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The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
"NATSAP was created in January of 1999 to serve as a national resource for programs and professionals assisting young people beleaguered by emotional and behavioral difficulties."

The Education Revolution
"The Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO) is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 by education expert Jerry Mintz to advance learner-centered approaches to education. AERO is considered by many to be the primary hub of communications and support for educational alternatives around the world."

Therapeutic Schools
A list of therapeutic/RTC/Emotional growth schools.

Adirondack Leadership Expeditions, Saranac Lake, NY
"Adirondack Leadership Expeditions is a character development wilderness program for troubled teens that promotes personal growth through a focus on insight-oriented experiences. The forested, mountain setting removes urban distractions and simplifies options to help students gain insight into their core values and accept responsibility for their choices."

The Academy at Swift River, Cummington, MA
"Swift River is a year-round, co-educational boarding school for students, ages 13 through 18, who are experiencing difficulties managing their lives at home or in school."

Aspen Education Group
"We offer private therapeutic boarding schools that help students with academic, behavioral, and emotional problems; wilderness camps that are an effective therapeutic alternative to boot camps; residential treatment programs for adolescents with substance abuse problems; and summer camps for children with ADHD, Asperger's/Autism, and other emotional or behavioral issues."

Aspen Ranch, Loa, UT
"Low self-esteem, academic underachievement, substance abuse and family conflict are some of the issues students at Aspen Ranch may be struggling with when they first arrive."

Bromley Brook School, Manchester, VT
"Bromley Brook boarding school for girls educates young women to be tomorrow's leaders. Our mission is to teach each girl to recognize her own individual needs and to use her self-awareness to achieve more than she thought possible."

Cedars Academy, Bridgeville, DE
"The program at Cedars is based upon our understanding of the comprehensive nature of the learning problems characteristic of the student we enroll, many who have been classified as having learning disabilities or ADHD."

CEDU
"Since 1967, we have helped families find solutions for their troubled teens. As the founder of the nation's first emotional growth program for adolescents, we have the expertise and experience to help guide your son or daughter onto a healthy and productive path. CEDU has helped thousands of young adults find success and repair relationships with their families."

Copper Canyon Academy, Lake Montezuma, AZ
"Copper Canyon Academy offers a boarding school for girls with behavioral problems, emotional problems, or learning problems."

Copper Hills Youth Center
"COPPER HILLS YOUTH CENTER is a 110-bed private adolescent residential treatment center for teenagers 12-17 years of age. The youth placed in our care can no longer remain in their home communities because their lives have become unmanageable. Their lives are usually spinning out of control and clearly out of focus. Often their problems are layered with drug and alcohol abuse or misuse."

Excel Academy, Conroe, TX
"Excel Academy, a boarding school for boys and girls, combines academic intensity with a strong culture of personal responsibility to serve emotionally or behaviorally challenged teenagers."

The Fenster School, Tucson, AZ
"The Fenster School endeavors to help parents who have teens who are capable but underachieving in school and also in some cases, those who may not be following the rules at home."

Gatehouse Academy, Wickenburg, AZ
"Young adults & troubled teens with substance abuse, behavior and drug and alcohol issues who are searching for help and information come to Gatehouse. Our long-term residential treatment is an alternative to typical short-term rehab centers."

Lone Star Expeditions, Groveton, TX
"Lone Star Expeditions is a therapeutic intervention that combines traditional therapy with a wilderness setting to engage students in exploring their character in a safe, but challenging environment."

The Montcalm School, Van Wert, OH
"Now there's an alternative education option to "tough-love" military schools and revolving door boarding schools. It's The Montcalm School in Albion, Michigan, a not-for-profit, private-referral school and residential treatment center for 12 to 18-year old boys."

Mount Bachelor Academy, Prineville, OR
"Provides a well-rounded academic and emotional growth curriculum  designed for children who may have had behavioral, emotional or motivational problems or learning disabilities."

New Leaf Academy, Bend, OR
"New Leaf is a therapeutic boarding school that offers a safe, nurturing environment for struggling middle school age girls. At the time of admission, our students are over 10 and under 14 years of age."

Passages to Recovery, Loa, UT
"Passages to Recovery is a nomadic wilderness program incorporating an innovative, holistic approach to a variety of issues including substance abuse, anxiety, depression, difficulties with relationships and others. We are a treatment and recovery program set in the wilderness."

Penikese Island School, Woods Hole, MA
"Penikese Island stands twelve miles off the southern tip of Cape Cod in Buzzards Bay, at the end of the Elizabeth Island chain. Just as it has long been a nesting habitat for fragile migratory birds, so it has proved to be an island of refuge and renewal for troubled boys."

Pine Ridge Academy, Draper, UT
"Pine Ridge Academy is a therapeutic boarding school and residential treatment center for youth and teenagers between the ages of 11 and 18 who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or academic difficulties."

San Cristobal Ranch Academy, Taos, NM
"The San Cristobal Ranch Academy is a transitional learning center, where students participate in classroom academics and field-based experiential education. The primary focus of these classes is to teach young men (18 and over) important life skills to further develop their minds, bodies, and spirits."

Red Top Meadows, Wilson, WY
"Red Top Meadows is a private, non-profit Residential Treatment Program and Therapeutic Wilderness Program that provides services for emotionally and/or behaviorally challenged adolescent boys."

Spring Ridge Academy, Spring Valley, AZ
"Spring Ridge Academy offers high school women a choice for change and an opportunity to redirect their lives. The catalyst for creating this change is a powerful, affirmative program that creates confidence and competence in core areas: emotional, physical, academic, community, and family."

Stone Soup School, Crescent City
"Our small class sizes and low student to teacher ratio set us apart from other schools. We can put your troubled teen back on track, with more effective results than boot camps or wilderness programs."

Stone Mountain School, Black Mountain, NC
"Stone Mountain School at Camp Elliott is licensed to provide long-term residential care in an outdoor environment."

Turn About Ranch, Escalante, UT
"Turn-About Ranch is a short-term, high-impact therapy program that emphasizes family values and relationships. This co-ed program is located on a cattle ranch in Escalante, Utah and accepts students between the ages of 12 to 18."

Youth Care, Draper, UT
"Youth Care offers residential treatment in a home like environment for youth ages 11 to 18 who are experiencing academic, emotional, or behavioral problems including substance abuse."