CENTER FOR CHANGE
(August 16, 2000) Ken Cozzens announced his new position as Director of Business Development and Managed Care for the Center for Change in Orem, Utah, 801-224-8255, www.centerforchange.com, info@www.centerforchange.com. Cozzens left Provo Canyon School to take this opportunity with Center for Change. The program is adding residential treatment to their current level of care, expanding their capacity to 62 beds. The Center focuses exclusively on the treatment of eating disorders.

SPIRITUALITY SURVEY
(November 21, 2000) Kees de Vente, M.Div., Spiritual Coordinator, Hidden Lake Academy, Dahlonega, Georgia, 706-864-4730, hiddenlakeacademy@alltel.net, http://www.hiddenlakeacademy.com, announced 33 out of 55 special needs schools responded to the questionnaires they circulated to assess official attitudes toward spirituality on the various campuses. 64% indicated “spirituality is a component of their program,” 29% of those held formal services weekly on campus, 43% held services at least monthly, 90% had students who attended services at local churches/synagogues, 48% reported students active in local church/community activities including youth groups, and 29% have a Spiritual Coordinator/Chaplain on campus. A full copy of the results can be obtained from Hidden Lake Academy.

CHUCK SELENT VISITS
(November 20, 2000) Chuck Selent, Director of North Idaho Transports, based in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, stopped by Woodbury Reports Inc.

HUNTER SCHOOL SEEKING TO ENROLL GIRLS
(November 30, 2000) Jeffrey Pettee, Headmaster of The Hunter School, Rumney, New Hampshire, 603-786-9427, a school for young children with “ADD, ADHD and other related conditions,” announced they are now starting to reach out to encourage the enrollment of girls. Up to this point they have had only boys in their school.

SAFEGUARD ADOLESCENT SERVICES
(January 29, 2001) Dana Cox, MSW, safeguardas@earthlink.net, 916-974-0283, Carmichael, California, announced the formation of SAFEGUARD Adolescent Services for the Escort, Recovery & Interventions for Troubled Adolescents.

ACADEMY AT CEDAR MOUNTAIN ACCREDITED
(January 31, 2001) Jodi Tuttle, Founder and Director of Academy at Cedar Mountain, Cedar City, Utah, 435-867-5555, info@cedar-mountain.com, www.cedar- mountain.com, announced that their first graduation occurred in December. During the same month, they received full academic accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, the standard accrediting agency for schools throughout most of the West. Tuttle also announced two “Knowledge Treks” scheduled for this summer. The Grand Circle will sweep through Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, from June 1 to June 28th. The other Knowledge Trek that will travel through Mexico, is scheduled from June 2nd through June 29th.

PHELPS SUMMER PROGRAM
(February 28, 2001) James Spiro, Director of Admissions for The Phelps School, Malvern, Pennsylvania, 610-644- 1754, announced their five-week summer program. Designed “for young men who need encouragement and/or remediation in Language Arts, reading and math,” it will run from July 1 to August 3, 2001.

BRIDGES ACADEMY CLIMBING WALL
(March 1, 2001) Guy LeGuyonne, Admissions for Bridges Academy for Boys, Bend, Oregon, 888-283- 7362, announced the completion of a Climbing Wall that spans a height two stories. J. Huffine, Ph.D., will use it to facilitate ongoing experiential initiatives. Shanda Hinkle, formerly the head of field operations at SageWalk, The Outdoor School, has transferred to Bridges Academy. Shanda has more than six years of experience in positive peer culture and wilderness therapy.

SAGEWALK ADDS NEW THERAPIST
(March 1, 2001) Guy LeGuyonne, Admissions for SageWalk, The Outdoor School, 800-877-1922, Bend, Oregon, www.SageWalk.com, announced the program has hired Michele Houston M.S. to work with the clinical staff to assist with individual and group therapy.

ASPEN ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY ADMISSIONS CHANGES
(March 5, 2001) Gil Hallows, Director, Aspen Achievement Academy, a short term wilderness program in Loa, Utah, 435-836-2472, academy@gbasin.net, announced Leah Vandekeift will be the interim Admissions Director replacing Jason York, who resigned. Leea Sorensen and Penni Torgerson round out the Admissions team.

TEMAGAMI WILDERNESS ACADEMY
(March 8, 2001) Colin Rayner, owner of Temagami Wilderness Centre in Ontario, Canada, reports their year round academy, which started in September of ‘00, is now up to 11 students and is running very smoothly. Temagami is a short-term wilderness program located 200 miles north of Toronto, Canada, 905- 632-9458, info@temagami.com, www.youthchallenge.com & www.temagami.com.

CARDOZA IN PHILIPPINES
(March 8, 2001) Al Cardoza, President of West Shield Adolescent Service, Newport Beach, California, 800-899- 8585, sent postcards from Sitangkai, in the southernmost point of the Philippines, to greet friends and remind them of his transport business.

GAGE FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN CELL
(March 13, 2001) Steve Gage, who recently had been “sentenced to 45 years in prison for sexual abuse, tried to strangle himself in his jail cell early Sunday” according to police. Gage was the former owner of Royal Haven, a girl’s group home in Sisters, Oregon, http://www.oregonlive.com.

ARIZONA SCHOOL SITE FOR LEASE
(March 16, 2001) A 150+ bed facility on 50 acres in Southern Arizona that includes dining, recreational, pool, chapel and school buildings, and features a 1920’s industrialist’s mansion and lovely desert landscape is available. Still operating as a residential behavioral health facility, this non-profit organization is open to joint venture (redeploying staff and programming) or leasing its facility. Available within 90 days, interested and qualified party’s should contact Daniel Heit at Value Added Management Consulting, 2008 Garrick Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235, 412-247-3355, danielheit@aol.com.

RED TOP MEADOWS SUMMER PROGRAM
(March 20, 2001) Mark Ames of Red Top Meadows Therapeutic Wilderness Expeditions, 307-733-9098, www.redtopmeadows.org, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, announced 21-day summer expeditions for boys, lasting June 9th through June 29th. The expedition will take place in the mountains of western Wyoming. The staff will work with the family and therapists to “set reasonable goals and objectives” for each participant. Offered at a very competitive fee, they assert the trip will help motivate boys to learn skills that can be used successfully in their community. It also will serve as a “useful assessment tool for parents or referral agencies looking for a direction to meet a student’s needs.”

WILDERNESS QUEST FIELD DIRECTOR
(March 25, 2001) Anngela Ritter, Admissions Director for Wilderness Quest, Monticello, Utah, 435- 587-2801, anngela@wildernessquest.com, http://www.wildernessquest.com, announced Wilderness Quest has hired Grant Leibersberger as their new Field Director. Leibersberger has a Bachelor’s degree in Experiential Education and a Master’s degree in Counseling. In the past he has worked for Wilderness Quest, Spring Ridge Academy and Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions.

USA TODAY FEATURES WILDERNESS QUEST
(March 26, 2001) USA Today, in an article titled “Parental intervention advised,” featured Wilderness Quest, Monticello, Utah, 435-587-2801, http://www.wildernessquest.com, as an example of a resource for a truly desperate parent. Director and Founder Larry Wells was quoted as saying “the pathology of the kids we see now is much bigger and more dangerous…. They’re fearful of school, and the harassment and scapegoating of the weaker kids. There just seems to be a lot more pressure. In their world, there’s not much fun. It’s not like adolescence is a time to experiment and grow up anymore.”

MOUNTAIN CREST YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM
(March 27, 2001) Troy Bird, Director, announced they had changed their name from High Peaks Young Adult Program to Mountain Crest Young Adult Program. For more information call 877-213-3908, or check their web site www.hpwp.net/adulttransition.html.

NEW HORIZONS WILDERNESS PROGRAM
(March 30, 2001) Caroline Wolf announced the grand opening of New Horizons, an all-female wilderness program based in Orrington, Maine, 207-992-2424, nhwp@earthlink.net. This five to eight week program will open in June of this year. Wolf, who has worked with the CEDU Schools and Second Nature, is working with Jacqueline Danforth, who was associated with Rocky Mountain Academy (A CEDU School). Both were graduates of Emotional Growth schools. They assert this “is the first East Coast all female program of its kind to be located in the healing, rural landscape of Northern Maine. It will be located in Maine at the “Gateway to the North Maine Woods.” Further developments will be announced in Woodbury Reports’ “Places for Struggling Teens” newsletter.

DANCING MOON EXPEDITIONS
(March 30, 2001) Dan Ward, and L. Gay Miller, of eastern Montana, 406-357-4104 or 406-357-3614, announced the launching of a 25-day wilderness course. Trips are scheduled monthly. Crisis care prior to an expedition can often be arranged and the expeditions will be limited to four participants who will be accompanied by two staff members.

YOUTHTRACK-UTAH JACHO ACCREDITATION
(March 30, 2001) Scott Stringam, Site Director, Youthtrack-Utah, 435-723-1799, www.utah- youthtrack.com, announced the program has received accreditation from the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Youthtrack-Utah is a community-based program with 24-hour, staff-secure supervision and intensive clinical intervention. It works with male juvenile sex offenders, offering treatment tracks both for the adolescents whose cognitive functions are at a lower level, as well as sexually aggressive adolescents who function at an average cognitive level.

SOLTREKS SUMMER
(March 31, 2001) Lorri Hanna and Doug Sabo, owners and directors of SolTreks, a short term emotional growth wilderness program in Duluth, Minnesota, 218-525-5803, soltreks@cpinternet.com, http://www.soltreks.com, announced their summer adventures. Programs will run from June 11 to July 20th for boys and June 25 to August 3 for girls. Coed groups will run from July 9 to August 17th. The treks, limited to 6 students each session, include backpacking, biking, and canoe expeditions in the north woods along Lake Superior and in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness area of Minnesota.

WAKE UP CALL AVAILABLE
(April 1, 2001) Judy Martin, MA, MFT, California, 415-221-6264, judy@jmartinmft.com, announced her book will be available April 6th. Ordering information can be found at http://www.jmartinmft.com/call.html. This well written book is a page-turner, chronicling her inner life and self discovery as she fights to save her struggling daughter through residential placements, while searching for ways to forge their relationship through the turmoils of growth and change.

SPRING RENDEZVOUS FEATURES RECOGNIZED EXPERTS
(April 4, 2001) Larry Stednitz of Alternative Youth Adventures, LStednitz@aol.com announced the Spring Rendezvous will be held at the Copper King Inn in Butte, Montana. This Northwest Regional Conference will feature numerous nationally recognized experts in the field of experiential education, wilderness therapy and traditional spiritualism. Although sponsored by MHAM and Alternative Youth Adventures, they are seeking additional sponsors and would appreciate any ideas to help this effort. For further information, contact Stednitz at: LStednitz@aol.com.