Wilderness & Adventure Therapy Treatment Programs  
Also known as "Outdoor Behavioral Health"
Non-Profit Consumer Protection Resources & 
Referral Information. 

Sponsored by Mentor Research Institute  a 501c3 non-profit

A free listing of wilderness programs, consumer protection resources, and 
referral assistance for parents with teenagers, troubled teens and youth at risk who may have 
emotional, psychological, learning, drug and substance abuse, academic and behavioral problems. 
 This web site is not funded by any Wilderness or Adventure programs.


Consumer Protection Information, Research, Resources & Referral
Revised: January 15, 2008

Our server and software is being upgraded and we are not able to gather data at this time.  Our next update of our rating system is not due until March 2008

  • Wilderness Therapy  Programs & Ratings (for youth & adults) A growing list of web sites and rating of wilderness therapy programs providing services to adults and families with teenagers at risk.

You Can Help us Rate a Program

Our Best Advice: Never send a child with behavioral and emotional problems to a program outside United States or Canada. U.S. law and rights will not protect your child from neglect, abuse or unjustified criminal charges. You may have no rights or ability to hold the program accountable. You may not be able to get your child back if there is a problem.
 U.S. State Department Warning

"There are many excellent programs, many more 'good' programs and only a few truly bad ones. The real issue is not just safety but whether a program matches the child's needs and the values of the parents. "

"Even an 'excellent' program is not good for all children and families."

 Wilderness Therapy Treatment A non-profit consumer protection information and research web site about wilderness therapy treatment program safety, selection, standards, admissions and therapeutic activities.

 

Boarding Schools, Residential Treatment & Transition Programs. A non-profit information web site listing and rating of Boarding Schools, Residential Treatment Programs & Transition Programs.

Adventure Programs. A non-profit web site listing non-treatment outdoor and adventure program for youth, adult and families.

 

"Every child has in him an aching void for excitement and if we don't fill it with something that is exciting and interesting and good for him, he will fill it with something that is exciting and interesting and that isn't good for him".
                                                                      - Theodore Roosevelt

Screening Questionnaires and Instruments

  • Youth At Risk Screening Questionnaire.  A questionnaire that can be used to estimate the risk that problem behavior will continue or get worse. The questionnaire can be printed and scored yourself, or it can  submitted by e-mail along with a question from you. 

Crisis Information and Support

  • Crisis Counseling. A non-profit web site that provides information and support for adults, families and teenagers in crisis (www.CrisisCounseling.org)

  • Help For Parents. A non-profit web site that provides information for parents with teenagers who have emotional, psychological, behavioral or substance abuse problems (www.Help-For-Parents.org)

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