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<p><strong>ABOUT MID-MICHIGAN TEEN CHALLENGE</strong></p> <p>Teen Challenge is a national, faith-based organization that runs <strong>long-term Christian residential programs</strong> for adults and teens struggling with problematic substance use; among the many facilities around the US is another Michigan center, in <a href="http://www.rehabs.com/listings/western-michigan-teen-challenge-313203270/" target="_blank">Muskegon, western Michigan</a>. The Mid-Michigan branch, which grew out of an independent operation and joined Teen Challenge in 1974, offers treatment for men and women aged 18+. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The residential program <strong>lasts 14 months and focuses heavily on Bible study.</strong> The program aims to help its students to grow personally, to espouse obedience and positive attitudes, to love and accept themselves, and to improve their relationships with others.</p> <p>Residents are kept busy with programming between 6:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. Afternoons are spent in work duties, though the facility's website does not specify what these are.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The director of Mid-Michigan Teen Challenge is an <strong>ordained minister,</strong> and the center's associate director is a licensed minister and a clinical therapist who is herself a graduate of the program at Mid-Michigan. Teen Challenge's central office points out that the organization's programs are not medical; as such, medical personnel are generally not available at Teen Challenge facilities. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date on the staff's level of training and experience gave it five out of five stars.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>The campus fills a city block, and is home to <strong>up to 35 disciples</strong> at a time. There is currently no further information provided by Mid-Michigan Teen Challenge regarding its living arrangements and related offerings, however, the single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date on the facility's accommodations, meals, and exercise/leisure offerings gave four stars in each category; the center's cleanliness received five stars.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave positive feedback. "They introduced me to the love of God and His son Jesus. With them in my life I have been able to stay clean and sober for 3 years now," M.W.C. wrote, giving Mid-Michigan Teen Challenge five stars for its treatment effectiveness.</p> <p>Secondary sites yielded exclusively positive commentary at the time of this writing: two five-star ratings and a four-star rating, all left on Google.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Commentary was brief and general: "Truly the right approach to long term recovery," M.K. wrote in the most descriptive comment.</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 Mid-Michigan Teen Challenge. "Were very compassionate and understanding had plenty of staff and a great variety of programs," the anonymous reviewer wrote, giving the facility five stars for its treatment effectiveness, counseling options, and ability to treat co-occurring disorders, and four stars for its family participation.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Teen Challenge facilities subsidize the cost of treatment through donations and usually do not accept insurance, though the Mid-Michigan facility does not, at present, provide any details about its costs. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center's affordability gave it five out of five stars.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/nvsBDo" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/nvsBDo</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2017-11-16 08:11:24 PST
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