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<blockquote data-quote="Lucedaleblessed" data-source="post: 585003" data-attributes="member: 6747"><p>There are combo programs, but it is important to realize that the child develops during the treatment and using the same program for the early stage and later stages might not be in the interest of the child.</p><p></p><p>Second based on my experience with a local residential treatment center, which were praised by the local authorities and parents but was raided and closed by state authorities a wilderness program isn't necessary safe because they have not lost children in their care yet. </p><p> </p><p>Remember years back that they showed "Brat Camp". It looked safe and the program had been in operation for many years. When the sheriff closed the program in 2009 after a 16 year old boys died in the program, he called the operation reckless after the investigation had been done. There had been changes in the management and setup to save costs and it led to the terrible tragedy.</p><p> </p><p>I have no dictionary over wilderness and residential programs but I am so happy that I am not in your shoes because the business is changing fast with program opening and closing all the time. It is impossible to give advice. I can only pray that the consultant you use does not get a referral fee for the programs children are sent to so the option you choose will be in the interest of your child and not someones wallet.</p><p></p><p>We came that close doing what you are looking into and we consider us very lucky having avoided that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucedaleblessed, post: 585003, member: 6747"] There are combo programs, but it is important to realize that the child develops during the treatment and using the same program for the early stage and later stages might not be in the interest of the child. Second based on my experience with a local residential treatment center, which were praised by the local authorities and parents but was raided and closed by state authorities a wilderness program isn't necessary safe because they have not lost children in their care yet. Remember years back that they showed "Brat Camp". It looked safe and the program had been in operation for many years. When the sheriff closed the program in 2009 after a 16 year old boys died in the program, he called the operation reckless after the investigation had been done. There had been changes in the management and setup to save costs and it led to the terrible tragedy. I have no dictionary over wilderness and residential programs but I am so happy that I am not in your shoes because the business is changing fast with program opening and closing all the time. It is impossible to give advice. I can only pray that the consultant you use does not get a referral fee for the programs children are sent to so the option you choose will be in the interest of your child and not someones wallet. We came that close doing what you are looking into and we consider us very lucky having avoided that. [/QUOTE]
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