You are not alone. The Project Patch Residential Treatment Program has assisted hundreds of parents of troubled youth, with outstanding results. Parents in a Boise State University study rated significant improvement for every desirable behavior after their child completed the PATCH program.
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Crisis behaviors frequently treated with great success at Project Patch:
- Rebelliousness
- Oppositional defiance
- Authority issues
- Anger control problems
- Low self-esteem
- Poor decision-making skills
- Thinking errors*
- Poor peer choices
- ADHD
- Petty theft or shoplifting
- Minor runaway
*such as blaming, or rationalization to manipulate those around them to avoid taking responsibility for their actions
The Project Patch treatment program is NOT appropriate for teens who are:
- Addicted to drugs or alcohol (Patch recommends a 21-day program; after treatment teens may be candidates for Patch)
- Actively suicidal (Patch recommends that you consider placing your teen in a local hospital if they are an immediate risk to themselves)
- A severe runaway risk (the Project Patch ranch is not a secured facility)
- Experiencing compounding mental health issues (psychotic, personality disorders, manic-depressive, or unstable bi-polar)
- Sex offenders (Patch may be able to take a child who has been a victim of sexual crime)
- Fire starters
- Experiencing severe eating disorders
- Pregnant
If your child has one or more of these problems, visit our Resources page for other options.