Topic: Selecting a Therapeutic Boarding School

Placing an 18 Year-Old In a Therapeutic Boarding School, Residential Treatment Center, or Wilderness Therapy Program

BY Garret Bolthouse

Finding a therapeutic boarding school, residential treatment center, or wilderness therapy program for a troubled 18 year-old is one of the most challenging and heartbreaking problems we see among the parents we serve, who usually have been watching their child spiral out of control for several years. At age 18, students have the legal right […]

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The Often Discouraging Challenge of Researching Therapeutic Boarding Schools on the Internet

BY Garret Bolthouse

If you’ve spent countless hours scouring the internet for an appropriate, effective therapeutic boarding school, residential treatment center or wilderness therapy program for your struggling teenager, you’re most likely either overwhelmed with information, incredibly confused, questioning whether you want to even place your child in a program due to the horror stories you’re reading, or […]

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7 Foundational Qualities We Look for In Therapeutic Boarding Schools, Residential Treatment Centers, and Wilderness Therapy Programs

BY Garret Bolthouse

With over 10 years of experience in the Therapeutic Boarding School, Residential Treatment Center, and Wilderness Therapy industry, we have seen some of the best programs in the country, as well as some of the worst. We have seen programs with strong leadership, well-organized staff and great programming, as well as programs with terrible leadership, […]

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What Value Does The Envoy Group Offer to Families?

BY Garret Bolthouse

The Envoy Group offers unique value to families who have reached the end of their ability to help their struggling teenager at home. We have over 10 years of experience in the therapeutic boarding school industry, and have helped nearly 50,000 families as of the writing of this article. We consider it our privilege to […]

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A Simple Plan for Evaluating A Therapeutic Boarding School For Your Child (Part 1)

BY Tamara Bolthouse

Parents ask me many questions about how to determine the best fit for their child when searching for a Therapeutic Boarding School or Residential Treatment Facility. I specialize in placing kids for whom it is more difficult to find placement, transfer cases, or long-term options, so I am taking this opportunity to offer some general […]

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