Mount Carmel Youth Ranch Announces New Program

Mount Carmel Youth Ranch has been helping troubled teens and their parents find new hope and direction in their lives for over 15 years. A leader in helping at risk youth Mount Carmel Youth Ranch has reached out to over 350 troubled teenage boys.

As a proven and time tested troubled teen program, Mount Carmel Youth Ranch never rests in finding new and creative ways to help the young men who are fortunate enough to be sent to their therapeutic program. The addition of this proven substance abuse treatment program is another step forward in helping troubled teens recover from drug and alcohol abuse.

The Jude Thaddeus Home Recovery Program� has the highest Independently verified success rate nationwide. The six week program has an overall success rate of more than 65% for those who complete the program.

Compare this to 12 step programs where: 45% of the people who attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings never return after their first meeting. 95% never return after the first year. Based on Alcoholics Anonymous World Services' own statistics Alcoholics Anonymous has only a 5% retention rate. Those who leave AA look elsewhere, such as conventional alcohol rehabs and drug treatment for solutions, but 97% of conventional drug rehabs and alcohol treatment centers are 12 step or AA based, thus individuals essentially rejoin AA.

What is the Jude Thaddeus Home Recovery Program�?

First it is important to know what the Jude Thaddeus Program� is not: It is not treatment; it is not rehabilitation; it is not psycho-babble; it is not spiritual fantasy; it is not counseling and it most certainly is not 12 steps. It is, first and foremost, an educational experience leading to better choices in the future and a more positive lifestyle. It is a program that develops social skills and eases social anxieties. It is a program that moves participants from fear and anxiety to self-confidence and positive motivation. In short, it is a life changing experience.

What makes the Jude Thaddeus Home Recovery Program� so successful?

The Jude Thaddeus Program� is effective because it teaches common sense solutions, it builds on the hard work of maturing and changing negative habits into positive action, and it makes clear how to accept deferred gratification through stick-to-itiveness, and carefully constructed goal oriented plans. Although these principles are time tested, they require work, and the willingness to change.

Young men are empowered to change with this motto: "You do not have the disease of addiction. Therefore, you have the power to change this habit no matter how deep-seated you may think it is."

With this important addition to the program for troubled teens Mount Carmel Youth Ranch will continue to be a leader in providing effective therapeutic intervention for at risk youth and their families.