Our Frontier therapy program brings the at-risk teen to the discovery of who he is through the proven therapeutic effect of experiencing the awesome wonders of God beautiful creation in the northern Wyoming wilderness. Teens who need help overcoming substance abuse, anger issues, negative and potentially destructive behavior patterns, and poor family/peer relationship will benefit greatly from Mount Carmel Youth Ranches Wilderness Therapy program. Parents who are looking for help for their struggling teen will find our Wilderness Therapy program to be just what their son needs. Our Time tested and proven outdoor intervention has a therapeutic effect in helping troubled teens find their inner strength and unique giftedness, as they discover their true potential in the rugged wilderness climate of Wyoming.

Mount Carmel Youth Ranch is unique in that we are a real working ranch and we give each young man who comes to our Wilderness Therapy program the opportunity to learn new skills, such as driving tractors, irrigating fields, carpentry, mechanic, introduction to semi-driving, plant identification, animal husbandry, and all aspects of caring for beef cattle. Unlike other boot camps, brat camps, military schools or wilderness therapy programs where their is not the integration of Reality Therapy into every element of the troubled teens everyday life, Mount Carmel Youth Ranch Frontier Therapy Program has a proven 81.3 percent change in most areas of the teens behavior patterns. Many Parents report that they see a major improvement if their sons respect for authority and in their respectful manner of relating with their family members.

Mount Carmel Youth Ranch has highly qualified professional staff who are dedicated to helping troubled teens overcome the obstacles that stand in their way of living a productive healthy life style. Mount Carmel Youth Ranch has over 18 years of experience in helping at risk youth. Jerry and Mickey Schneider, The Founders and Directors of Mount Carmel Youth Ranch were awarded "Parents of the Year" award in 2002, as well as the distinguished service award from "Whose Who in America". They were recently awarded the Fidelity Award" from Catholic Central in Michigan for the unwavering dedication to the Christian/Catholic principles of education of this distinguished Private School.

Our Academic Program is very effective in helping the troubled teen grow in confidence and self esteem as he learns that he can achieve and learn with our focused credit/independent study curriculum. We also provided credited courses in communication skills, Abstinence/healthy marriage using the Excel curriculum from A&M Education partnership. This Course of study help every young man grow in a healthy respect for women, improve their relationships with young women in healthy ways, and view their sexuality as a gift to be used only in a lifelong committed marriage relationship. We also address the very serious problem of pornography addiction, which many of the young men who come to Mount Carmel Youth Ranch's Wilderness Therapy Program. We give each young man the understanding of how destructive this behavior is to their relationship and how it can very negatively impact their ability to have a healthy happy marriage in the future.

Our Academic program also includes the very effective substance abuse recovery program.

*The eight-week program has an overall success rate of more than 65%.

* For the last 15 years the Jude Thaddeus Program™ has been the most successful alternative drug rehab and alcohol rehab

program in the country for helping people with drug abuse and alcohol abuse problems permanently recover.

*Our social-educational program as opposed to conventional treatment methodologies is what allows us to help our Teens

achieve permanent sobriety.

We use their Home Recovery Program as an essential part of our therapeutic Wilderness program for troubled teens.

Experts in Young Adult Treatment and Intervention

The Mount Carmel Youth Ranch Frontier Therapy Program can help your child to break destructive behavior patterns, feel greater self-esteem, and reconnect their body, mind and spirit. At Mount Carmel Youth Ranch, your troubled teen will learn powerful Skills, enabling them to make healthy choices that can move their life in a positive new direction.

Located in the beautiful Sunlight/Beartooth Mountain Range of Northwestern Wyoming, we work with young people from 11 yrs to 18 yrs old. Our Frontier Styled camp facility, nestled in this wilderness setting, enables Mount Carmel Youth Ranch to offer a safe, deliberate and exhilarating process for stabilizing behavior, assessing physical and psychological health and building a plan for success. The Mount Carmel Youth Ranch program is licensed as a group home by the State of Wyoming

Providing Physical and Therapeutic Safety

The process begins with a thorough physical examination and if requested by the parents may include related labwork. The first few days focus on establishing a consistent routine for your child to assure good self-care; nutritional well balanced meals, daily exercise and adequate sleep.

Clinically Sophisticated, High-Impact Outdoor Experience

The quality clinical treatment includes a comprehensive evaluation process, individual sessions with a licensed therapist, group therapy, substance abuse education and experiential learning activities. Mount Carmel Youth Ranch utilizes "Reality Therapy" through the outdoor experiences and activities of working on our 40,000 acre cattle ranch. Students progress through our proven level system based on the principles of accountability and empowerment. Our inclusive approach involves your child and you his parent in the process, planning for personal, and family relationship goals. The program experience is individualized and coordinated by the therapist working with you and your child. The result is a deliberate and coordinated process for “programmed unavoidable success”. The average length of stay is 90 days.

A Life Changing Experience for Troubled Teens and Adolescents