This program is designed to provide therapeutic catharsis for a wide variety of young people. Participants come to the program with a variety of difficult life experiences, which may include those in the "Adverse Life Experiences List" listed here.

Please be aware that this list is specific in its descriptions and may not be appropriate reading for children.

Risk to Self or Others

• Danger to self

• Suicidal thoughts, gestures or attempts

• Self injury (cutting, picking, head banging)

• Danger to others

• Symptoms, Clinical Concerns

• Psychotic Symtoms or behaviors

• Depression related problems

• Anxiety related problems

• Hyperactive and attention related problems

• Adjustment related problems

• Death of significant person

• Separation/divorce of parents

• Acute traumatic event

• Chronic traumatic situation

• Eating disorders

• Phobias

• Sleeping problems

• Cruelty to animals

• Gender identity issues

• Multiple failed mental health placements

Housing/Placement

• Recent hospital discharge

• Child discharged from RTC/RTF in past mo.

• Multiple out of home placements

• History of residential placement

• At risk for/has failed family home placement

• Previous failed foster care placement

• Failed adoption/family placement

• Problems related to housing/homelessness

Social, Peer Interactions

• Difficulty making/keeping friends

• Lack of acceptance by peers

• Non-engagement with people

• Being bullied

• Poor personal hygiene

• Lack of self esteem

School/Education

• Multiple educational placement failures

• Learning disabilities

• School performance problems not related to learning disabilities

• Poor school attendance, truancy