A residential treatment center for teens who need more than a sober living home for “troubled teens”— They need a bridge to that gap between Detox and home life.
No pressure. Just clarity, compassion, and next steps.
Teens with addictions, or those who misuse substances, need more than teen recovery housing or sober living homes.
They need structured living, a sense of purpose, and a safe, supportive place to rebuild. A well-designed sober living framework bridges the critical gap between intensive addiction treatment and home life.
At Turning Winds, we offer a teen recovery environment that functions as a structured, clinically guided sober living home for troubled teens, bridging residential treatment with everyday life through therapy and life-skills development.
Our comprehensive teen recovery approach:
Our comprehensive personalized treatment plan offers:
AND a much-needed clear path forward.
When a teen is battling substance use, families feel overwhelmed, afraid, and unsure where to turn. Sober living homes offer a bridge to recovery—a structured, supportive environment where healing begins.
"When Jake completed his initial treatment, we were terrified of what would happen next. Turning Winds gave him the transition time he needed. Today, he's 10 months sober, back in school, and we have our son back—confident, sober, and finally himself again."
The Jacksons, alumni parents from Colorado
Most relapse happens during the transition from treatment to home—not because your teen didn’t want to stay sober, but because they weren’t emotionally ready. Our sober living model provides them with the time and space to grow, stabilize, and develop the internal tools necessary for lasting recovery.
After 30-day rehab or outpatient treatment, up to 70% of teens relapse without structured aftercare.(1)
Between 50% and 90% of teens in treatment face both mental health and substance use challenges.(2)
Research shows that teens in long-term recovery journey are more likely to stay sober—up to 2x more likely a year later.(3)
“The adolescent brain is built for change—it’s primed for transformation. That’s why recovery during this window can be so powerful. But without guidance and structure during transition, that same openness can lead teens right back into chaos.”
Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
They've missed educational opportunities while in rehab, and now will fall further behind and not be able to recover.
Fear that everything they gained in rehab could slip away.
Feeling unprepared to manage relapse triggers at home
Not ready to parent through early recovery without support, unsure of what to do or say to avoid triggers.
Afraid they'll return to old influences and harmful environments
We integrate academics with individualized learning plans to help teens catch up and earn graduation credits.
We extend treatment with structure and 24/7 clinical support and daily routines to reinforce healthy recovery habits.
We create a safe transitional space, to practice coping skills before returning home.
We provide family coaching and parent education to guide you through recovery and give you the tools and confidence you need to support them.
We guide the next step, building a new peer recovery community and teaching boundary-setting skills to avoid negative influences.
Factor | Typical Sober Living Home | Returning Home | Turning Winds |
---|---|---|---|
Substance-Free Environment | promoted | Depends on home situation | promoted 24/7 supervision and medical monitoring |
Structure & Accountability | Variable | Varies | 24/7 therapeutic structure and oversight |
Peer Support | Built-in | May be limited | Therapeutic peer community + group therapy |
Family Involvement | Typicaly Limited | High | Structured weekly family therapy and coaching |
Independence | Gradual | Immediate | Clinically guided independence building |
Risk of Triggers | Low | Varies | Minimal—150-acre therapeutic campus away from triggers |
Access to Professional Help | Often included | Must be arranged | On-site therapists, counselors, and academic support |
Academic Support | Rarely integrated | Varies by school/home | Fully accredited academics and credit recovery |
Mental Health Treatment | Basic or referral-based | Must arrange separately | Integrated continuum of psychiatric care and dual diagnosis support |
Insurance Coverage | Usually not covered | Some outpatient services may be covered | Often covers clinical services and therapy |
If your child needs more than a short-term fix, let’s talk about how a longer-term recovery plan could work for your family.
After completing rehab, the transition home is where up to 70% of teens face relapse. This critical decision point requires careful consideration.
Our 3-minute assessment, developed in collaboration with clinical experts, helps you determine whether your teen is truly ready to return home or would benefit from a structured transition continuum of care to preserve and build upon their progress.
There are no wrong answers. Your results will provide personalized recommendations based on your situation.
The transition from treatment to home is where many teens struggle most. A thoughtful assessment of readiness can make all the difference between continued progress and potential relapse..
Dr. John Gordon, M.D., Medical Director, Turning Winds
We know this journey can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’ll also email you a copy of your results—so you can take your time, share them with your treatment team, or revisit them when you’re ready.
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“Coming out of treatment, teens face the exact same pressures that contributed to their crisis in the first place. The difference now is whether they have a plan, a team, and adults who understand what healing looks like in real life.”
Dr. Lisa Damour, Ph.D., interview on adolescent transitions (CBS News)
Turning Winds has helped more than 2,000 families rebuild trust, safety, and connection. If your teen is in crisis—or heading there—you don’t have to wait.
A glimpse of our campus, community, and connection to nature.
Turning Winds is a hybrid residential treatment center and therapeutic boarding school for teens ages 13–18 who are living with substance use, emotional and behavioral challenges, or co-occurring mental health conditions.
Born from a family’s personal journey through loss, our residential treatment center was founded in 2002 in the tranquil setting of Troy, Montana.
Over the past 23 years, we have evolved into a unique hybrid framework that considers the whole teen, not just their behavior or their mental health issues.
We’ve helped thousands of families rebuild trust, restore connection, and create sustainable change.
We are honored to be trusted by treatment professionals and parents alike. Our alumni often return to mentor new students, offering encouragement and firsthand insights into lasting recovery.
At Turning Winds, we are committed to rescuing teens from crisis, renewing their belief in their own potential, and reuniting them with their families on a sustainable path to independence.
Don’t just take our word for it, listen to our podcast and hear firsthand from families and alumni who found hope and healing at Turning Winds, often when it felt out of reach. Below is a recent podcast where an alumus discusses his experience at Turning Winds and how it changed his life for the better. Now he offers support and hope to others. We hope you are inspired.
Don’t just take our word for it. Hear directly from families and alumni from those who’ve walked the healing journey: our podcast features powerful stories from families and alumni who found hope and healing at Turning Winds, even when it felt out of reach.
In this recent episode, an alumnus shares his transformative experience and how he now offers support and inspiration to others. We hope his story resonates with you.
Unedited Transcript
Disclaimer: This transcript is a raw, unedited version generated from a live podcast recording. It may contain inaccuracies, transcription errors, or misstatements that do not reflect the intended meaning of the speakers. For clarity and context, we recommend listening to the full audio episode. The views expressed during the conversation are those of the participants and do not necessarily represent the views of Turning Winds.
Transcript Begins Below:
It’s really cool having a conversation with you like this because Yeah. I’m seeing you on campus. And so what brought you there?
Today I am here visiting Turning Winds because I have I have a family member in treatment that has been here for a little over two months now.
And I am up here. Supporting her. And yeah that’s what it really comes down to is like I’m up here seeing her, and what does that feel like to come back and see another journey begin where exactly the place that you were. Oh, that’s, that’s a lot of emotions. It’s hard and it’s amazing at the same time because it’s so sad and it’s almost it’s like a crippling sadness almost having to send somebody my very close to me to treatment.
But it’s also in from my own experience and the own knowledge of my experience, really the best thing and the most exciting thing ever because I know what it can do and I believe that it can do the same thing for her as it did for me, and that’s changed her life completely. Like a 180, completely separate from what it is now or what it was before treatment.
Yeah, and I think what I tend to say a lot when I speak to you, people like you is just, I almost wish that I, had gone through, treatment and because everyone I know who really, whatever that, you know, that we’re working through back then, dealt with it early, are like far ahead of their peers.
And so it’s so interesting for me to, talk to people who are younger, but, in so many ways, much wiser than a lot of people, in their age group. So what are you doing now later? What my life looks like today is similar to what it looked like in treatment.
Just on the other side of it, it’s been like a super big blessing that the same people that kind of did my intervention. Took me to treatment and set me up for success. I’m now working for them. I work for the program that I went through. It’s called Family Centered Services and I do interventions and peer counseling with them.
And then also I’m really like still, I. Really invested in my own recovery. Like my I work a 12 step program outside of this. I have a sponsor in the 12 step program and I get to do those things with him. And my whole life today is trying to give back to people that had to go or are going through things that I had to go through.
You know what I mean? And I’m super lucky that I got to go through those things because the same things that I learned while I was here are the same things that I get to teach other people in my life today. And that’s just like a huge blessing. So my life is like beautiful. I get to travel a lot.
I get to work with a bunch of other people that love to give back, and I get, I have a really amazing relationship with my family. I have honest relationships that I don’t have to take from them. So I can have their love and care and it’s not transactional, and that’s really beautiful. And I’ve got to do just like the most, some of the coolest things that I’ve ever got to experience in my entire life and get to go on really cool trips and get to spend time with people that I care about without, any strings attached.
Sure. Is, was there anything that maybe it was a conversation or a moment in treatment or a tool that was given that you, you reflect on now and maybe apply or maybe share to others who are starting their journey. Yeah, I mean there was tons of those types of conversations of it is.
And the biggest thing that I’ve learned from treatment is our experience is our most powerful tool. And caring for somebody is gonna show up more than trying to tell somebody what to do or just be like, do this, do that. And so I think what I have learned that has been really huge for me and just like a self-awareness for anyone is just I have to live in clarity. I can’t force anybody to have clarity. And that was something that I learned a lot here is ’cause I would hear all these things of people telling me what they thought and what they heard. But there was just a moment when it clicked right. And when that moment clicked for me, I was able to unlock all these new things.
And part of that was honesty. Like I get to live in honest life. That was something that was really hard for me to do before I came here. And they taught me that honesty is not a scary thing, I don’t have to lie to keep myself safe. And so that’s something that I get to share with.
People in my own life and help people be honest with me, and that’s been like probably one of the most beneficial, one of the most beneficial things for my own life. But outside of that is I learned that this what we’re do, what I’m doing today and what I got here is a bunch of people that are getting outside of themselves.
And what I mean by that is. The people, the staff at Turning wins, they’re all here for something bigger than themselves and that’s giving back, right? So today I get to give back and put myself to the side a little bit, if that sounds correct. Like I get to, instead of being all in my selfish little things in my head and all this is all about me, I get to step outside of myself and look at somebody else and help somebody else.
And that’s something that I learned from Turning Winds. That giving is one of the. Best ways to receive, what I’m, do you know what I’m saying? Does that make sense? It does. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think it, it changes the way that your priest perceive yourself. Certainly. And I think it empowers you and really show that you can go out there and really make positive change which is important.
I think that makes anybody feel good when they go to bed at night going, okay. I think I, I made the world a little better than it was the, the day before. W in your work now, and I think to a lot of people who are listening to this podcast, it’s that belief that change can happen.
I think and you’re, and just being here and talking is a tangible example of that. Yeah. But for the people who are. And to your point, like a little scared they’re doing something that’s making them feel a little uncomfortable, what are the things that you are able to say to them that says, you know what it’s not only gonna be okay, it’s gonna be much, much better.
Yeah. The biggest thing I can say to that is when I stopped running away from all of my problems and trying to hide behind a screen and. Just numb myself outta those problems. When I gave my, when I bought into myself, when I invested in myself and let people invest into me is when I was given the gift of this amazing life, right?
It takes hard work to get these things, but once you just do a little bit, things will start showing up in your life that are. Out of your wildest dreams. If I would’ve went back four years ago, five years ago, and made three wishes for things that I wanted, I would’ve sold myself short, right? Because I could only see five minutes ahead, not five years ahead.
And so my life today is more beautiful than I’ve ever expected because I just took a little bit of time and had faith in myself and tried to let see why people care about me, so I think that like to anybody that maybe is like struggling or scared or nervous about this next step forward, it’s just give yourself the opportunity to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
’cause it’s not closed at the end of the tunnel. That’s, yeah, I think that’s the biggest thing. Yeah. And it’s different waking up in the morning. I know that, for me personally, if I’ve had a stretch of time where I’ve been in bad head, you almost don’t believe you’re gonna wake up in the morning happy.
Yeah. And looking forward to the day as opposed to getting through the day. So is that sort of the way that you feel like you are now when you get up? Yeah. Me and me and my friend. We’re just talking today about how time is so limited today. You know what I mean? And it’s like I’m looking forward to the day, but I’m also looking forward to figuring out how to fit everything in my day.
’cause today my days are so full when before my days were full. Of one thing, and that for me was getting high. Today it’s the complete opposite. Like I’m just trying to make sure that I can see all the people I need to see, get the things done that I need to get done, spend time with my family and still have time to, to rest.
I wish that days were 36 hours instead of 24. That’s, it would be really helpful. But yeah, no, looking forward to the day is definitely a real feeling. Like just being excited for what’s about to come up. Yeah. If you were speaking directly to parents, and those really are primarily the people who are listening to this, what advice would you give them as someone who’s gone through turning wins?
Yeah, as a member of multiple 12 step programs, I can say that to parents that you gotta trust the process and you have to learn what the process is, and part of the process is working on yourself. But also a lot of these things when you’re dealing with mental health or addiction and it’s really scary and it’s really big and it’s consuming.
It’s hard to hear, but you can’t change what you’re, what the person in your life is doing. Like you can change yourself and you can work on yourself, and you can be part of the solution. But you can’t force anyone. And it’s really scary, but it’s possible. My life is amazing. My mom and dad had no relationship with me whatsoever.
I didn’t live at home for good portions of time in my active addiction. And today I spend tons of time with my mom. I get to do weird old people things with my mom. I get to watch the TV with my dad when I never did that before. And it’s so it’s very possible and it’s realistic and it takes time and there isn’t a correct answer.
There isn’t just one finite answer to every sol, like every problem there is. Yeah. Yeah, that’s what I would say to parents. I think I. One of the things that I tend to like to talk about are environments of success, and that’s, it seems a little bit, clinical in some ways, but when you think about your time on campus, what were the sort of different elements that allowed you to begin the journey of where you are now?
It’s huge. The big, one of the big parts about turning wins here is like creating leaders. Like every kid is gonna be a leader by the time they go, and those kids at the end of their stay are taking the new kids on and really helping them a lot. One of the biggest things for me about turning wins that really.
Changed my stay was the connections that I built. The kids that were here a little bit longer were great. I had a lot of really good friendships, kids that I still spend time with today. I just had a friend over that lives across the country from me. I live in Seattle. We flew him out and he stayed with me for a week.
He hasn’t, we haven’t seen each other in years and we’re still connected. But on top of that, the staff connections are so real. Like it’s, the thing that I always felt like when I came into treatment at first and still almost left thinking a little bit was like, these guys are here and they care about me ’cause they’re paid to care about me.
But it’s just being in the position that I am today and doing similar things that the staff are doing here. I know that’s not the case, I have genuine care for the people that I work with. So the thing I’ll say is connection, the staff and me. Of all of the staff pretty much that I was close with.
We still talk. They wanna know what’s up with me. They follow me on Facebook, right? I have Facebook, I’m 19 and that’s weird for a young person, I think. And it’s, but it’s dope. You know what I mean? Like the connections are real and that. Having, knowing that other people cared about me and wanted to see me do good, made me want to do good and live up to their expectations almost, it was encouraging because I was like, okay, if they see this in me, like, why can’t I see this too?
That was a huge thing. Aside from connections and stuff like the Montana is beautiful, like I love it here. I, this is like hopefully one day gonna be my home living here. It’s just sunshine and rainbows. Literally. I was telling, I have a friend that lives in Libby, which is close to where we are, and he.
He grew up there and I was just telling him, I was like, the grass is greener, the trees are taller, and the sun is shinier out here. It is. It really is. It’s something about it. And so it’s just a, it’s just a great place aside from the connections, aside from the, all the awesome stuff we got to do, like doing the international trips and spending time like outside and just like in the nature, like it is just, there’s all aspects of it are cultivating like a healthy environment for people to really grow into themselves.
"The biggest thing I learned from treatment at Turning Winds is that our experience is our most powerful tool. Clarity can't be forced, and trying to tell someone what to do doesn't work. There's a moment in treatment when everything clicks, and when that happened for me, I was able to unlock all these new things.
Today, my whole life is about giving back to people going through what I went through. I work for the same company that helped with my intervention and I'm doing interventions and peer counseling."— Podcast Guest, Turning Winds Alumnus
“Recovery isn’t just about getting better—it’s about building the skills to stay better. Adolescents need relationships, routines, and resilience practices to make that leap from rehab to real-world success.”
Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., Building Resilience in Children and Teensand Purpose of the Teenage Brain
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At Turning Winds, we offer more than a sober living home for troubled teens or teen recovery housing. We offer a safe place, a structured environment where your teen can find true healing.
Our residential treatment approach ensures compassionate support for teen recovery from substance use, technology overuse, and other behavioral or emotional challenges.
Whether your teen is early in their recovery or rebuilding after treatment, we provide a personalized path forward.
For over 20 years, Turning Winds has helped hundreds of adolescents take the next critical step, making us one of the most trusted names in youth recovery and mental health care.
We use a range of evidence-based approaches tailored to teens in recovery, always grounded in what works, and always personalized:
Every teen at Turning Winds receives a personalized recovery plan based on their unique challenges, including their substance use history, co-occurring disorders, strengths and personal goals.
No two journeys are alike, and we never use a one-size-fits-all model. That’s what makes the Turning Winds hybrid care model different. We create recovery paths that are uniquely tailored to each teen.
Our integrated sober living model, combined with these proven therapies and the Five Pillars of Recovery, helps teens build the skills, confidence, and support they need—not just to stay sober, but to thrive.
We create a therapeutic environment that meets teens where they are, not where we think they should be.
Jared Sartell, LCSW ~ Clinical Director, Turning Winds
When your teen needs more than just a place to stay sober—when they need a structured path to healing—Turning Winds offers a truly holistic solution.
Our model of care is built around five core pillars that support the whole person, not just the symptoms. From clinical excellence and academic restoration to outdoor therapy and life skills training, we help teens rediscover who they are—and who they can become.
This isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Whether your teen is navigating substance use, technology addiction, anxiety, or emotional struggles, we create an individualized path to lasting recovery.
Our Five Pillars of Recovery Support form the backbone of our approach. Unlike traditional sober living homes, we take a whole-person view supporting your teen’s emotional well-being, physical health, academic growth, family relationships, and life skills. Together, these pillars create a supportive environment where teens can practice sobriety, rebuild confidence, and prepare for life after treatment.
Licensed therapists and psychiatric professionals provide evidence-based therapy (CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care) and support for co-occurring disorders like anxiety, depression, and substance use.
With small class sizes and accredited academics, girls catch up, rebuild confidence, and rediscover the joy of learning. Many earn two years of credit in just one year.
Nature is a powerful healer. Girls hike, ski, mountain bike, and engage in outdoor therapy that strengthens self-esteem, emotional regulation, and resilience.
We don’t just treat the teen—we involve the whole family. Through family therapy, parent coaching, and consistent communication, healing begins at home, too.
Girls develop emotional intelligence, personal responsibility, time management, and social confidence—skills they’ll need not just now, but for life.
This Is the Turning Winds Difference—Structured, Therapeutic, and Transformative Care That Heals at the Root
Every part of our model is designed to help teens heal, grow, and re-engage with life.
Teens at Turning Winds benefit from structure and stability in a safe environment conducive to healing and learning.
Daily routines, clear boundaries and expectations, and therapeutic supervision create the consistency that provides the stability teens need to focus on recovery.
Outcome: Reduced anxiety and increased sense of security
Small class sizes with dedicated teachers, along with the opportunity to catch up academically and regain confidence. Our accredited teachers understand recovery.
Outcome: 87% of teens improve their GPA while in our program.
Outcome: Teens build lasting coping skills and gain insight into the root causes of their substance use. They develop personalized coping strategies for lasting sobriety.
Weekly family therapy calls (Zoom or conference) and structured home reintegration support help rebuild trust, improve communication, and align expectations.
Additionally, we invite families to join us for family weekends and
parent workshops.
Outcome: Stronger family bonds and a smoother transition home after treatment
We help teens recover and growt through:
Addiction recovery in a supportive, sober living environment designed for teen growth and healing.
Clinical treatment for co-occurring disorders like mental health and substance misuse
Support for behavioral and emotional struggles affecting teens today.
A therapeutic boarding school that balances academics with healing and accepts health insurance for treatment.
Prefer to talk now? We’re here to answer your questions.
“At first, I thought a sober living home would just keep him safe. But, after we found Turning Winds, I realized he needed so much more. They helped him heal what was really underneath the addiction. We’re not just sober. We’re connected again.”
Alumi Mom
McKae, a mom whose daughter attended Turning Winds, shares how Turning Wind's whole-person approach—including therapy, nature, and academics—helped restore her child’s hope.
One of the things that really resonated with me is that they advertised an approach to like the whole person. You know, it’s not just therapy, it’s about being outside and being around nature and exercising.
Communication and academics, you know, it was like the whole package instead of, oh, we’re just gonna sit in a circle and talk about our feelings all day and then go back to our room.
The facility was incredible. I liked how it was set up, with separate areas for the girls and the boys, and then overlooking this incredible meadow.
I mean, it was just something out of a Jack London novel. Could possibly be, well, no, there are wolves too, so I won’t say with fewer wolves, but I mean just even the nature and the accessibility of it, it was incredible.
Watch McKae’s video testimonial: What Happens When Hope Seems Lost? A mom’s real story.
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We were very happy with Julia’s progress when we had our visit with her the end of February. What a change and all for the good! It was heartening to see a smile on her face, and just for the record, she went out of her way to tell me that she felt Turning Winds was ‘her home’ — not anything like an institution.
Carol, Parent of Julia, a Turning Winds Graduate
Learn How We Can Help Your Family
Beyond recovery, we build strength, resilience, and hope. At Turning Winds, they gain:
While most insurance plans don’t directly cover sober living housing, many do cover the clinical services included in our continuum of care.
At Turning Winds, sober living is just one component of our comprehensive approach. We’re more than just a sober living home for teens—we’re a comprehensive residential treatment center dedicated to total teen healing.
What Insurance Typically Covers:
Most insurance plans help cover the cost of clinical care, which may include:
Family counseling
We’ve worked with insurance providers that have covered 90–120 days of care, and some that have covered shorter or even longer.
The facts are that coverage depends on your family’s specific plan and benefits.
In our experience, many families discover that their insurance covers a substantial portion of the mental health treatment through medical benefits, even when “sober living” isn’t explicitly listed.
Our expert team will guide you through the process to help maximize your insurance benefits and offer payment options for any uncovered costs. For more information on insurance companies and coverage, visit our insurance verification page and complete the insurance verification form.
For information on insurance coverage for military families, visitit our Tricare East and Turning Winds Coverage for Military Teens page.
At Turning Winds, teens follow a structured daily schedule that integrates therapy, academics, and outdoor activities—all tailored to their individual needs, diagnoses, and progress.
A typical day may include:
This consistent structure leaves minimal unstructured time—a key factor in early recovery—and teaches essential life skills like time management, perseverance, and emotional regulation.
Everything at Turning Winds is designed to be therapeutic in nature. Healing happens not just during therapy sessions—but in the classroom, on the trail, and around the campfire.
Yes, absolutely. Our comprehensive medical and psychiatric team ensures continuity of care for all health needs.
We have 24/7 nursing staff on-site to oversee medication administration and provide continuous medical monitoring and support. This includes expert management for teens with chronic conditions like diabetes, as well as those with comorbidities that require intricate medication protocols.
All medications are securely stored and meticulously distributed by our qualified medical staff, ensuring proper administration and monitoring at all times.
We work with teens ages 13 to 17 who have completed primary treatment or are stable enough for a structured, therapeutic environment.
Admission requirements include:
We don’t require a perfect track record of sobriety—but we do need a genuine commitment to healing and a readiness to participate in the program.
Resistance is common—and often rooted in fear, uncertainty, or misunderstanding.
At Turning Winds, we offer pre-admission tours, alumni mentorship calls, and our admissions team can recommend gradual introduction strategies to ease the conversations to help you help your reluctant teens see sober living and mental health treatment as a supportive opportunity, not a punishment.
In fact, many teens who were initially resistant become our strongest advocates by the end of their stay.
Yes, Turning Winds provides expert care for teens facing a variety of mental health, learning, and medical challenges, including:
Attachment disorders and challenges forming healthy relationships
Anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Depression and other mood disorders
ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), NLD/NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder), ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), and other learning differences
Substance use, gaming addiction, and other behavioral addictions
Medically complex teens requiring coordinated mental health and physical health support
Our multidisciplinary team ensures that each teen’s therapeutic, academic, and medical needs are addressed holistically.
We create an integrated environment where healing, learning, and growth happen together, helping teens reclaim their health, confidence, and future.
Traditional halfway houses typically offer only housing and basic supervision. They often lack integrated clinical care, educational services, or individualized therapeutic programming.
Our integrated model, Therapeutic Sober Living, addresses the root causes of substance use while teaching recovery skills in a safe, nurturing environment.
Therapeutic sober living provides clinical treatment within a structured residential setting. At Turning Winds, this includes:
The outcomes data show that multifaceted treatment approaches like the Turning Winds Therapeutic approach, which combine motivational techniques, peer support through 12-step programs, specialized educational environments, and psychiatric care, offer the best chance at long-term recovery success.
Youth who return to unstructured environments without the right level of support face significantly higher risks. Especially today, when overdose deaths have risen due to the use of fentanyl in drug manufacturing.
Binge drinking is also a serious concern, especially for teens in early recovery. Many who return home too soon turn to binge drinking, increasing their risk of harm.
In short: Therapeutic sober living offers the structure, clinical support, and holistic care for whole teen healing—the kind of support that traditional halfway houses often lack. It helps teens stay sober and build the foundation for a healthier, more stable future.
Our mission is to achieve positive change in this world and reach young men and women at a time early enough in their lives to create a profoundly different outcome. We hope that you will allow us to play a small part in getting your teen and family the help that is needed. Together we can make a difference in the life of your child.
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.
(If substance use is linked to suicidal thoughts)
Read their comprehensive drug guide and access other educational resources for parents.
SMART Recovery Teen Meetings: Science-based recovery approach with teen-specific programming
To find local resources:
(1) National Center for Biotechnology Information. (n.d.). Adolescent substance abuse treatment outcomes. PMC. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3965689/
(2) Sampson, D. (2024, August). Teen substance use is declining, but more dangerous drug abuse is emerging. Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/teen-substance-use-is-declining-but-more-dangerous-drug-abuse-is-emerging/2024/08
(3) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2022). Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2022 Annual Report. SAMHSA. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt53160/2022-teds-annual-report.pdf
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