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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.



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As a parent you are often challenged by outside influences that threaten your child's emotional and behavioral development. Imagine a place where old-time values such as honesty, respect, teamwork, and accountability are the standard. Turn-About Ranch is such a place. Teens thrive in the unique environment of this spirited working cow-and-horse ranch. As they get back to basics, they are challenged to examine their values and recognize how their poor choices have impacted their lives.

Turn-About Ranch features a hard-hitting, high-impact residential program works wonders with defiant teens where the experience of the ranch setting has a powerful real-world impact. Learn more about Turn-About Ranch >>.

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Residential Treatment Facilities provide 24-hour treatment and care for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders.  Schools and treatment centers provide students with the necessary structure and time to internalize positive change with the goal of true healthy growth and the creation of a positive future for each student and their family.  Programs last from six months to two years, allowing time for each child to experience a stable educational community thus resulting in healthy self expression, academic excellence, individual responsibility and service to others.

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Aspen Ranch   border= Aspen Ranch is a licensed residential treatment center located in rural Loa, Utah, about three hours south of Salt Lake City. The 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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Equine Therapy Program for Troubled Teens  border= Equine TLC (Teaching Life skills for Change) is founded on the principle that, through working with horses, students can learn life skills that initiate change. All aspects of horses and horsemanship are used in the program, from bareback riding, to jumping, to barrel racing, to young horse training. Horsemanship skills are integrated with team building activities, experiential learning, and therapy groups to create a unique program with endless possibilities.

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Island View   border= Island View is a licensed residential treatment center that provides comprehensive services and programs for children 12 to 18 years of age.  The program at Island View ensures a safe, predictable, organized and supportive environment where residents are taught and encouraged to overcome maladaptive and self-defeating behaviors and are challenged to acquire and practice pro-social behaviors.  By taking a complete approach to healing, Island View has a proven track record of building and reshaping the lives of troubled youth.  The academic program at Island View is fully accredited with the Utah Department of Education, the California Department of Education and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.

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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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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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SunHawk Academy Residential Treatment for Teens  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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Swift River Boarding School for Troubled Teens  border= The Academy at Swift River specializes in working with adolescents having social, academic and familial difficulties. The Academy at Swift River combines cognitive and emotive approaches in order to allow children time for natural growth within the classroom, the family, the environment and themselves.

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Turn About Ranch Program for Troubled Teens  border= Turn-About Ranch is a short-term, 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 Residential Treatment Center  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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How Can I Send My Child Away?   Many parents struggle with the decision of sending their child away to get help. Sometimes you might start to second-guess yourself, feeling guilty or fearful that you're just trying to get rid of the problem temporarily and that your child might hate you for it. Most parents feel that sending their child away to get treatment is an extreme move and usually don't come to make such a decision until after all other alternatives have failed.

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Treatment Center.com  A searchable nationwide directory of treatment centers that specialize in the treatment of alcoholism, addiction, eating disorders, and drug problems.

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