The Institute is now over twenty years old and continues to embody the purpose, goals, and activities of a family therapy oriented program. With a history that goes back to the development of an intensive adolescent treatment program requiring active parental participation, the Institute combines a biopsychosocial approach with an interest in the nature and process of family system evolution. The Institute is JCAHO accredited and represents a unique blend of clinical, medical, educational experiences and therapeutic heritage.

Accepts
Boys and Girls, Ages not specified.

Contact
10001 WEST 32ND AVENUE
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303)-238-1231
Fax (303)-238-0500
info@aficonline.com

http://www.aficonline.com

The Ashley Valley Wilderness program is a year round (coed) outdoor based therapy and drug rehabilitation program for young adults ages 18-25. AVW is located on a beautiful 15,000 acre working ranch in Northwest Colorado. AVW offers treatment services for drug and alcohol related problems as well as help for young adults who can’t seem to set their course for their future. Young adults that lack self-esteem and direction find it at AVW.

Accepts
Boys and Girls, Ages 18-25.

Contact
(866) 781-2450

http://www.ashleyvalleywilderness.com

Founded in 1959 and formerly known as Colorado Boys Ranch, CBR YouthConnect (CBRYC) is a national residential treatment facility that provides accredited mental health services and education to at-risk boys, ages 10 to 21, from across the United States. Located on 340 acres in Southeast Colorado, near the rural town of La Junta, CBRYC serves youth who have coexisting psychiatric, behavioral and educational problems that prevent them from successfully functioning in their homes, schools and communities. CBRYC’s mission is to achieve excellence in providing troubled youth with the means to become hopeful and productive citizens.

Accepts
Boys only, 10-21.

Contact
28071 Highway 109
PO Box 681
La Junta, CO 81050
Phone: (719) 384-5981
Toll Free: (800) 790-4993
Fax: (719) 384-8119

http://www.coloradoboysranch.org

Excelsior Youth Center is a residential treatment program created in 1973, serving girls ages 11-18 with emotional and behavior difficulties. We are committed to the treatment and education of young females to enhance their successful reintegration into their families and their communities.

Accepts
Girls, Ages 11-18.

Contact
15001 East Oxford Avenue
Aurora, CO 80014
Telephone: (303) 693-1550
Facsimile Transmissions: (303) 693-8309

http://www.excelsioryc.org

Forest Heights Lodge is a non-profit residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed boys located in Evergreen, Colorado. The residential program, which includes an on-ground school, admits boys between five and fourteen years of age, and enables students to return to a less restrictive environment generally within 18 to 24 months.

Accepts
Boys only, Ages 5-14.

Contact
P.O. Box 789
Evergreen, CO 80437-0789
Phone: 303.674.6681
Fax: 303.674.6805

http://www.forestheightslodge.org

The Monarch Center is an organization dedicated to working with families to reconnect and move through events and issues that have caused dysfunction and stress to arise. In particular, we effectively support parents and youths who are struggling with issues specific to the parent-adolescent relationship by utilizing both wilderness and relationship-based therapy in an intensive and transformative manner. These issues may include disrespecting authority, delinquency, substance abuse, academic struggles, emotional troubles, and peer conflicts.

Accepts
Boys and Girls, Ages 12-18.

Contact
Address: Box 797
Georgetown, CO 80444
Phone: 303 569-0767
Fax: 303 569-0120

http://www.monarchcentercolorado.com

At the MOUNTAIN HOMES YOUTH RANCH, children can find themselves again through reestablishing important basic principles of behavior in their lives. They will learn to view themselves, their surroundings, and others in a new and different perspective; one in which they will see themselves as valued and meaningful contributors.

Accepts
Boys and Girls, Ages 12-17.

Contact
247 South Vernal Ave.
Vernal Utah 84078
(866) 781-2450
email: admissions@mhyr.com

http://www.mhyr.com

Accepts
Boys and Girls, Ages 13-28

Contact
877-382-3726 Toll Free
970-759-8324 Admissions

http://www.openskywilderness.com