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When Teenagers Need School AND Treatment

The summer of 2024 is slowly but surely coming to an end and a new school year is looming for many young Americans. Transitioning back to class can be stressful for children and parents alike. But anxiety symptoms that persist beyond the first few weeks of school and that seem excessive may require consultation with […]

How Teen Substance Use Is Linked to the Youth Mental Health Crisis

How Teen Substance Use Is Linked to the Youth Mental Health Crisis Understanding the Trends: Substance Use Among High School Students “Substance use among high school students decreased for some substances from 2011 to 2021,” reported the Youth Risk Behavior Survey published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last year. “However, many students […]

Empowering Holistic Anxiety Treatment for Anxiety in Teens at Turning Winds

Teen girl sitting on a couch with her head in her hands, experiencing anxiety

Anxiety In teens: Treatment Options Has your child been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, or do you suspect there’s more going on than ‘teen angst? Are they having panic attacks and sleepless nights? Do you have nightmares of a future where they might not be able to thrive in the real world? If you find […]

Schools Specializing in Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Turning Winds’ Approach

Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Turning Winds' Approach

Finding the right school or treatment program for a teen with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is challenging. Our residential treatment program for teens with ODD may be the answer you seek. Our treatment program combines academic and clinical and works with each student to create an IEP consistent with their needs and goals. We want […]

The Benefits of a Multi-Therapeutic Approach to Teen Mental Health

The Turning Winds model of care is centered around 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 […]

The Science of Gratitude: A Pathway to Teen Healing & Happiness

Adolescent Teen Therapy Session for Mental Health - Impact of Gratitude

“Gratitude really is good for you,” assured health and wellness reporter Christina Caron readers of The New York Times last year. “Giving, receiving and even witnessing gratitude can improve your well-being, especially during difficult times.” Two decades ago, psychologist Robert A. Emmons explored the benefits of gratitude in a landmark scientific study. “Dr. Emmons’s findings—which […]

Reading as Teen Therapy: The Power of a Good Book

Teen reads in bed as therapy

“I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found,” wrote the American novelist Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in his autobiographical collage Palm Sunday. “By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This, to me, […]

Don’t Delay When Your Teen Needs Treatment

Sending your child to a residential treatment program is not an easy decision for parents to make—at any time of the year. “It’s not a call any family wants to make,” says Turning Winds admissions director Eric Loesch. “In most cases, they have explored what seemed less drastic steps or lower levels of care, such […]

Turning Winds: A Different and Better Approach to Teen Mental Health

Changing Your Life at Turning Winds As a teenager, Kendrick was struggling with serious mental health issues. He wasn’t stable enough to stay at home and his psychiatrist recommended a long-term facility. After briefly receiving treatment at a facility in Florida, Kendrick came to Turning Winds. We offer a full continuum of care for teens […]