Web Directory

» Adirondack Leadership Expeditions
   A character development wilderness program for troubled teens that promotes personal growth through a focus on insight-oriented experiences located near Saranac Lake, New York.
   http://www.adirondackleadership.com

» Adventure Therapy & Wilderness/Nature Therapy
   An overview of adventure therapy, with summaries of theory, research, and links to full-text articles.
   http://www.wilderdom.com/adventuretherapy.html

» Agape Youth Ministry
   A Christ centered youth ranch program located in Arizona for pre-adolescent girls and boys 13 to 16 years old, exhibiting behavioral problems, or other troubled behavior.
   http://www.agapeyouth.org

» Alaska Crossings Wilderness Expeditions
   Offers experiential programs for youth with mental health issues, in the Tongass National Forest and on the Stikine River.
   http://www.alaskacrossings.org/

» Anasazi Foundation
   Provides wilderness residential programs for teenagers, as well as intervention courses for parents and professionals. Features details of staff, services and facilities.
   http://www.anasazi.org/

» Ascent Wilderness Program
   Therapeutic wilderness program for troubled teens, located in Idaho. Includes philosophy and approach, family program profile, and admissions and financial information.
   http://www.ascent4teens.com

» Aspen Achievement Academy
   Outdoor therapy program for adolescents and troubled teens, ages 13-17 with behavioral problems, substance abuse problems, depression and defiance.
   http://www.aspenacademy.com

» Bald Eagle Boys Camp
   Wilderness camping program providing camp therapy for troubled boys in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania.
   http://www.baldeagleboyscamp.org/

» Bethel Boot Camp
   Offering a military discipline format including conformity to authority, structure and character development.
   http://bethelacademy.org/discipline.html

» Bonneville Canyon
   A treatment facility and remote boarding school that specializes in wilderness therapy and positive reinforcement programs. Helps young men 18-22 years of age. Wyoming.
   http://www.bonnevillecanyon.com

» CanAdventure Education
   British Columbia, Canada, adventure camps for struggling teens, designed to help both teens and parents overcome behavioural issues that affect their growth.
   http://www.canadventure.ca/

» Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions
   Offers intensive residential therapy within twenty-one day wilderness trips in the Pacific Northwest.
   http://www.cfreer.com/

» Eckerd Youth Alternatives
   Nonprofit organization providing proven outdoor therapeutic residential programs for at-risk and troubled youth in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont and New Hampshire.
   http://www.eckerd.org

» Educo Adventure School
   Youth adventure school in the Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada. Develops teamwork and inner strengths while handling external challenges.
   http://www.educo.ca/

» Englishton Park
   Camp for children who are experiencing behavioral, emotional or learning difficulties provided by Englishton Park United Presbyterian Ministries, Inc. Lexington, Indiana.
   http://www.englishtonpark.org/

» Kiatou - Wilderness Therapy Center
   Provides a six week wilderness therapy program for at-risk teens. Offers a blend of wilderness therapy and emotional growth therapy.
   http://www.kiatou.ca

» Lonestar Expeditions
   Offers a therapeutic intervention alternative to boot camps and military schools for troubled teens and their families.
   http://www.lonestarexpeditions.com

» Majestic Outdoor Adventures
   An independent, non-denominational ministry providing a therapeutic prevention/intervention outdoor program that reaches out to provide Christian morals and values. Missouri.
   http://www.majesticoutdoors.com

» Meet the Wilderness
   Specializing in character building youth adventure education in wilderness areas of Colorado.
   http://www.meetthewilderness.org

» Monarch Center for Family Healing
   Offers a wilderness therapy treatment program for youths and troubled teens between the ages of 10 and 18. Colorado, USA.
   http://www.monarchfamilyhealing.com

» Mount Carmel Youth Ranch
   Offers a non-profit working experience for youth that takes place on the family cattle ranch in Wyoming.
   http://www.mtcarmelyouthranch.com/

» Open Sky Wilderness Therapy
   Holistic treatment for teens and young adults fighting issues such as alcohol abuse, low self esteem, and mental health concerns. Colorado, USA.
   http://www.openskywilderness.com/

» Outback Therapeutic Expeditions
   Wilderness treatment for teenagers, from thirteen to seventeen years of age, with emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse issues. Utah, USA.
   http://www.outbacktreatment.com

» Phoenix Outdoor
   Wilderness therapy program for troubled teenagers ages 13-17 in western North Carolina. Includes program, admissions, news and resources, FAQs, and contact information.
   http://www.phoenixoutdoor.com

» Project GO
   Provides experiential education programs for underprivileged and at-risk youth, including whitewater rafting and challenge ropes courses, in northern California and Nevada.
   http://www.projectgo.org/

» Reality Ranch
   Paramilitary summer camp for troubled and at-risk boys, ages 11 to 16. Arizona.
   http://www.realityranchcamp.com

» RedCliff Ascent
   Wilderness therapy program that offers 30 or 60 day courses. Located in Utah.
   http://www.redcliffascent.com

» Rock Solid Character
   Character education program that promotes moral and ethical character growth through adventure based rock climbing, primarily for grades 3-6. Offered to U.S. schools and parents.
   http://www.teamsynergyinc.com/rocksolid/

» SUWS
   Offers an outdoor wilderness program in Idaho for at-risk youths ages eleven to eighteen.
   http://www.suws.com/

» SUWS of the Carolinas
   Wilderness therapy program for adolescents with behavior, learning, or family problems.
   http://www.suwscarolinas.com/

» Sagewalk
   Therapeutic wilderness program that serves as an intense intervention for teens and their families.
   http://www.sagewalk.com

» Second Nature
   Outdoor therapy program for adolescents with behavioral, emotional, and substance abuse issues. Locations in Utah, Oregon, and Georgia.
   http://www.snwp.com/

» Summit Achievement
   Outdoor residential treatment center for boys and girls 13 - 17 years of age.
   http://www.summitachievement.com/

» TraverseKids
   Opportunity to be with horses and openly share with the supportive adults who are helping them to become "horse people." Staffed by licensed psychotherapists, certified riding instructors, and compassionate volunteers, offers a nine-month program of exper
   http://traversekids.org

» Tribune Bay Outdoor Education Centre
   Non profit organization offers experiential and environmental education programs for youth, including highropes, climbing, ocean kayaking, marine studies. Hornby Island, British Columbia.
   http://www.hornbyisland.com/OutdoorEducationCenter/

» White River Academy
   Behavioral modification camp and school for teenagers. Based in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
   http://www.wradventure.com

» Wikipedia: Wilderness therapy
   Online encyclopedia article about therapy based on primitive outdoor sojourns.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilderness_therapy

» Wilderness Quest
   Offers 6-9 week courses that focus on self responsibility. Located in Utah.
   http://www.wildernessquest.com/

» Wilderness Treatment Programs
   Directory of programs offered by Aspen Education Group.
   http://www.wilderness-programs-info.com/

» WinGate Wilderness Therapy
   Utah program for troubled teens. Includes details of program and philosophy.
   http://www.wingatetherapy.com/