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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...
Boys Town National Research Hospital’s Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in Boys Town, Nebraska provides medically directed residential care for children and teens who need a secure, highly structured setting. On its official program page, Boys Town explains that the RTC serves youth ages 5–17 and is designed for serious behavioral and mental health needs that have been difficult to manage in the community. Families typically consider a psychiatric residential level of care when outpatient therapy, school-based supports, or other community...
House of Hope Kansas City is a therapeutic boarding school–style residential program in Overland Park, Kansas that focuses on helping teenagers and families rebuild after emotional and behavioral challenges. On the organization’s official website, House of Hope describes itself as a Christian-based nonprofit in the Kansas City metro area that offers an affordable residential program of healing for teens ages 13–17, along with a Family Counseling Center that serves teen girls and boys and their families. For families considering residential...
Orchard Place’s Residential Campus in Des Moines is Iowa’s largest Psychiatric Medical Institute for Children (PMIC), serving boys and girls ages 10–18 who require intensive psychiatric care in a structured environment. Licensed for 103 beds, the 10‑acre campus includes four residential cottages, a family services center, a medical clinic, gymnasium, greenhouse and schoolhttps://orchardplace.dmschools.org/admission/#:~:text=Orchard%20Place%20Schoool%20is%20located%C2%A0on,greenhouse%2C%20and%20Orchard%20Place%20School. Youth come to Orchard Place with a wide range of diagnoses including mood disorders, trauma‑related conditions and developmental challenges. From the moment of admission, each child receives...
Company Location
925 SW Porter Avenue Des Moines, IA 50315 515-285-6781
Transforteens 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 to reach...
Shelterwood located in Independence, MO 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 to...
Company Location
3205 N Twyman Rd Independence, MO 64058 800-584-5005
Mercy Home located in Chicago, IL 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
1140 W Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL 60607 312-738-7560
Freedon Village in Lakemont, NY 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
5275 Rt. 14 PO Box 24 Lakemont, NY 14857 607-243-8126
Birdseye Boys Ranch located in Spanish Fork, 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 Boys, ages 13–17, the program aims to help young people overcome obstacles and build confidence. Families are encouraged...
Compass Intervention Center in Memphis, Tennessee offers a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) designed to address psychiatric symptoms, substance use concerns, or dual diagnosis challenges in teens who are stable enough to live at home during treatment. PHP is commonly used when a teen needs more intensive support than weekly outpatient therapy but does not require 24/7 inpatient hospitalization. Compass positions its services as trauma-informed behavioral healthcare and states that it serves children and teens up to age 17. Compass describes...
Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana (Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services) is a residential psychiatric treatment program located near Sulphur, Louisiana. The facility describes itself as providing intensive and comprehensive residential psychiatric care for youth who cannot be served safely in their communities, foster care, or treatment group homes due to significant emotional and behavioral needs. The program states it serves boys and girls ages 12–17 in a highly structured residential setting. In addition to round-the-clock care, the...
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