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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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Learn more about boot camps including the ineffectiveness of boot camps and their effect on your teens mental health. Studies show that struggling youths respond better to programs that include therapy and teach skills to deal with their emotions. Read information regarding adolescent violence and related health-risking social behavior.
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- Effectiveness of Boot Camps by NIH
Information about teen boot camps from the results of a two-and-a-half-day conference conducted by the National Institutes of Health that examined and assessed the current state of knowledge regarding adolescent violence and related health-risking social behavior and identified directions for future research.
- NMHA - About Juvenile Boot Camps
The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.
- Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
Read the Surgeon General's report on the ineffectivess of traditional boot camps in controlling Youth Violence at the National Library of Medicine.