As a parent, protecting your daughter is automatic. You’d do anything to make sure the world around her caused her no hurt and no anguish. What happens, though, when the threat comes from within her? If your daughter is struggling with substance abuse, mental health issues or childhood trauma, you may not be sure where to turn to for answers.
A therapeutic boarding school can help. Boarding schools like Greenbrier Academy for Girls have a track record for assisting troubled teens with problems and providing them with long-term help they may not be able to get at home. While saying goodbye to your daughter and letting her live somewhere else for a while may be hard, there are some definite advantages to choosing a therapeutic boarding school.
#1- Reduces High School Dropout Rates
According to the National Center for Education Statistic, in the 2013-2014 school year, high school dropout rates were at an all-time high: 82 percent. Dropoutprevention.org has worked since 1986 to determine some of the reasons that students drop out of school and determine effective strategies for preventing this. Some of those strategies include:
- Alternative school
- Individualized instruction
- Safe learning environments
A therapeutic boarding school meets these requirements and more, providing your daughter with necessary learning tools, individualized instruction in small classrooms and a safe learning environment away from home.
#2- Better Option for Addiction Treatment
If your daughter is suffering from addiction, outpatient treatment at home may not be the best option for her. According to a study published by the National Institutes of Health, teenagers can actually suffer from this type of treatment. Because they are teenagers, they often return to the same school and neighborhood after treatment, which can increase their relapse rates greatly.
A boarding school helps reduce this risk by providing your daughter with a place to live, learn and thrive during and after treatment. At Greenbrier, students are offered addiction recovery treatment, but also have access to other forms of treatment, like 12 step programs and weekly involvement in their religion or spirituality.
#3- Access to Professional Help
Therapeutic boarding schools like Greenbrier feature almost all of the help your child needs under one “roof.” Just check out our Meet our Staff web page. Your daughter will have access to counselors, therapists, teachers, consulting psychiatrists, consulting psychologists and aftercare specialists that will help her address the issues she’s struggling with- from academic to addiction to depression.
These teachers and counselors know how to work with teens, and most have done so for years. They help troubled teens using compassion, concern and the best therapeutic and scientific methods. This can not only help your child learn how to handle future challenges in her life and develop more positive relationships with others but also help her get back on track academically so she can graduate high school.
Thinking about a therapeutic boarding school? There are many reasons why this type of environment can help your daughter become the best person she can be.