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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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Find an exciting and challenging summer adventure camp or program for your teenager. Activities including horseback riding, hiking, backpacking and rock climbing in the great outdoors will ensure your child has fun and action packed summer vacation.

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Adirondack Leadership Expeditions   border= Adirondack Leadership Expeditions is a character development wilderness program for troubled teens that promotes personal growth through a focus on insight-oriented experiences.

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Aspen Achievement Academy   border= Aspen Achievement Academy is a flexible length of stay program for adolescents 13-17, emphasizing therapy, experiential learning and behavioral change. As one of the few licensed and accredited outdoor treatment programs, AAA has a decade of history in providing high impact professional staffed treatment to adolescents and their families and is contracted with a number of insurance companies and EAP's to provide treatment for mental health and substance abuse.

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LoneStar Expeditions   border= Lone Star Expeditions is a therapeutic intervention that combines traditional therapy with a wilderness setting to engage students in exploring their character in a safe, but challenging environment. Lone Star is a licensed treatment program with a focus on assessment, intervention and aftercare.

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Oregon Trails   border= Campers ages 14-17 with ADHD or Asperger’s will take part in an inspiring 3 week expedition in the mountainous region of Redmond, Oregon. In an environment that invites self reflection,  campers will learn accountability,  teamwork, confidence, and goal setting through a wide variety of experiential activities.

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Outback Therapeutic Expeditions   border= Outback's Wilderness Program blends the best of the "ancient cultural systems" with the most effective and proven therapeutic processes. Teens will experience the highest standards of safety and therapy in the context of one of the most powerful settings for real change - the wilderness and students can earn academic credit while in the program.

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SUWS   border= SUWS licensed wilderness programs provide families with a safe and immediate intervention by utilizing its search and rescue metaphor, individualized treatment plans, and flexible length of stay. The wilderness environment and experiential learning help students recognize and build upon their own sense of self-worth as they learn the value of helping others.

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Talisman Summer Camp for Boys and Girls   border= Talisman Summer Base Camp provides exciting adventures for boys and girls ages 9-13 with learning disabilities (LD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), and attention deficity hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Participants live on campus in rustic cabins. Activities include white water rafting, rock climbing, backpacking, and much more.

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Wellspring Adventure Camp   border= Wellspring Adventure Camp is the most effective summer program for weight loss and behavioral change ever developed. Through unprecedented activity levels and an innovative, healthful menu, participants can lose an average of nearly 5 pounds each week. Weight comes off rapidly and mood and self-esteem improve even faster. Campers experience success and gain the tools they will need to be successful weight controllers for life.

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