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| RedCliff Ascent |
| Wilderness therapy program that offers 30 or 60 day courses. Located in Utah. |
| SUWS |
| Offers an outdoor wilderness program for at-risk youths ages eleven to eighteen. |
| Meet the Wilderness |
| Specializing in character building youth adventure education in wilderness areas of Colorado. |
| Sagewalk |
| Therapeutic wilderness program that serves as an intense intervention for teens and their families. |
| Eckerd Youth Alternatives |
| Provides juvenile justice and early invervention wilderness camp programs with locations throughout the eastern seaboard. |
| SUWS of the Carolinas |
| Wilderness therapy program for adolescents with behavior, learning, or family problems. |
| Wilderness Quest |
| Offers 6-9 week courses that focus on self responsibility. Located in Utah. |
| Mount Carmel Youth Ranch |
| Offers a non-profit working experience for youth that takes place on the family cattle ranch in Wyoming. |
| Aspen Achievement Academy |
| Outdoor therapy program for adolescents and troubled teens, ages 13-17 with behavioral problems, substance abuse problems, depression and defiance. |
| SunHawk Academy, Inc. |
| Wilderness treatment program for teenagers with behavior problems, defiance, drug and alcohol abuse and depression. |
| Anasazi Foundation |
| Offers youth with substance abuse, emotional and behavioral concerns an opportunity to make lasting changes by turning hearts homeward. |
| Skyline Journey |
| A licensed therapeutic outdoor program providing education, wilderness training and emotional growth for teenagers 13-18 years old. |
| Second Nature Wilderness Treatment |
| A licensed outdoor therapy program for students 13 to 18 that works with a range of emotional and behavioral issues. |
| Adventure and Outdoor Therapy Programs |
| Basic information and a referral assistance for families seeking outdoor therapeutic experiences. |
| Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions |
| Offers intensive residential therapy within twenty-one day wilderness trips in the Pacific Northwest. |
| Gentle Spirit Ranch |
| Christ-Centered working ranch for struggling teenage girls. Located in California. |
| New Horizons |
| Five to nine week nature-based emotional growth program for young women, aged thirteen through seventeen. Located in Brewer, Maine. |
| Second Nature |
| A licensed outdoor therapy program for adolescents with low self-esteem, depression, poor grades, substance abuse, chemical dependency and trouble with teachers. |
| Walkabout |
| Wilderness treatment for teenagers, from thirteen to seventeen years of age, with emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse issues. |
| Rivertherapy |
| To enhance interpersonal relationships in couples and families by combining professional counseling with enjoyable experiences to promote positive change and lasting memories. Offers fishing, camping, canoeing trips. |
| Trinity Wilderness Trails |
| A Christian based wilderness youth camp for young women. |
| TraverseKids |
| Opportunity to be with horses and openly share with the supportive adults who are helping them to become “horse people.” Staffed by licensed psychotherapists, certified riding instructors, and compassionate volunteers, offers a nine-month program of experiential group therapy. Florida. |
| Bonneville Canyon |
| A treatment facility and remote boarding school that specializes in wilderness therapy and positive reinforcement programs. Helps young men 18-22 years of age. Wyoming. |
| Project GO |
| Provides experiential education programs for underprivileged and at-risk youth, including whitewater rafting and challenge ropes courses, in northern California and Nevada. |
| Summit Achievement |
| Outdoor residential treatment center for boys and girls 13 - 17 years of age. |
| Second Nature |
| Outdoor therapy program for adolescents with behavioral, emotional, and substance abuse issues. Located in Utah. |
| Adventure Education |
| Offers experiential education programs for young adults. England. |
| Corps of Discovery |
| Provides therapeutically valuable one-on-one wilderness expeditions for pre-teens, struggling teenagers, and adults who are having behavioral problems. |
| Educo Adventure School |
| Youth adventure school in the Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada. Develops teamwork and inner strengths while handling external challenges. |
| Tribune Bay Outdoor Education Centre |
| Non profit organization offers experiential and environmental education programs for youth, including highropes, climbing, ocean kayaking, marine studies. Hornby Island, British Columbia. |
| Kiatou - Wilderness Therapy Center |
| Provides a six week wilderness therapy program for at-risk teens. Offers a blend of wilderness therapy and emotional growth therapy. |
| Lonestar Expeditions |
| Offers a therapeutic intervention alternative to boot camps and military schools for troubled teens and their families. |
| Mountain Homes Youth Ranch |
| Outdoor therapy for at-risk youth. Licensed in Colorado. A safe, challenging program designed to help children make positive and lasting changes in their lives. |
| Quest Therapeutic Day Camp |
| A day camp in Huntington Beach, California which provides group therapy in an activity oriented environment for children ages 6-14 with ADD, ADHD and certain other forms of learning and personality disorders. Supervised by Dr. Linda C. Sanicola. Three, four, and five week sessions. |
| Adirondack Leadership Expeditions |
| Character development program for troubled teens that promotes personal growth. Online child assessment and program highlights. |
| Blackwater Outdoor Experiences |
| An experiential, 21-day wilderness therapy program of challenging personal and group activities for ages 13-28. Virginia. |
| Majestic Outdoor Adventures |
| An independent, non-denominational ministry providing a therapeutic prevention/intervention outdoor program that reaches out to provide Christian morals and values. Missouri. |
| Reality Ranch |
| Paramilitary camp for troubled teens. Arizona. |
| Ridge Creek |
| Licensed therapeutic wilderness program for students 13-18 that integrates an in-depth clinical component with an intense leadership development component. JCAHO accredited. Located in North Georgia. |
| Boot Camp at Thayer Learning Center |
| TLC boot camp is for teens ages 13 - 18. Camp is highly structured. Offers 30 and 60 day programs. |
| Rock Solid Character |
| A character education program that promotes moral and ethical character growth through adventure based rock climbing. Targets students, parents, and school officials with a primary focus on students in the 3rd - 8th grade. |
| Earth Schools, Inc. |
| Residential programs for young adults to envision and create their own personal rite of passage into adulthood. |