Not sure if this program supplies any long term solution to the addiction problem. The Teen can very easily finish this program within a 6 month period and if your teen is too honest or acts out too much they will kick them out which is not in the spirt of the 12 steps that they say the program is based on. Very little to no support for the parents in this program. I got very little real help from the parent group or counselors. My Teens real issues were never addressed. When in this program I felt it was more about making their numbers look good by keeping the teens with real issues out. This seems to be a good program for teens that maybe had a few problems with using but are not truly addicts. They seem to dump all the really troubled teens so they can say their success rate is high. Felt like everyone was just really glorified baby sitters. Very little direction or help from staff just send your money in and we will give your teen a check list of things to do but not dig deep into any of the real issues that may be causing your teen to use. I would never go back. I would move to different state to find another program before going back here.
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Family Services, Human Services
Mission: Teen and family services provides weekly meetings for parents and teens to provide support to parents and teens who are coping with teen substance abuse.
Programs: Teen and family services provides weekly meetings for parents and teens to provide support to parents and teens who are coping with teen substance abuse abstinence and family counseling as well as after school, weekend programs and outward bound style retreats are provided to help teens develop self confidence and problem sloving skills.