Current approaches for addressing teens’ mental health challenges, behavioral issues and substance use often involve sending them to wilderness programs, which are typically followed by enrollment in boarding schools. These programs are generally very rigid and tend to use a one-size-fits-all approach. Historically they rely on punitive “therapies” that are unsafe and ineffective. 

In addition, taking teens away from their family, friends, and familiar environments can be traumatizing, creating the perception that they are the problem rather than viewing teens’ issues through the lens of their social environment and the family system. Teens who experience imbalance in their ecosystem and have significant trauma are at a higher risk of developing mental illness. 

Teens can develop maladaptive behaviors and significant emotional dysregulation when environmental changes and trauma remain unaddressed. They are offered conventional treatments that focus primarily on cognitive approaches and prescription medications. Often, boundaries are enforced through negative consequences.

Recovery Without Walls provides a flexible, compassionate and holistic in-home program that takes into consideration an individual’s unique circumstances during treatment planning.