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.

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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.

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.

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.