They are up at around 6 AM and back to bed by 10. Their day is structured, with each hour allocated either to school work or other program work. They are troubled teens who wanted freedom and their own way and have lost both.
To some troubled teens, being placed in a troubled teen boarding school […]
“I, too, am tired of seeing the crosses on the side of the road everywhere you go in this county,” Barsanti said. “Part of that is I think we kind of dropped the ball on teenage alcohol abuse.”
Perhaps that is the problem. First time offenders, be they teenage pot smokers or troubled teens in for […]
Huffing used to be what the big bad wolf did to blow the three pigs’ houses down. Now it’s what drug abusing teenagers are doing to blow their life apart. It’s under the radar but apparently escalating and, as with all substance abuse, dangerous to the point of being fatal
Brain, blood, lungs, heart, liver, […]
“I needed divine intervention, some outside help, and that inspiration came from Judge Yuille,” he said.
Jackson, who is now 35, had been addicted to drugs since he was a teen.
“My addiction took flight at 15, yeah at 15,” he said.
He graduated from Powers High School and went to the Marine Corps, but couldn’t shake his […]
Sometimes it is good for a parent of a troubled teen to hear another parent describe their experiences. The internet sometimes allows parents to share without ever meeting via blogs and online journals.
Ironically, one of the concerns parents struggle with is their teen’s excessive use of the internet, seemingly a factor in this troubled […]
“Well, I’ll be darn…”
“What?”
“This kid hates the sun.”
“Why are you reading that message board again?”
Jan and I were long time neighbors and parents of teenagers. Jan had recently become concerned that her oldest girl, Leah, was experimenting with drugs. Jan had a history of teenage drug abuse and was constantly monitoring for any signs that […]
“Cognitive rehabilitation does not assume that individuals start with any motivation to change. Creating conscious choice is the heart of motivating antisocial offenders to change. The program challenges children to make a conscious choice and to accept full responsibility for that choice. Giving choice and acknowledging that they have the potency to make such choices […]
Has Oxycontin abuse touched your family yet? An in-laws’ son recently succumbed to an overdose. The irony was that he had been clean for a few years. Just thought he’d take a “chill pill”, relax a little, no harm done. And perhaps if he hadn’t overestimated his tolerance, no harm would have been done. But […]
“The Arts Council of Snohomish County has been funding the Denney Juvenile Justice Center Youth at Risk art program through grants since 1993. With blunted scissors, primary colors and pencils, inmates take art classes each week.
In a building that was largely devoid of public art, their art stands as bright beacons in the halls, offices […]
Here is another excellent account of how effective animal assisted therapy is. It is a subject brought up often here because of it’s successful implementation into various teen therapy programs at boarding schools and teen boot camps.
“Bill Langford will tell you of an old adage he’s come to treasure, “The outside of a
horse is good […]