A loving and compassionate approach to treatment
Alternative to Boot Camp for Troubled Teens from Kuna
We Accept Insurance
Clean, welcoming, and safe living spaces
A strong focus on family participation and support
Personalized attention in a small-group setting
Rethinking the teen boot camp approach
Dealing with a teenager who has severe behavioral issues can be incredibly draining, often pushing you to your emotional limits. At times, the stress may become so overwhelming that enrolling your child in a boot camp might seem like the only option. However, the military-like techniques of such programs aren’t appropriate for treating adolescents struggling with significant mental health challenges.
This is where most juvenile boot camps fall short, relying on harsh psychological tactics better suited for an army barracks than a care facility. This crude treatment approach can even make mental health conditions worse. To ensure this doesn’t happen, you need a program that addresses the root causes of your child’s problematic behavior instead of only surface-level symptoms. At Avery’s House, we foster lasting transformation by understanding each teen’s unique needs and responding with empathy and exceptional support.
Why traditional boot camps may not solve your teen’s problems
In most juvenile boot camps, the so-called treatment consists of suppressing rebellious behavior through blind obedience, confrontational tactics, and overly regimented routines. This heavy-handed approach may work for mild behavioral issues. However, it often backfires for adolescents with more complex challenges.
Creating lasting positive change in troubled teens involves a more nuanced strategy. This means tackling the root causes of their struggles rather than just managing symptoms superficially. Unfortunately, most teen boot camps lack the resources necessary to effectively address serious mental health issues, including conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder.
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Key limitations of a boot camp for teens
As a parent of a teenager facing severe behavioral challenges, you might consider a teen boot camp as a potential solution. However, it’s essential to be aware of their limitations, which include the following:
- Not enough clinical staff to handle complex behavioral issues
- A tendency to overlook psychological histories
- Failure to address the root causes underlying mental health challenges
- Reliance on a generic, uniform approach that doesn’t cater to individual needs
- Underestimation of the critical role of family involvement in the healing process
- A focus on instilling obedience at the expense of psychological well-being
- Insufficient academic support
Teen residential treatment
Personalized treatment precisely tailored to the unique requirements of troubled adolescents is more effective than cookie-cutter methods. At Avery’s House, we provide customized solutions that address your adolescent’s specific behavioral challenges. Our residential treatment program offers a nurturing environment that fosters healthier behaviors, sparks emotional growth, and promotes faster recovery.
Personalized and compassionate care at Avery’s House
Avery’s House offers a unique and highly effective alternative to traditional teen boot camps in the Kuna area, thanks to our specialized approach to residential mental health treatment for adolescents. Our program stands out for several key reasons:
- A compassionate, nonjudgmental space where vulnerability is not just accepted but encouraged
- A dedicated team with in-depth expertise in adolescent mental health
- Treatment of root causes of mental health issues—not just symptoms
- Active family participation that improves interpersonal dynamics
- Essential training in life skills, including emotional regulation, effective communication, and self-awareness
- A curriculum designed to bolster skills crucial for academic achievement
- Personalized medication management for those who need it
- Comprehensive aftercare planning to ensure a smooth transition back to everyday life
Teen residential treatment may be ideal if your Kuna teen…
- Recently completed or is about to complete an inpatient or hospital psych stabilization program
- Previously tried outpatient programs (PHP or IOP levels) but needs more structure and support
- Would benefit from a temporary break from familiar surroundings to concentrate on recovery
Liv LuVisi
Community Relations Specialist
Therapeutic services included
We tailor each teen’s therapeutic journey based on their personality, challenges, and goals. Here are some of the services we offer:
- Individual therapy sessions
- Case management
- Experiential therapies
- Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Art therapy
- Music therapy
- Community-based activities
- Family therapy
- Trauma-informed care
- LGBTQ allyship
We accept insurance
We work with most major insurance providers to minimize out-of-pocket costs. Click the button to the right to find out if your provider will pay for treatment.
The help they need to thrive
Take the next step at Avery’s House
At Avery’s House, we know that helping your teen overcome mental health struggles is one of the most emotionally exhausting things you’ll ever do. Because this journey shouldn’t be taken alone, we provide comprehensive support to caregivers of adolescents facing these obstacles. While teen boot camps address only surface-level symptoms, our program will discern and target the root causes of your teen’s problems. This deeper level of intervention significantly improves the likelihood of achieving lasting change.