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Total Transformation
Company Description
Total Transformation in Westbrook, ME is a wilderness therapy program that immerses teens in nature to foster self-discovery and healing.
In addition to core services, the program incorporates faith-based principles that encourage spiritual growth and outdoor experiences that build resilience...
Turn-About Ranch located in Escalante, UT is a therapeutic boarding school blending accredited academics with clinical care. In addition to core services, the program incorporates faith-based principles that encourage spiritual growth. Students follow structured schedules that integrate classroom learning, individual therapy, group sessions, and recreational activities. This holistic approach helps adolescents manage mental health challenges while staying on track academically. Teachers and therapists collaborate to create individualized plans that address each student's needs. Serving Co-ed, ages 13–17, the program aims...
Company Location
280 North 300 East, PO Box 345 Escalante, UT 84726 435-826-4240
Short Ridge Academy located in Milton, NH is a therapeutic boarding school blending accredited academics with clinical care. Students follow structured schedules that integrate classroom learning, individual therapy, group sessions, and recreational activities. This holistic approach helps adolescents manage mental health challenges while staying on track academically. Teachers and therapists collaborate to create individualized plans that address each student's needs. Serving Co-ed, ages 13–17, the program aims to help young people overcome obstacles and build confidence. Families are encouraged to...
Midwest Academy located in Keokuk, IA is a therapeutic boarding school blending accredited academics with clinical care. Students follow structured schedules that integrate classroom learning, individual therapy, group sessions, and recreational activities. This holistic approach helps adolescents manage mental health challenges while staying on track academically. Teachers and therapists collaborate to create individualized plans that address each student's needs. Serving Co-ed, ages 13–17, the program aims to help young people overcome obstacles and build confidence. Families are encouraged to reach...
Gateway Academy located in Salt Lake City, UT is a therapeutic boarding school blending accredited academics with clinical care. Students follow structured schedules that integrate classroom learning, individual therapy, group sessions, and recreational activities. This holistic approach helps adolescents manage mental health challenges while staying on track academically. Teachers and therapists collaborate to create individualized plans that address each student's needs. Serving Co-ed, ages 13–17, the program aims to help young people overcome obstacles and build confidence. Families are encouraged...
Company Location
2487 South 700 East Salt Lake City, UT 84106 801-232-1428
Bonneville Canyon Retreat located in the United States is a therapeutic boarding school blending accredited academics with clinical care. Students follow structured schedules that integrate classroom learning, individual therapy, group sessions, and recreational activities. This holistic approach helps adolescents manage mental health challenges while staying on track academically. Teachers and therapists collaborate to create individualized plans that address each student's needs. Serving Co-ed, ages 13–17, the program aims to help young people overcome obstacles and build confidence. Families are encouraged...
Columbus Behavioral Center for Children and Adolescents is a residential treatment facility in Columbus, Indiana that provides 24/7 care for youth who need a structured, intensive setting to address significant mental health and behavioral concerns. The center describes serving youth ages 8–17 and offering both residential and outpatient services, with programming tailored to developmental needs. A notable feature highlighted by the program is its use of evidence-based approaches often used with adolescents who struggle with emotion regulation, trauma symptoms, and...
Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home (Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services) in Ruston provides intensive residential psychiatric care for youth who cannot safely live with their families, in foster care, or in less intensive treatment settings. The Ruston campus is presented as the organization’s home base for statewide operations and includes a large campus with treatment, administrative, and recreational facilities. According to the program’s overview, the Ruston children’s home serves youth ages 11–17 with significant emotional and behavioral needs. Care...
The Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA) – Baltimore is a state-operated residential psychiatric treatment program in Maryland for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. The institute describes its mission as supporting youth with intensive behavioral health needs who require a structured residential setting. RICA-Baltimore’s overview notes that the program provides residential psychiatric treatment for youth ages 12–17.6. The institute describes 24-hour supervision, structured routines, and clinical programming designed to help stabilize symptoms and build skills for returning...
State 4-H in Lincoln, NE is a wilderness therapy program that immerses teens in nature to foster self-discovery and healing. In addition to core services, the program incorporates outdoor experiences that build resilience and teamwork. Participants live and learn in the outdoors, tackling challenges like hiking, navigation, and campcraft under the guidance of therapists and field guides. The natural setting strips away distractions and allows teens to focus on building coping skills, resilience, and healthy relationships. Families are involved through...
Company Location
114 Agricultural Hall Lincoln, NE 68583 402-472-2805
Tamarack Center located in Spokane, WA is a therapeutic boarding school blending accredited academics with clinical care. Students follow structured schedules that integrate classroom learning, individual therapy, group sessions, and recreational activities. This holistic approach helps adolescents manage mental health challenges while staying on track academically. Teachers and therapists collaborate to create individualized plans that address each student's needs. Serving Co-ed, ages 13–17, the program aims to help young people overcome obstacles and build confidence. Families are encouraged to reach...
Company Location
2901 West Fort George Wright Drive Spokane, WA 99224 800-736-3410
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