Below is a list of the top troubled teen programs
You can browse them and check the programs and services they provide.
If you are looking for a troubled teen program
in specific state please click on the appropriate link
in the sidebar to find a troubled teen program in the state you are
located in.
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...
Maryhurst is a Louisville, Kentucky nonprofit that provides intensive services for youth, with a long history of supporting girls who have experienced significant adversity. The organization describes serving thousands of girls since its founding and focuses on helping young people find safety and stability when home and community supports are not enough. For families seeking residential care, Maryhurst offers a campus-based residential treatment setting in Louisville’s East End. The residential program is described as welcoming young survivors of abuse and...
Company Location
1015 Dorsey Lane Louisville, KY 40223 502-245-1576
Seattle Children’s Hospital offers an Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) through its Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine services. This teen PHP is designed for adolescents ages 13–17 who need an intensive, structured level of mental health treatment while continuing to live at home. Partial hospitalization is often appropriate when a teen requires more support than weekly outpatient therapy can provide, but does not need inpatient hospitalization or can safely step down from an inpatient stay. Seattle Children’s describes its adolescent PHP...
Spectrum Care Academy located in Columbia, KY 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...
Sunset Bay Academy located in PMB. # 828 San Ysidro, CA 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....
Company Location
641 E. San Ysidro Blvd. Suite B3, PMB. # 828 San Ysidro, CA 92173 888-202-4601
Promise Village located in Davisburg, MI 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 Boys, ages 13–17, the program aims...
Julian Youth Academy located in Chino, CA 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 Boys, ages 13–17, the program...
Discovery Academy in Provo, UT 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 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,...
Alexander Youth Network’s Residential Treatment Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, provides a structured, relationship‑focused therapeutic home for adolescents ages 13–17 with advanced mental and behavioral health needs. The program operates under a 24‑hour residential model where children receive individualized treatment plans, dedicated treatment teams and sessions with licensed therapists. The organization explains that this around‑the‑clock care delivers a structured therapeutic environment that helps youth stabilize and build healthy relationshipshttps://www.alexanderyouthnetwork.org/residential-treatment-center-rtc-greensboro-nc/#:~:text=The%20Residential%20Treatment%20Center%20,clock%20therapeutic%20model. A board‑certified child and adolescent psychiatrist directs the program, and on‑site...
East Mountain Youth Lodge is a residential treatment program in Belle Mead, New Jersey operated by Carrier Clinic (Hackensack Meridian Health). It serves adolescents ages 13–17 who need a structured, supervised setting for stabilization and intensive psychiatric treatment. Families may consider East Mountain when a teen is experiencing serious mood or behavioral health symptoms that are interfering with safety, school participation, and family functioning, and outpatient care is not enough. The program describes individualized treatment delivered by a multidisciplinary team...
Company Location
45 East Mountain Road Belle Mead, NJ 08502 800-933-3579
NFI Evolutions is a statewide Intensive Residential Treatment Program (IRTP) located in Westborough, Massachusetts, serving youth ages 13–18 who are navigating serious emotional disturbance, trauma histories, or other significant mental health needs. The program is designed for adolescents who require a highly structured, 24/7 therapeutic setting to stabilize, build coping skills, and prepare for a successful return to their home community. Evolutions emphasizes strengths-based and practical skill building. Treatment is intended to help teens recognize triggers, manage overwhelming emotional states,...
Moving from Punishment to Meaningful Consequences: A More Effective Discipline Approach
As a teacher and a parent, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the difference between punishment and consequences. Over the years, I’ve seen firsthand how the approach we Read More
Setting Realistic Expectations for Yourself
When your teen is acting out, struggling with mental health, or navigating a disability, it’s tempting to believe you must always have the answers or fix everything overnight. But placing Read More
Celebrating Small Wins as a Family
Life moves fast, and sometimes it feels like we’re all racing toward the next big thing — the next test, the next promotion, the next milestone. But what about the Read More