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Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch works with most major medical insurance providers. Our team can run a free, confidential verification of benefits and provide you with an accurate out of pocket cost for treatment services with your insurance benefits.
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About Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch for Boys
Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch offers a holistic and Christ-centered residential program for boys aged 14-17, designed to address a wide range of challenges. Combining trauma-informed care, professional therapy, academic support, and outdoor adventure, the program focuses on helping at-risk boys overcome issues such as trauma, adoption-related struggles, negative peer influences, physical abuse, and addictions to substances, gaming, or pornography. With a commitment to mental wellness, behavioral growth, and academic success, the program prepares young men for a positive and hopeful future.
At Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch, family is central to the healing journey. Every 8 weeks, Family Reconnect Day combines meaningful visitation with intensive therapy, while weekly virtual check-ins keep everyone aligned and engaged. With 24/7 mentorship from a dedicated team and personalized care, each teen receives up to five individual therapy sessions weekly, plus group and addiction recovery services. Flexible stays, from 90 days to 9-10 months, ensure support is tailored to every boy's unique needs, fostering lasting transformation.
A structured weekday schedule balances academics, therapy, and physical activities. Mornings begin with breakfast, devotions, and classes, followed by group sessions, life skills training, and evening chapel services. Weekends offer more relaxed recreation, church outings, and downtime. Adventure therapy activities, including hiking, rappelling, canoeing, and equine therapy, encourage active engagement and personal growth.
Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch provides accredited, GED-tract, or personal-growth academic options tailored to meet the individual needs of each student. Their therapeutic classroom environment provides the flexibility for self-paced study supported by one-on-one tutoring with certified teachers, helping teens learn and build skills for the future.
Set on a serene 31-acre campus in the Ozark Mountains, the center provides a safe and supportive environment. Boys enjoy private bedrooms equipped with a bed, desk, and window, alongside shared bathrooms designed for privacy. Dorms feature common areas with ping pong tables, kitchenettes, sofas, and TVs.
The campus boasts extensive amenities, including:
Recreational Facilities: CrossFit gym, indoor basketball court, game room, and outdoor adventure areas. Equestrian Center: A newly built space for equine-assisted therapy.Dining & Health: On-site chef, full cafeteria, and 24/7 nurse availability for medication management.Outdoor Spaces: Fire pits, hammocks, picnic tables, and serene natural surroundings.
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Provider's Policy:Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch works with most major medical insurance providers. Our team can run a free, confidential verification of benefits and provide you with an accurate out of pocket cost for treatment services with your insurance benefits.
Teen Challenge Ranch offers a structured academic program to help students repair and advance their education, even if they lack sufficient high school credits. Their fully accredited courses, online platform, and individualized academic plans ensure students can earn a diploma, improve their GPA, or prepare for a GED. With dedicated teachers providing tutoring, diagnostic testing to address learning gaps, and a focus on life skills, students gain the confidence and tools needed to succeed. Those who transition home before graduating can continue their studies seamlessly through online courses.
Every activity and every class offered at Teen Challenge Ranch has a Christ-centered element and a firm belief that God wants to do something amazing in each boy’s life. Teen Challenge Ranch’s teachers and counselors lead faith-based character-building training courses with the boys, an essential aspect of their program. Christian speakers and musicians regularly come to campus to provide spiritual instruction, encouragement, and motivation. The boys are taken to off-campus church services, Christian conferences, and other spiritual events. As students grow in their relationship with Christ, they become more motivated to make positive life changes.
Teen Challenge Ranch meets the highest standards of care, demonstrated by their recent Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) certification. This accreditation highlights Teen Challenge’s commitment to providing credible, results-driven addiction treatment and behavioral therapy services. CARF certification also demonstrates Teen Challenge Ranch’s higher degree of internal quality, and its focus on service outcomes, customer feedback, and satisfaction.
Teen Challenge Ranch’s equine therapy program helps teens develop emotional regulation, confidence, and responsibility through structured interaction with horses. Led by certified equine-assisted therapists, the program provides a calming environment where teens can process thoughts and emotions with expert guidance. By caring for and working with these nonjudgmental animals, teens learn to build trust, improve communication, and understand the importance of non-verbal cues. This hands-on approach encourages personal growth and emotional healing.
Adolescents
You can admit to this center with a primary substance use disorder or a primary mental health condition. You'll receive support each step of the way and individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis.
Adolescents
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Adventure Therapy
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Co-Occurring Disorders
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Drug Addiction
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Gaming
Christian
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Trauma
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Evidence-Based
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Experiential
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Christian
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Gender-Specific
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1-on-1 Counseling
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Mindfulness Therapy
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Adventure Therapy
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Animal Therapy
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Equine Therapy
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Experiential Therapy
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Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)
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Family Therapy
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Life Skills
Medication-Assisted Treatment
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Pastoral Counseling
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Motivational Interviewing
Psychoeducation
Recreation Therapy
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Solution Focused, Goal-Oriented Therapy
Spiritual Care
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Stress Management
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Pornography Addiction
Grief and Loss
Personality Disorders
ADHD, ADD
Anger
Anxiety
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Bipolar
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Codependency
Depression
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Gambling
Gaming
Internet Addiction
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Self-Harm
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Sex Addiction
Stress
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Suicidality
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Trauma
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Alcohol
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Benzodiazepines
Chronic Relapse
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Co-Occurring Disorders
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Cocaine
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Drug Addiction
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Ecstasy
Psychedelics
Methamphetamine
Opioids
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Prescription Drugs
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Smoking Cessation
Synthetic Drugs
Center Pets
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Gender-specific groups
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Abigail Johnson
APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSN
Adam Persenaire
MSW, LCSW, A.R.T., EMDR Trauma Trained
Cheryl Comfort
MS, LPC, TF-CBT, ART
Katie Carney
LPC
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