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Adolescent Substance Abuse Program

Alcohol and other drug use plays an increasingly significant role in the lives and problems of youth served at Woodland Hills. Through a partnership with the Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment www.cadt.org, youth have access to substance abuse education classes, multi-dimensional Rule 25 chemical dependency assessments and outpatient substance dependence treatment. Students in need of outpatient chemical dependency treatment receive peer-based assistance as they process their problems with drugs and alcohol. This approach has proven effective with the adolescent population. Students support the partnership and appreciate its results.

• Available to youth in the Residential Treatment Center, Chisholm House (120/90 days), Semi-Independent Living and Intensive Day Treatment programs
• Services are reimbursable through the Minnesota Consolidated Treatment Fund for eligible youth and/or private insurance
• Involves individual goals that are established with the student’s input and participation
• Group meets for three hours four times a week at Woodland Hills campus for four to eight weeks
• Aftercare and continuing care services (relapse plans) integrate student behavior plans with substance abuse treatment