Keeping Up With School During Treatment at Turning Winds
Many parents of children requiring treatment for a mental health condition or substance misuse issue are concerned about the impact on their child’s education. A good education is important for personal growth and future employment. It can help students improve their self-image and self-confidence and offer different tools for problem-solving. It can stimulate mental agility […]
An Emotional Service Trip to Guatemala
Turning Winds provides the ideal opportunity to take part of a life changing volunteer vacation and create memories, friendships and connections that will last a lifetime.
The Healing Power of Nature
Sometimes a child needs a change of environment to get away from negative influences, break old habits, and gain new perspectives. For many teens, a change of location provides an opportunity for a new start. Turning Winds provides a safe, nurturing refuge when their home is no longer the best place for your child. But […]
Spending the Holidays at Turning Winds
Family holidays are important, especially for parents. Thanksgiving and Christmas are annual traditional opportunities to get together and enjoy a meal as a family. Mental health issues and substance misuse can seriously disrupt this idyll. When your child needs help, family traditions may need to be postponed. Many residential treatment programs are not set up […]
A Home Away From Home to Heal
Over the past twenty years, Turning Winds has matured into a sophisticated program that blends the benefits of a wilderness program, a residential treatment center, and a boarding school. This blended approach to treatment utilizes both outdoor experiences and indoor environments to prevent treatment fatigue and increase engagement. A big driver of change is developing […]
Therapeutic Winter Activities at Turning Winds
Turning Winds is a family-run residential treatment center for teens combined with a fully accredited academic program. We believe the success of our teenage clients is based on a combination of therapeutic and educational approaches that provide the best possible outcomes for each patient we treat in our program. The therapeutic approaches—many particular to the […]
Turning Winds – Our Approach to Effective Residential Treatment
Residential treatment centers are usually not set up for long-term care, focusing on 30–90-day treatment periods instead. This is great for getting patients in crisis to stabilize but it is not enough time to facilitate lasting change. In our experience, adequate time is a must for the growth and change required for today’s youth and […]
How Turning Winds Began
Turning Winds is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Montana-based program began in 2002 with the simple desire to help young lives see a new path. In the decades that followed, the program matured into a sophisticated program that blends the benefits of a wilderness program, a residential treatment center, and a boarding school. Each […]
Graduation as a Landmark
Graduating from high school, college, or a vocational program is usually a key moment in someone’s life. It’s a symbol of change, progression, and moving on to new adventures. People take a moment to celebrate what they’ve achieved so far and appreciate the memories that this part of their journey has given them. It can […]
The Therapeutic Family Environment at Turning Winds
One of the many special things about Turning Wind is the way the team is able to create a family environment for the teens in treatment. One of the awesome people who make that happen is head chef Veronica Langton. She is an experienced and excellent international cook who is in charge of ordering, preparing, […]
