Wilderness Therapy Programs for Troubled Teens in Colorado
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 Colorado.
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 Colorado, there are plenty of wilderness therapy programs that serve families from all over the nation.
However, parents from Colorado 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 Colorado
We offer troubled girls from Colorado 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 Colorado.
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 Colorado
24/7 Crisis Lines for people living in Colorado: 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 Colorado (see below). Help for people from Colorado who have found themselves in bad situations should Dial 911 immediately, or call:
Crisis Numbers for Help (Any age) For People From Colorado
HELP FOR RUNAWAYS FROM Colorado
National Runaway Switchboard for Colorado: 1-800-621-4000
Youth Crisis Hotline for Colorado: 1-800-448-4663
Child Help National Child Abuse Hotline in Colorado: 1-800-422-4453 (24/7)
SALVATION IN Colorado
Grace Help Line 24 Hour Christian Service: 1-800-982-8032
Want to know Jesus in Colorado? 1-888-NEED-HIM
SUICIDE PREVENTION IN Colorado
Emergency? dial 911
Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE: (784-2433)
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-827-7571
Veterans Suicide Prevention: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and press 1
EMA is a Christ-centered therapeutic boarding school for troubled girls from Colorado with emotional, behavioral, and academic issues. Licensed clinicians and counseling professionals who are professing Christians provide therapeutic services to EMA students.
"Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors" Psalms 19:11
Colorado Suicide Hotlines
Colorado Suicide Hotlines: Colorado Suicide Hotlines: If you would prefer to call a Colorado suicide hotline instead of a national hotline, there are several Colorado suicide prevention hotlines available. However, unlike most national options, some Colorado hotlines may not be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Colorado suicide hotline numbers include:
Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention: 303-692-2369
NAMI of Colorado: 303-321-3104
Mental Health Colorado: 720-208-2220
Source of Strength: 701-471-7186
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program: 303-429-3530
University of Colorado Depression Center: 303-724-3300
Elk Mountain Academy is a non-denominational Christian therapeutic boarding school for struggling girls from Colorado. We focus on therapeutic intervention, college-preparatory academics, Christian discipleship, emotional growth, and leadership training.