Mindstream Academy, located in South Carolina between Hilton Head Island and Savannah, is a scenic 43-acre campus where teens can safely explore the mental, emotional, physical and social factors that led them to severe obesity. The co-ed boarding program focuses on teaching teens how to achieve healthy weight, get fit and build self-esteem. Teens learn healthy life-skills to handle the daily stress and triggers that have led to their unhealthy habits. The program's focus is healing the whole person, not just weight loss, because by helping students better understand the underlying cause of their behaviors, they can change for life.

Dr. David Katz MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP is the Senior Medical Advisor. He is recognized internationally for his work on evidence-based, integrative medicine and is an authority on nutrition, weight control, and the prevention of chronic disease. Ray Travaglione is the Founder & CEO. As founder of the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy, the International Junior Golf Tour, Heritage Academy, and Kids Teaching Kids, he has mentored teenage students in an academic and residential setting for over 15 years. Chris Grimwood, previously the Executive Director of Wellspring Academy in Reedley, Calif, is the COO. He earned a cross-disciplinary bachelor's degree in psychology and social work and a master's degree in social work from the University of Western Ontario.

The MindStream program addresses all of the basic skills required for losing weight and finding health while also addressing needs for acceptance, support, belonging, and understanding. The program consists of four components: counseling, academics, fitness, and nutrition. The counseling component, developed by a team of licensed professionals, is five-fold, focusing on emotion management, behavioral, social and cognitive training and family counseling. The academic component integrates an accredited online education with traditional middle school and high school curriculum that meets and/or exceeds state and national standards. The fitness program is research-based and customized to suit individual abilities and fitness levels. Finally, the nutrition component teaches students to prepare and enjoy healthy meals, and they are guided and supported by a licensed nutritionist and master chef.

[This information came from the Mindstream Academy website.]