Residential Program

Research - Research has shown that the most effective programs, and those that yield long-term results, are those programs that are at least one year in length. A study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse says that ‘Remaining in treatment for an extended time has beneficial outcomes for people in residential or outpatient drug treatment (or recovery) programs (Zhang, 2003).’

In the United States it is estimated that nearly five million people over the age of 12 are in need of substance abuse recovery or substance abuse treatment. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) hundreds of thousands of these individuals each year do not have access to programs that are effective or affordable (SAMSHA, 2000).

Teen Challenge - The Teen Challenge residential substance abuse recovery facilities and programs are modeled on best practices and around methods that have proven to produce long-term results (see below). The Teen Challenge recovery program is one year in length. The structure of the residential program is one of several reasons why Teen Challenge has been, and continues to be, so successful.

Teen Challenge of the Midwest - Alton

Teen Challenge of the Midwest - Alton's one-year residential drug treatment program is offered free of charge to men and women over the age of 18. The one-year residential treatment program contains program activities catered to physical, emotional and spiritual wholeness of the individual as well as programs designed to encourage self-sufficiency.