College Prep at Turning Winds
Turning Winds offers a high-quality academic experience for all of our teenage clients. Our comprehensive curriculum includes individualized plans that provide everything your teen needs to get their education on the right track. Turning Winds offers almost any class our students will need to continue their education. We work closely with counselors from previous schools […]
Individualized Support Ensures Academic Success
At Turning Winds, our teenage clients catch up academically while receiving treatment services. Academic excellence is one of our “Five Pillars of Change.” As a residential treatment center with a strong academic curriculum, Turning Winds offers a full continuum of care for teens with mental health and substance use issues while ensuring they also progress […]
More Than Just Bad Grades: When Your Teen’s Academic Struggles Signal Mental Health Decline
Worsening grades, skipping school, and missing assignments are often dismissed as the behavior of a lazy and distracted teenager. But when a once-engaged student no longer hands in homework, retreats from their friends, or stops participating in school activities or projects altogether, it may indicate something far more serious than a lack of discipline. Academic […]
How to Guide Your Children When They Make Mistakes
All parents in America essentially face the same challenge: how do we raise children to make good decisions and have a good chance to succeed in our incredibly complex, fast-changing world? As many parents know all too well, that’s not an easy task. “In this incredibly complex, fast-changing age, responsible kids are the only ones […]
Core Curriculum Subjects at Turning Winds
Turning Winds has taken the best elements of care from wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, and inpatient treatment to create a one-of-a-kind residential treatment center. We aim to ensure every student gets the education and support they need for success. We work closely with the counseling departments in every student’s previous school to fill in […]
A Dangerous Social Media Fad Called ‘Chroming’
There’s a new social media fad called “chroming” that parents should know about. “The new ‘huffing’ called ‘chroming’ is a dangerous re-emerging practice on the rise among the youth,” reported CBS Pittsburgh in September. “Chroming involves using items you probably have in your home right now, and it’s hurting kids.” The dangerous practice involves intentionally […]
How Grind Culture Harms Our Kids
Mental health issues among teenagers have been rising for more than a decade, and many experts have pointed a finger at social media as one of the culprits. In 2023, former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory in which he wrote that “frequent social media use may be associated with distinct changes in the […]
A Healing Philosophy
The Turning Winds model of care centers on therapeutic support in a setting that resembles the family environment clients will return to. Healthy behaviors are practiced and reinforced in a safe environment. Our clinical services combine the best elements of care from wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, and inpatient treatment to create a one-of-a-kind residential […]
Common Mental Health Disorders in Teens
This article mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call, text, or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. Turning Winds works with teenagers, ages 13–18, who would benefit from clinical therapy and academic guidance as they […]
Working With Children in a Therapeutic Environment
At Turning Winds, we believe working with children has to include being supportive and consistent in every situation. When working with a child who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition, particularly if substance misuse is involved, this is even more imperative. A coordinated team effort is equally important. Communication is critical between all […]
