Troubled Teen Help Directory

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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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• Island View

  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.

• Pine Ridge Academy

  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.

• Swift River Boarding School for Troubled Teens

  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.

• Turn About Ranch Program for Troubled Teens

  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.

• Youth Care Residential Treatment Center

  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

• 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.

• Treatment Center.com

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