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<p><strong>ABOUT AVANTI CENTER FOR GIRLS</strong></p> <p>Avanti Center for Girls in Blaine, Minn., is a private, nonprofit facility, which make up about <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MN17.pdf" target="_blank">42.4 percent</a> of all Minnesota treatment centers. The center provides shelter, evaluation, and <strong>residential treatment services for girls aged 13 to 18</strong> who are dealing with mental health conditions, placing it among the nearly <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MN17.pdf" target="_blank">21 percent</a> of Minnesota treatment facilities that treat adolescents. The center, operated by the faith-based nonprofit Volunteers of America, also provides treatment for depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Avanti Center for Girls treatment program is based on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which is used by <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MN17.pdf" target="_blank">59 percent</a> of Minnesota treatment facilities, and will last six to nine months. <strong>Family members will be involved in all stages of treatment.</strong></p> <p>Clients must complete an application prior to enrollment in treatment.</p> <p>Clients will participate in weekly individual therapy and weekly multi-family skills groups, attended by parents and clients. <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/the-pain-of-addiction-in-the-family-how-counseling-can-help/" target="_blank">Family therapy</a> is offered bimonthly. Clients will also have access to medication management and a work readiness program to build employment skills.</p> <p>The last phase of treatment includes a personalized <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare</a> program and trips home every weekend.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Avanti employs an on-site registered nurse. Although information regarding staff is limited, two individuals surveyed by Rehabs.com to date gave the staff’s level of training and experience a two-star rating and a five-star rating.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>Avanti’s on-site school has individualized educational services that are coordinated with the resident’s home district. The center is located on 20 acres. Two individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the center four out of five stars for its cleanliness.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Two alumni surveyed by Rehabs.com to date gave lukewarm feedback. Neither individuals would recommend treatment at the center. Both individuals gave the center a one-star for holistic programming and three stars for its treatment effectiveness.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>Rehabs.com has not yet received any reviews from this facility’s affiliated friends or family members, or staff. On Indeed, two former employees of Avanti Center for Girls provided three-star ratings and reported a high-stress environment while one individual gave a five-star rating. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small></p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Shelter services are paid for through county social services. The center accepts private health insurances. Two individuals surveyed by Rehabs.com to date gave a one-star rating and a four-star rating for its affordability.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION</strong></p> <p>News station <a href="https://www.kare11.com/article/news/girl-missing-from-blaine-treatment-center/89-313127390" target="_blank">KARE 11</a> and Minnesota’s Star Tribune reported in 2016 that a resident of the center left without an “off-grounds pass” with an individual who was not on their contact list.</p> <p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/two-months-later-15-year-old-girl-still-missing-from-anoka-county-treatment-center/392099981/" target="_blank">The Star Tribune</a> reported that “staff members at the center failed to check the identification of the stranger who picked up the girl, and her disappearance was not reported to police until hours later.”</p> <p>A company representative told Kare 11: “In eleven years this has never happened where a kid has left with somebody they weren't supposed to...We're confident in our procedures and our staff training and we will continue to make sure they are followed every single time at every residential center in VOA.”</p> <p>As of the latest news report from September 2016, the girl was still missing.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a><a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Avanti-Center-For-Girls/reviews" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Avanti-Center-For-Girls/reviews</a></small></p>
— Kaitlyn Arford · 2019-02-10 14:16:32 PST
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