Youth at Risk Laboratory Campus

Model Programs: Seeing is Believing!

Rainbow Lake, a State of Georgia-accredited educational and treatment facility, is directed by PA senior consultant Cindy Simpson. At this site, you can observe our models which are free of physical restraints or interventions and instead depend on the core components of Project Adventure's Behavior Management through Adventure model.

In operation since 1981, these programs have grown from serving middle and high school students in an alternative school setting to a residential treatment service for youth.

Agencies, alternative schools and treatment programs nationally have infused their behavior management programs with Project Adventure's Behavior Management through Adventure methodology. Other programs have worked with Project Adventure to replicate our programs within their agencies.

To arrange a visit to our site, please call 1-800-468-8898.

Challenge

Challenge is an alternative placement for committed youth (co-ed ages 12 - 17) and focuses on behavioral changes. It is a short-term, live-in intervention program. Graduates are returned to detention at a rate of 29.06 percent.

Choices

Choices is an Adventure-based residential treatment program for youth involved with substance abuse issues. It is a licensed community-based program serving committed youth (males ages 12 - 17) from throughout Georgia with an 8-month average length of stay. During the first four years of vigorous evaluation 91 percent of the participants are not using alcohol or drugs. The recidivism rate is 15.53 percent.

The Independent Living Program (ILP)

The Independent Living Program (ILP) is a residential program that serves Georgia's male and female youth who are homeless, lack significant family supports and/or have been abused in their home environment. The goals of the program include: providing clients with life skills that will enable them to maintain productive self sufficient lives within a community, to strengthen their coping skills, to provide educational and employment opportunities, and to reintegrate the clients successfully into the community. All c lients must be enrolled in an academic program and gainfully employed full or part time.

IMPACT

IMPACT is an Adventure-based day treatment program for youth in Newton County involved with substance abuse issues. It is the treatment portion of Newton County's Drug Court program and is sponsored by the Newton County Juvenile Court and the Newton County Public School system.

LEGACY

LEGACY is an approximately ten-month long program for male youth with dual diagnoses who have committed sexual offenses. Adventure activities and therapy are used to assist participants in developing insight and understanding of their own behaviors and empathy for their victims. Graduates since 1996 were returned at a rate of 6.75 percent.

Rainbow Lake School

Rainbow Lake School is a community effort between Project Adventure, Newton County Schools and Newton County Juvenile Court to address the needs of juvenile offenders and socially maladjusted middle school students. The program strives to improve student attitudes toward school, themselves, their peers, family, and community as a whole.

Project Decision

Project Decision is an active alternative to out-of-school suspension currently operating in Newton County. Project Decision provides an appropriate consequence for unacceptable school behavior, along with a supportive and structured therapeutic program.

Transitional Assessment Center (TAC)

Transitional Assessment Center (TAC) is Project Adventure's newest program. It is a residential assessment program for youth and their families involved with the Juvenile Courts and/or the Department of Family and Children Services. It is a licensed community-based program for a minimum of 30 days. The key component of the program is to assess the individual's behavioral, academic, social, and psychological needs and the needs of their families. Through this assessment a placement recommendation is forwarded to the local Juvenile Court and/or the Department of Family and Children Services. These recommendations may include but are not limited to the youth being placed back at home, a group home, foster care, therapeutic foster care, a residential treatment program, hospitalization or a detention center.

Become a member today!

>>more