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Wilderness Therapy Programs for Troubled Teens California CA

Wilderness Therapy Programs for Troubled Teens in California

Thanks to today’s rise in troubled teens, residential facilities like wilderness therapy programs are also on the rise - including facilities targeting families from the state of California.

Wilderness therapy programs are residential treatment facilities that have the unique distinction of operating completely outdoors.

According to wilderness therapy advocates, wilderness therapy programs are effective in rehabilitating the negative behaviors of troubled teens largely thanks to their wilderness environment - one that is completely removed from the distractions, and more importantly, the negative influence of the outside world.

While there may not be any wilderness therapy programs in the state of California, there are plenty of wilderness therapy programs that serve families from all over the nation.

However, parents from California considering utilizing this type of treatment should first be made aware of its downside.

Like many of today’s ‘cutting-edge treatments offering the latest behavioral and mental health treatments to families of troubled teens, there are some wilderness therapy programs that are simply out to make a quick buck, understaffed, or clinically untested.

Elk Mountain Academy: A New Kind of Wilderness Therapy Program for Troubled Girls in California

We offer troubled girls from California a unique treatment opportunity in participating in wilderness therapy first and then enroll with us at our residential treatment program.

By receiving both forms of treatment, our students will receive the most effective and consistent care that no two separate programs could possibly provide.

At Elk Mountain, it is our mission to provide excellent behavioral, emotional, and spiritual balance to teen girls whose lives have become unmanageable due to out-of-control behavior.

While our residential treatment center is located in Montana, we have proudly served families from all over the country (including those from ~region) for over 20 years.

Elk Mountain Provides Innovative Therapy, including individual, group, and family counseling to troubled teens from California.

We also provide specialized help for students dealing with trauma and/or abandonment issues. Whatever the underlying issues may be, our goal is to uncover the psychological factors contributing to our student’s unhealthy behavioral choices.

"The Elk Mountain Academy students learn therapeutic tools that will assist them for the rest of her life... to be a healthy young woman."

Students at Elk Mountain Academy live together in our beautiful lodge and meet regularly with their therapist, who helps them confront fears and gain confidence in a safe, nurturing, and structured environment.

Elk Mountain Provides Innovative Therapy, including individual, group, and family counseling. We also provide specialized help for students dealing with trauma and/or abandonment issues.

Girls who are having emotional and behavioral problems tend to be failing in school. So, our on-site, accredited academic program is intentionally computer-based and assisted by a licensed teacher, so that girls get caught up and even get ahead in their schooling.

Regular academic progress reports are available at any time.

For more information regarding our treatment program, please call us today at (208) 266-1122.

Help for Believers from California

24/7 Crisis Lines for people living in California: If any Christian man, woman, or child is dealing with alcohol and drug abuse, anorexia, binge eating, bipolar disorder, Borderline, BPD, bulimia, cutting, depression, sexual abuse, runaways, or self-injury.

List of hotlines for people from California (see below). Help for people from California who have found themselves in bad situations should Dial 911 immediately, or call:

Crisis Numbers for Help (Any age) For People From California

NAMI California Hotline: 1-800-950-6264

Suicide Hotline in California: 1-800-273-8255

United Way Crisis Helpline in California: 1-800-233-HELP

Christian Oriented Hotline for California: 1-877-949-HELP

Social Security Administration in California: 1-800-772-1213

As a Christ-centered therapeutic boarding school for girls from California, it is our pleasure to introduce every Elk Mountain Academy (EMA) student to Jesus Christ. "that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation." 2 Corinthians 5:19

At Elk Mountain Academy we've created an intimate environment where emotional and spiritual growth is personal and rewarding. We aim to lead, mentor, coach, and edify our students from California so that they become self-motivated and governed by the standards Christ set for us.

California Suicide Hotlines

California Suicide Hotlines: California Suicide Hotlines: If you would prefer to call a California suicide hotline instead of a national hotline, there are several California suicide prevention hotlines available. However, unlike most national options, some California hotlines may not be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. California suicide hotline numbers include:

NAMI California: 916-859-4827

California Mental Health Service Authority: 916-859-4827

AFSA (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention): 707-968-7563

California Accredited Crisis Centers: 800-273-8255

Friends for Survival: 916-392-0664

Elk Mountain Academy is a non-denominational Christian therapeutic boarding school for struggling girls from California. We focus on therapeutic intervention, college-preparatory academics, Christian discipleship, emotional growth, and leadership training.

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