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Diamond Ranch Academy
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Licensed Youth Residential Treatment Center for troubled teens from ages 12 to 17, located on 200 acres, in Utah's beautiful color country. We integrate an accredited academic curriculum with a comprehensive therapeutic component.
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Buxmont Academy
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24-hour treatment setting for youths 12-18 located in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Research has proven that youth in Buxmont programs improve significantly in terms of behavior, social values and self-esteem.
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Colt Schools
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Located in Montana, for teen boys and girls, ages 12-18, COLT is a Christian based program designed to help troubled teens overcome challenges ranging from drug and alcohol abuse, and behavioral problems as well.
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Falcon Ridge Ranch
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Falcon Ridge Ranch is located in Utah, within 10 miles of Zion National Park. Falcon Ridge Ranch is a state-licensed residential treatment facility for female adolescents, ages 12 to 17, who are experiencing behavioral and emotional problems that require a level of structure and care beyond that which is available in traditional outpatient clinics, but that does not require inpatient psychiatric care.
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Mount Carmel Youth Ranch
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Mount Carmel Youth Ranch is a real working cattle ranch located in Northern Wyoming, for at risk young men, ages 12-18. Our adventure-experiential therapies based program helps at-risk teens through a mind, body, and spirit approach aimed at the young mans mature emotional development.
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Alaska State Directory of Teen & Family Support
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| Parenting Guide to Teen Help |
| Implement a strict behavior management program in your home |
| Try using behavior contracts with your teen |
| Consider professional counseling and therapy |
| Residential treatment is an option for teens that need more intensive therapy |
| Boot Camps, boarding schools, or Wilderness Camps offer a very highly structured environment that focuses primarily on discipline |
| Hospitalization or Jail is the measure of last resort. Consider using these options if your teen has demonstrated that he is a danger to himself or to others |
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Alaska 211
2-1-1 Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm
Statewide directory of health and human services information and referral. |
Alaska Al-Anon & Alateen
12-Step fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics |
Alaska Attachment and Bonding Associates
907-376-0366
Wasilla Advocacy through education for youth experiencing attachment and bonding problems |
Alaska Children's Services
907-346-2101
Anchorage Comprehensive program of treatment for troubled youth and their families. Services are provided to children, adolescents, and their families from throughout the state of Alaska. |
| Alaska Department of Juvenile Justice Locations |
Alaska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs |
Alaska Family Directory
Community organizations for parents of children with special needs. |
Alaska Job Corps Center
907-562-6200
1-800-733-JOBS
Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential, education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16-24. |
Alaska Military Youth Academy
907-375-5556
Anchorage 907-374-7960
Fairbanks 1-877-242-5643
The Alaska Military Youth Academy is designed to meet the life-coping skills and educational needs of 16 to 19 year old Alaskans. |
Alaska Public Health Centers
Our goal is to work in partnership with individuals, communities, and systems to improve the health of Alaskans in a manner that promotes self-reliance, dignity, and cultural integrity. |
Alaska Youth and Family Network
907-770-4979
1-888-770-4979
Advocacy organization that supports and teaches family members with children and youth with emotional, or behavioral problems. |
Maniilaq Association
1-800-431-3321
Health, tribal, and social services to residents of rural northwest Alaska. |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska
Statewide mentoring program that assists children and youth |
Catholic Social Services Alaska
907-277-2554 |
Covenant House Alaska
907-339-4222 |
Denali KidCare (Health Insurance for Children & Teens)
907-269-6529
1-888-318-8890
Free and low-cost health insurance coverage for children and teens through age 18 |
Disability Law Center of Alaska
907-565-1002 Anchorage
907-543-3357 Bethel
907-456-1070 Fairbanks
907-586-1627 Juneau
1-800-478-1234 TTY
Legal advocacy services for people with disabilities anywhere in Alaska |
Hope Community Resources
907-561-5335 Anchorage
1-800-478-2117 Dillingham
907-463-3602 Juneau
907-486-5011 Kodiak
907-357-3750 Wasilla |
| Narcotic Drug Treatment Center
907-276-6430
Assists individuals to overcome both physical and psychological dependency on drugs and provides free, anonymous HIV testing. |
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Alaska Mental Health Consumer Web
907-222-7683
Internet resource for mental health consumers. |
Counseling and Therapy
Referrals to mental health professionals in your area. |
Alaska Brain Injury Network
907-274-2824 Anchorage
1-888-574-2824
Advocacy, education, and resources for the survivors of traumatic brain injury and their families. |
Law Project for Psychiatric Rights
907-274-7686
Provides a coordinated legal effort seeking to end the abuses against people diagnosed with mental illness through individual legal representation. |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Alaska (NAMI)
1-800-478-4462
Support, education, advocacy, and research organization working to improve the lives of those with mental illness. Affiliates hold monthly support meetings and provide educational meetings on various topics connected with mental illness. |
Mental Health Association in Alaska
907-563-0880
The Mental Health Association in Alaska (MHAA) is a Division of the National Mental Health Association and is dedicated to the promotion of good mental health, the prevention of mental illness and ongoing improvement in the care and treatment of the mentally ill through advocacy, education, referral, research, legislative input and the monitoring of existing programs. |
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