Thank you for requesting information. You will receive a follow up email letting you know when your packet, dvd, etc has been mailed. If you requested a call back an admissions counselor will be contacting at the time you specified.
We look forward to partnering with you in helping your young adult find their true path.
AVW on Dr. Phil
Ashley Valley Wilderness is proud to have been a featured therapeutic program for young adults on the Dr. Phil Show. AVW accepts troubled young adults from ages 18-27 and also operates a separate troubled teen program for teens ages 12-17, which is called Mountain Homes Youth Ranch. Our program appeared on the Dr. Phil Show in December, 2002. Rob Caldwell (AVW Clinical Director) traveled to Los Angeles, and while on the show met a young adult who was a featured guest. AVW accepted the young man into our program.
Dr. Phil indicated on his show that he had asked his staff to find the best program they could in the United States for troubled teens and young adults, and that they had recommended Ashley Valley Wilderness/Mountain Homes Youth Ranch. The young adult left the show and immediately entered into our program.
Dr. Phil has also referred other students to AVW. These students experienced a life-changing experience while in the program, and have continued their positive behavioral changes upon returning home.
To receive help for your teen or young adult contact Ashley Valley Wilderness and/or Mountain Homes Youth Ranch by calling 1-866-781-2450, or visit us on our websites at www.ashleyvalleywilderness.com or www.mhyr.com.
You can also check out Dr. Phil's website and request the tape and transcript where Dr. Phil sent a runaway to our program by clicking here. The show was titled "Life on the Streets". Also at this link you will see "Mountain Homes Youth Ranch" listed as a "Related Resource" at the bottom of the page.
Tape and Transcript Information: Tape Title: Runaways SKU: 20021219_ptape
AVW is currently offering College Scholarships for all students that successfully graduate from AVW's program that can be used at any College, University, or Technical Training Institute.
For Scholarship details and Information about AVW's program call 866-781-2450.
Drug Rehab at AVW
Ashley Valley Wilderness offers a much more effective alternative to traditional drug and and alcohol treatment centers. Young adults are placed in a positive outdoor wilderness setting with peers that are also going through the same process of overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.
Students support one another by working through their issues daily and participating in physical activities such as hiking, learning specific outdoor wilderness skills, and participating in a daily support group which is often led by staff and students. Students are not bound to an indoor setting, as in most traditional treatment centers, and do not therapize all day long about their drug and alcohol addiction. Young adults take a active and positive approach as they able to work through their addiction and learn specific skills that will help them manage their addictions upon returning home.
Each young adult is assigned a licensed therapist that has experience in drug and alcohol addiction. The therapist works with the treatment team that includes Field Staff, Clinical Director, Field Director and all others working directly with the student to develop a treatment plan to help each young adult work through their addiction. Young adults are also placed with peers from all across the United States and are not building friendships with peers from their home area who are recovering from drug addiction.
The Ashley Valley Wilderness program is 84 days long, which provides an opportunity for a young adult to go from the detoxification process through the planning stages to their next step in life. Our success rate is much higher due to the length of stay, and individualized treatment.
AVW has been a featured program for young adults on the Dr. Phil Show. When Dr. Phil asked his staff to find the best treatment program in the United States - AVW was selected. Read More
Ashley Valley Wilderness offers a much more effective alternative to traditional drug and and alcohol treatment centers. Young adults are placed in a positive outdoor wilderness setting with peers that are also going through the same process of overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.
Each young adult is assigned a licensed therapist that has experience in drug and alcohol addiction. The therapist works with the treatment team that includes Field Staff, Clinical Director, Field Director and all others working directly with the student to develop a treatment plan to help each young adult work through their addiction. Young adults are also placed with peers from all across the United States and are not building friendships with peers from their home area who are recovering from drug addiction. 
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