Red Top Meadows
Red Top Meadows is a 14-bed residential treatment and therapeutic wilderness program established in 1980 to serve adolescent males. The facility is located on 20 acres bordering the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Red Top Meadows
Red Top Meadows is a 14-bed residential treatment and therapeutic wilderness program established in 1980 to serve adolescent males. The facility is located on 20 acres bordering the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
2025 Construction Progress
Framing the new Red Top building
Red Top gymnasium under construction
Red Top Bedroom Under Construction
Preparing for siding September 11, 2025
New Red Top building with some siding
New Gym – getting closer!
New hallway at Red Top
Bedroom with beautiful trim and walls
Modern new bathroom at Red Top
Services Include
Services Include
Residential Treatment
Program for Boys
Placement of a child at Red Top Meadows is a logical step when the child is not able to function in their home and school environments. It can be a helpful transition between old negative cycles of behavior and developing healthier more productive ways of dealing with life’s difficulties.
Residential Treatment
Program for Boys
Placement of a child at Red Top Meadows is a logical step when the child is not able to function in their home and school environments. It can be a helpful transition between old negative cycles of behavior and developing healthier more productive ways of dealing with life’s difficulties.
FAQs
Who is appropriate for placement at RTM?
Red Top Meadows accepts adolescent males aged 12 to 17. The program is most helpful for boys who have difficulties with: peer relationships, lack of healthy connections, appropriate coping and social skills, decision making, sexual issues, self-esteem, depression, attention, school performance, recovering from trauma.
What is the cost for Red Top services?
Please contact us for cost information.
What is the staff to student ratio?
We can have up to 14 students enrolled at any one time. We have two therapists and two teachers in addition to the Education Director and Program Director. We have four direct care staff on during all waking hours and on weekends we have five. Wilderness trips include seven students with three staff. The average ratio of staff to students is 1 to 3.
What involvement do parents have with the program and their son?
We encourage family involvement. Children need family contact and support in order to face and change problems. Students’ are successful when they return home when families have been part of the change process.
- • Students and parents can call each other daily.
- • We encourage weekly visits, scheduling ahead of time is appreciated.
- • Family therapy sessions occur twice/month, if not possible in person than by phone.
How long do students stay at Red Top?
The average length of stay is one year, though for some students it is as little as 8 months to as long as two years. There is a strong correlation between to the student’s belief that he needs to make changes, his desire to change, and the family involvement, and his length of stay.
FAQs
Who is appropriate for placement at RTM?
Red Top Meadows accepts adolescent males aged 12 to 17. The program is most helpful for boys who have difficulties with: peer relationships, lack of healthy connections, appropriate coping and social skills, decision making, sexual issues, self-esteem, depression, attention, school performance, recovering from trauma.
What is the cost for Red Top services?
Please contact us for cost information.
What is the staff to student ratio?
We can have up to 14 students enrolled at any one time. We have two therapists and two teachers in addition to the Education Director and Program Director. We have four direct care staff on during all waking hours and on weekends we have five. Wilderness trips include seven students with three staff. The average ratio of staff to students is 1 to 3.
What involvement do parents have with the program and their son?
We encourage family involvement. Children need family contact and support in order to face and change problems. Students’ are successful when they return home when families have been part of the change process.
- • Students and parents can call each other daily.
- • We encourage weekly visits, scheduling ahead of time is appreciated.
- • Family therapy sessions occur twice/month, if not possible in person than by phone.
How long do students stay at Red Top?
The average length of stay is one year, though for some students it is as little as 8 months to as long as two years. There is a strong correlation between to the student’s belief that he needs to make changes, his desire to change, and the family involvement, and his length of stay.
Continuum of Care
We always start with the least restrictive care and, if necessary, move on to more involved intervention.
Contact Red Top Meadows
7905 South Fall Creek Road
Wilson, WY 83014
PO Box 2631
Jackson, WY 83001
(307) 733-9098
“We’re good at making connections and developing relationships…”
| Dick Lundeen, Therapist
“We’re good at making connections and developing relationships…”
| Dick Lundeen, Therapist
Red Top Meadows News
October 13, 2026
CLINICAL WORKSHOP SERIES | October 21-23, 2026
For clinicians, social workers, and counselors. The ABFT Introductory Workshop Series introduces Attachment-Based Family Therapy, an empirically supported model for adolescent depression and suicide risk, also used for trauma, anxiety, and as an adjunct in eating disorder treatment.
For clinicians, social workers, and counselors. The ABFT Introductory Workshop Series introduces Attachment-Based Family Therapy, an empirically supported model for adolescent depression and suicide risk, also used for trauma, anxiety, and as an adjunct in eating disorder treatment.
October 12, 2026
FREE COMMUNITY TRAINING | Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Parents, clinicians, and educators are invited to a free event on Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT). This evidence-based model strengthens family bonds to address adolescent depression and suicide risk. Come learn how connection supports healing.
Parents, clinicians, and educators are invited to a free event on Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT). This evidence-based model strengthens family bonds to address adolescent depression and suicide risk. Come learn how connection supports healing.
August 23, 2026
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October 13, 2026
CLINICAL WORKSHOP SERIES | October 21-23, 2026
For clinicians, social workers, and counselors. The ABFT Introductory Workshop Series introduces Attachment-Based Family Therapy, an empirically supported model for adolescent depression and suicide risk, also used for trauma, anxiety, and as an adjunct in eating disorder treatment.
For clinicians, social workers, and counselors. The ABFT Introductory Workshop Series introduces Attachment-Based Family Therapy, an empirically supported model for adolescent depression and suicide risk, also used for trauma, anxiety, and as an adjunct in eating disorder treatment.
October 12, 2026
FREE COMMUNITY TRAINING | Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Parents, clinicians, and educators are invited to a free event on Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT). This evidence-based model strengthens family bonds to address adolescent depression and suicide risk. Come learn how connection supports healing.
Parents, clinicians, and educators are invited to a free event on Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT). This evidence-based model strengthens family bonds to address adolescent depression and suicide risk. Come learn how connection supports healing.