Additional information may be required to determine acceptance, including an interview.

Inclusionary Criteria:

• Full Scale IQ above 60
• Male children 5 to 16.11 who require 24-hour therapeutic milieu.
• Learning disabled, mild to moderate, including those youth who require special education services.
• Youngsters classified as dependent, fragile, abused, neglected, antisocial or abandoned.
• Speech and language problems including mild hearing impairment and mild speech impediments.
• Youngsters displaying severe anxiety, depression, and/or serious difficulty with interpersonal relationships.
• Youngsters who require a full range of psychiatric and psychological services including but not limited to crisis intervention, psychotropic medication, and group, individual, or family therapies.

Common Behaviors Treated:

• Sexual offense (adjudicated) and other problematic sexual behavior.
• Mild to moderate substance abuse.
• Habitual running away.
• Mild fire setting.
• Self mutilation.
• Destruction of property.
• Severe physical aggression.

Exclusionary Criteria:

• Autistic or on the Autism spectrum.
• Significant criminal activity (i.e.: armed robbery or gang violence).
• Schizophrenic.
• Drug dealing or severe substance abuse.
• Severe cruelty to animals.
• Persistent fire setting.
• Physical condition that severely limits activity.
• Requiring Braille services or requiring sign language.