Fourth of Alcohol Consumed in the United States



• Random Drug Tests May Not Deter High School Students from Drugs



• Cohabitation Puts kids at Risk for Child Abuse



• Adolescents More Likely to Become Addicted and to Need Different Treatments than Adults



• Doctors Test for Behavior Disorders in Preschoolers as Young as Two



• Doctors' Group Recommends Screening Every Baby for Autism



• Middle School "Fashion Police" Demand Designer Clothing



• Military Boarding Schools



• Watching TV and Video Games Linked to Teens' High Blood Pressure



• Teens With Too Much Money More Likely to Drink Heavily



• Mental Bullying of Teenagers Linked to Boys Carrying Guns



• Kids Ignore Warnings On Liquor Ads and Bottles



• Alcohol-Abusers Wait Eight Years to Be Treated



• Teens Prefer Prescription Drugs Over Marijuana and Alcohol



• At-Risk Teen Girls More Likely To Engage in Casual Risky Sex



• The Perfect Gift for A Graduate? Nip and Tuck Cosmetic Surgery



• TV and Video Games Could Cause Attention and Learning Disorders



• Teens' Attitudes Toward Smoking Influences Their Own Smoking Habits



• Stepfathers Can Influence Boys But Not Girls' Sex Habits



• Movie Stars Who Smoke Influence Kids to Do the Same



• Girls and Boys' Brains Develop Similarly



• New Trend to Diagnose Autism and ADHD in Infants



• What is Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy?



• About Bullying



• Animal Assisted Therapy for Troubled Teens



• Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse - a Multi-layered Approach



• Playing Car Racing Video Games Adversely Affects Real Driving Habits



• 75% of High School Students Say They're Bored in School



• Poll Indicates That Teens Keep Rules of Internet Communication



• Acne Does Get Worse Under Stress



• It Is Those Raging Hormones After All!



• Low Birth Weight Connected to Depression in Teenage Girls



• China Tightens Rules on Foreign Adoptions



• FDA Tries To Protect Children From Anti-Depressant Risks



• September Is Addiction Recovery Month

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