Recovery Brands, LLC
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<p><strong>ABOUT TEEN CHALLENGE - LAKELAND GIRLS ACADEMY</strong></p> <p>Teen Challenge is a national, nonprofit network of faith-based rehabilitation programs for people of all ages, founded by the Reverend David Wilkerson in New York in 1958. The Lakeland Girls Academy, located in a quiet, leafy, residential area in the lake country of central Florida, is a <strong>Christian boarding school for girls aged 12 to 17 who are struggling with addiction.</strong></p> <p>The academy does not accept girls who are pregnant, suicidal, medically unstable, physically violent, sexual abusers, or who have been diagnosed with severe psychotic disorders.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The academy is open year-round, rather than being bound to traditional semester dates. <strong>Residents typically stay for 15 months,</strong> though the length of stay varies according to each individual's needs. During those 15 months, the facility aims, in its own words, to give residents "the opportunity to choose the abundant life Christ has to offer." </p> <p>The academy's overarching goal is to help its students to improve in their emotional, spiritual, and academic lives. In pursuit of this goal, the program consists of counseling — namely <strong>weekly individual and group therapy sessions</strong>; plus life coaching, addiction counseling, and academic repair. There's also a focus on <strong>adventure and both indoor and outdoor sports,</strong> designed to help the resident teenage girls get fit and also learn new ways to have fun in sobriety. And there's treatment for families too: they're invited to participate in <strong>family weekend events.</strong></p> <p>In addition to providing counseling and recreational activities, the academy aims to help its teenage girls to develop a sense of responsibility through schoolwork, daily chores, and participation in a <strong>healthy peer community.</strong> Most teaching is conducted via a <strong>computer-based learning system,</strong> but these sessions are supplemented by help from the facility's certified teachers, at the on-site, accredited private school. And when they join the program, each resident is matched with a "big sister"; as they progress through treatment, older residents are in turn given the responsibility of acting as big sisters. All residents are also encouraged to participate in <strong>service projects for the school and community.</strong></p> <p>Once they've completed treatment clients may stay at the facility, living in a graduate home on campus, if their home school can't provide a good environment for them.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Lakeland Academy is managed by a husband-and-wife team who are both graduates of the Teen Challenge program. Beyond the manager, the <strong>all-female treatment team consists of 15 counselors and other workers,</strong> including a master's level counselor/teacher and a direct caregiver who's currently studying for her degree in social work. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility five out of five stars for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>The school, treatment, and living facilities are housed in a 10,000 square foot building, on a campus that also boasts an <strong>indoor pool.</strong> Lakeland's published materials paint a picture of a facility dedicated to helping its clients to enjoy life in sobriety: girls can participate in activities such as horseback riding, canoeing, dance, and choir, as well as going on regular supervised outings to the beach and other local attractions. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility five stars for its cleanliness, accommodations, meals/nutrition, and exercise and leisure offerings.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date would strongly recommend treatment at the Lakeland Academy. "They really helped my friend! She is clean and focused on her religion and her family. Hope is never lost," the anonymous reviewer wrote, giving the facility four stars for its connectivity and five stars in all of the remaining treatment metrics, including its treatment effectiveness, holistic offerings, family participation, counseling options, and treatment for co-occurring disorders.</p> <p>Secondary sites yielded <strong>exclusively positive feedback</strong> at the time of this writing: a four-star rating and five five-star ratings spread between Google and Yelp, with most of these reviews being left by family members.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> The reviewers <strong>repeatedly expressed enormous gratitude to the facility</strong> for restoring their daughters back to their old selves and healing their families. "Their heart for the girls in their program and for Christ is so wonderful... You have helped get my daughter back to her beautiful self, words are not enough," S.O. wrote in a representative review on Yelp.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Treatment at Lakeland Academy is <strong>not typically covered by insurance,</strong> though the facility's website notes: "It may depend on your personal benefit package and it does not hurt to ask." The academy does not at present provide details of its precise treatment costs, however, the center does have a relationship with a healthcare loans company, for those who must borrow money in order to access treatment. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility five out of five stars for its affordability.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/oDznMy" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/oDznMy</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/lakeland-grace-academy-lakeland?osq=Lakeland+Girls+Academy" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/lakeland-grace-academy-lakeland?osq=Lakeland+Girls+Academy</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2018-01-05 10:28:37 PST
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