Unlike other programs for troubled teens, Elevations Residential Treatment Center offers an inclusive community environment that mirrors what teens experience in the real world.

Instead of separating genders in classroom and therapeutic settings, Elevations RTC seeks to demystify interactions with students of other genders. Students attend class, go to lunch, and share in on and off campus activities with students of other genders every single day. This is the real world, why not experience it in our therapeutic environment?

We want our students to explore and build healthier relationships with members of other genders, as well as school and authority figures. In other programs for troubled teens or therapeutic boarding schools that are single-gendered, students are not able to learn how to comfortably and respectfully interact with members of all genders. We believe it is most useful to practice and build these skills together in a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment rather than risk adjusting to “the real world” when students return home.