Troubled Teens Resources

What do you do when you find that your teen is using drugs?  It is becoming more of a reality for parents in today’s society.  Some parents are shocked to find that their child is abusing drugs or alcohol.  The “rest of the story” is sometimes even more disturbing.  A teen that is abusing drugs has to be buying them with something.  Initially a troubled teen will steal money from parent’s siblings and other extended family members.  When they get caught doing this they are forced to become more creative to support their new habit.  Some teens turn to selling drugs, prostitution, or burglary to purchase the drugs they need.

If a teen opts to sell drugs he is introduced to his drug dealers’ source.  The more he sells the higher up he can go until he is no longer dealing with kids from his school or neighborhood.  He has entered the world of dangerous criminals that will seriously hurt anyone that crosses them or doesn’t pay them.  It can make a parent shutter to think about the possibilities this scenario could have.  Needless to say, their child is in over their head.  In many cases the child doesn’t even realize the danger his life is in.  It may be difficult to remove a child from a situation like this.  It is possible however, but much caution and certainly police involvement should be obtained. It may be necessary to move your child far away from the negative friends and drug dealers that he is hanging around with.  Parents have found help by moving their teen to Tipton Academy in Tipton Kansas.  The remote location is ideal for making positive changes.  It is unlikely that any of your child’s “friends” will travel very far to help them making Tipton’s remote location even more attractive.  When a troubled teen is removed from his circle of so called friends there are very few that will even inquire about where he is. 

TiptonAcademy has helped many youth learn positive behaviors through the positive peer pressure techniques used there.  If you have teen that is treading in dangerous waters give them a call they can help 877 968 8443.  Tipton Academy has been in business for almost 4 years and they have successfully helped many families to get back together.  If you would like to talk to one of the parents of Tipton Academy students, give them a call.

Schools for troubled teens and other programs for troubled teens can get shot down before they even get started if citizens are not too keen on the idea that juveniles might become their neighbors. Many times the state or non-profits seek to purchase properties in or near residential areas,alarming residents with the prospect of possibly violent teens in their midst.

Such is the dilemma of a Christian based school trying to create facilities that will house teens in recovery. It seems everyone is for the project - as long as it is located “somewhere else.”

“For more than three hours, people emerged from the standing-room-only crowd..to make impassioned pleas for and against the placement of the facility on six acres of the Lori Rider farm…
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Shiloh has been conducting a nonresidential counseling program…since 2005 and is now ready to start its residential treatment facility. The program serves 10 teens and their families…

Rider, vice president of Shiloh who owns 55 acres of farmland west of Bridgeville, has agreed to donate the six acres needed for the facility.

She opened the public hearing saying she wanted to help address the concerns by putting out facts, and she also gave a handful of letters of support to the commission.
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She said the program is not mandated and not state supported. “We are not a correctional center, but a recovery center where teens and families recover with an outpouring of love. We remove them from an unhealthy environment and unhealthy relationships,” she said.
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