College Prep at Turning Winds
Turning Winds offers a high-quality academic experience for all of our teenage clients. Our comprehensive curriculum includes individualized plans that provide everything your teen needs to get their education on the right track. Turning Winds offers almost any class our students will need to continue their education. We work closely with counselors from previous schools […]
Individualized Support Ensures Academic Success
At Turning Winds, our teenage clients catch up academically while receiving treatment services. Academic excellence is one of our “Five Pillars of Change.” As a residential treatment center with a strong academic curriculum, Turning Winds offers a full continuum of care for teens with mental health and substance use issues while ensuring they also progress […]
Core Curriculum Subjects at Turning Winds
Turning Winds has taken the best elements of care from wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, and inpatient treatment to create a one-of-a-kind residential treatment center. We aim to ensure every student gets the education and support they need for success. We work closely with the counseling departments in every student’s previous school to fill in […]
A Dangerous Social Media Fad Called ‘Chroming’
There’s a new social media fad called “chroming” that parents should know about. “The new ‘huffing’ called ‘chroming’ is a dangerous re-emerging practice on the rise among the youth,” reported CBS Pittsburgh in September. “Chroming involves using items you probably have in your home right now, and it’s hurting kids.” The dangerous practice involves intentionally […]
A Healing Philosophy
The Turning Winds model of care centers on therapeutic support in a setting that resembles the family environment clients will return to. Healthy behaviors are practiced and reinforced in a safe environment. Our clinical services combine the best elements of care from wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, and inpatient treatment to create a one-of-a-kind residential […]
Common Mental Health Disorders in Teens
This article mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call, text, or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. Turning Winds works with teenagers, ages 13–18, who would benefit from clinical therapy and academic guidance as they […]
Working With Children in a Therapeutic Environment
At Turning Winds, we believe working with children has to include being supportive and consistent in every situation. When working with a child who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition, particularly if substance misuse is involved, this is even more imperative. A coordinated team effort is equally important. Communication is critical between all […]
Gratitude and Appreciation in Greece
Turning Winds organizes international service trips abroad for teenage clients twice yearly. We have taken students to Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, Morocco, and other places. In November, a group of kids traveled to Greece. As on previous occasions, the trip combined international volunteerism, learning and growth opportunities, and fun activities for the Turning Winds clients. […]
Education for a Brighter Future
Parents who consider sending their children to treatment for a mental health condition or substance misuse are often concerned about the impact of such a decision on their children’s education. Their kids are most likely already struggling at school and they fear taking them out of school and sending them to Turning Winds will interrupt […]
International Cuisine Broadens the Horizon at Turning Winds
An unusual treatment modality at Turning Winds is the international service trip. Traveling to foreign countries twice a year to be immersed in different cultures and help people less fortunate than ourselves affords new perspectives and the ability to learn that all people are essentially the same. The therapeutic value of the service trip experience […]
