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Copper Canyon AcademyCOPPER 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.



Excel AcademyEXCEL ACADEMY has a Junior High School, a College Prep High School, and a College program, enabling us to help preteens, teens, and young adults. EXCEL ACADEMY boasts a compelling history of success with students who have had previous school or therapeutic failures. EXCEL ACADEMY offers an intensely effective milieu without the look and feel of traditional programs and places a heavy emphasis on ensuring that all students feel safe and part of "the family" regardless of past environment, behavior, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or history of abuse or trauma.

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Students struggling with motivational and self-esteem issues often find success through a structured, emotional growth boarding school environment. Catering to the non-traditional student, therapeutic-based boarding schools offer social, emotional, physical, and spiritual guidance, in addition to educational enrichment for troubled teens.

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Academy at Swift River   border= Boarding school in Massachusetts that specializes in teens struggling with behavior, emotional issues, and academics.

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Aspen Ranch   border= Aspen Ranch is an ideal environment for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17, who need an opportunity to make positive changes in their lives. Low-self esteem, academic underachievement, substance abuse, anger, and family conflict are some of the issues the students at Aspen Ranch may be struggling with when they first arrive. Living in a therapeutic environment, attending an individually paced school designed for success, participating in individual and group therapy, and involvement in a life-changing Equine Program, allows Aspen Ranch students to experience success, and rediscover a sense of self worth.

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Bromley Brook School for Girls   border= Boarding school for girls in New England that specializes in individual assessment and focuses on girls unique learning styles.

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Cedars Academy   border= The program at the Cedars Academy is based upon our understanding of the nature of the learning problems of the students we enroll. We present a process-oriented method which places the same degree of responsibility on the teacher to develop successful teaching style as it places on the student to develop a successful learning style. The student who attends the Cedars Academy tends to encounter difficulties in the classroom with peers, and among family members. These difficulties arise because our students perceive information differently from others, and tend not to select the relevant details when processing information.

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Cooper Canyon Academy School for Girls   border= Copper Canyon is a boarding school for girls ages 13-17 that are in need of a structured therapeutic environment. The program offers a warm, nurturing environment that promotes emotional and academic growth for every student.

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Excel Academy of Texas   border= Excel Academy specializes in taking troubled teens and turning their lives around. Their academic program boasts a graduating class with excellent SAT scores. If your teen is not achieving to his or her potential due to behavioral problems, emotional issues, or substance abuse issues, Excel Academy can help them change self-defeating behaviors and move toward a successful future.

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New Leaf Academy for Girls   border= New Leaf is a therapeutic boarding school that offers a safe, nurturing environment for struggling middle school age girls. Our 18-21 month program teaches positive self-expression, responsibility and helps troubled young girls and their families transition to a better place.

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NorthStar Center for Young Adults   border= North Star's mission is to facilitate recovery from substance abuse/dependence and self-defeating behaviors so that young adults can achieve their educational and life goals. Recovery, responsibility and recreation programs challenge students to think for themselves. Graduates know who they are, what they stand for and where they are going enabling them to become successful, healthy and active adults.

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Oakley School   border= Oakley is a leading college preparatory boarding school for ages 14-18 outside of Salt Lake City that provides a whole education to students as they learn to combine reason with emotion and freedom with responsibility. The Oakley experience is a commitment to excellence, preparation for the future, and an exceptional education where students are expected to achieve in four major components of education: academic excellence, emotional well-being, recreational learning and productive student life. A full curriculum includes Advanced Placement courses in all academic areas, while life skills classes enhance academic achievement. At Oakley School, teenagers excel in academics, acquire positive emotional communication and responsibility, and discover new strengths in physical adventures and community service.

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Pine Ridge Academy   border= A residential treatment center and boarding school for adolescents, Pine Ridge Academy accepts students who are experiencing emotional/behavioral or academic difficulties. Enrollment is limited to 14 students who reside in a nurturing environment designed to model a home and family-like setting. Programming includes therapy, academics, and recreational activities.

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Stone Mountain School Therapeutic School for Boys   border= A therapeutic boarding school for boys located in the mountain setting of a 100-acre campus in western North Carolina that serves boys ages 11 to 16 with issues such as attention deficit disorder and learning disabilities.

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SunHawk Academy   border= SunHawk's long-term residential program combines an intense clinical intervention with an accredited academic program. SunHawk Academy has a very comprehensive program, which begins by modifying negative behavior, then progresses with academics to complete the needed changes in young people's lives. A key ingredient is the amount of time and effort the therapists spend working directly with students and the interaction that they have with parents during and after the program.

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Turn About Ranch for Troubled Teens   border= Turn About Ranch is a high-impact therapy program that emphasizes family values and relationships. This co-ed program is licensed as a residential treatment center and offers education and treatment with a Christian-based philosophy.

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Youth Care Center for Youths   border= Youth Care offers residential treatment in a home like environment for youth ages 11 to 18 who are experiencing academic, emotional, or behavioral problems including substance abuse. Our intensive, therapeutic residential treatment center is licensed to treat youth and adolescents with such issues as: Depression, ADHD, Self-Destructive Behavior, Learning Disabilities, Substance Abuse

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Liahona Academy  Liahona Academy helps troubled teen boys that struggle with various teen issues. A sure recommendation with renowned credibility. A teen help resource for parents.

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Mount Bachelor Academy Therapeutic Boarding School  Therapeutic boarding schools help troubled teens improve their academics, social development, behavior, and emotional coping skills. Mount Bachelor, located in the beautiful mountains of Oregon, helps teens get back on track.

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