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Connecting Parents With the Right Therapeutic Boarding Schools

P.U.R.E.™ is a network for parents who are seeking guidance in finding suitable residential therapeutic programs for teenagers and young adults.

Bringing Families Back Together

Are you parenting a difficult teen and you don’t know what to do?
P.U.R.E.™ is dedicated to helping families find the right therapeutic boarding school to help their teenager in need.

Help for Troubled Teens

50%

Nearly half of adolescents today struggle with mental health concerns.

46%

Almost half of teens are online constantly, leading to social media addiction.

60%

Over half of young people are struggling with sadness and anxiety since 2021.

100K+

P.U.R.E.^TM has helped thousands of families with valuable information and resources to find the right therapeutic setting.

What Our Satisfied Families Say

P.U.R.E. ^TM gives parents hope, happiness, and brings back family unity.

"Our 16-year-old daughter just graduated from her therapeutic program two months ago. I am not sure you remember us, but you answered the phone when we were panicking about placing our daughter when we were in a crisis. Your information was..." Read more

Vivian and Jack

"Horsemanship was important to our daughter at one time, but once she started down her dark road, I never thought she would want to ride again. You were the first person to ask me ‘what my daughter’s passions were (before hitting this dark r..." Read more

Colleen and Mark

"Time has flown by and I think of you and how instrumental you were in taking the steps to helping my child who is now a healthy, mentally stable and emotionally sound functioning adult. So much has happened in the years since and I just wan..." Read more

Nancy, TX

"My ADHD son was so angry, full of rage and completely out-of-control when I called your office. You suggested animal therapy and told me to research more about how it can help troubled teenagers. Although I wasn’t sure how my son would rela..." Read more

Marlene

"Thank you so much for this very detailed information, especially at a time when I feel like our family is falling apart. It is a godsend to have words of encouragement and solid support for ideas to get us back to normal. Your efforts were..." Read more

Vanessa, VA

"I spoke to Sue a year ago to help find a place for my son. We felt supported and were given tools to help us find a safe place for him for his recovery. The best tools she gave us were to advocate and do proper research. Priceless service...." Read more

Yvette

"We spoke with you last year when my son was getting really bad with his attitude. With your help, we ended up sending him to an excellent therapeutic school. It has been quite an amazing experience with ups and downs, but thanks to you and..." Read more

Theresa, FL

"The dog therapy my son experienced at his program changed his life. He still has his Labrador today. It has taught him responsibility and accountability. He has empathy, respect, and most importantly self-worth. He even started a dog-walkin..." Read more

Kathleen

"There’s not a day that goes by that my husband and I are not grateful for finding your website and being able to speak with you when we were in crisis. Making this decision was so difficult knowing it would affect our daughter’s future. We..." Read more

Lisa and Henry, CT

"I am not sure you remember me. You see and hear so many people, that I am sure it is hard to remember everyone. My wife and I spoke with you over a year ago concerning our son that was refusing school, using drugs and overall failing in lif..." Read more

Mark and Sally, NY

Help With Teen Issues

Are you parenting a difficult teen and don’t know what to do?
Does any these sound familiar?
We help you find the right boarding schools for troubled teens.

About P.U.R.E.™

Since 2001, we have educated families that are searching for the best-matched, residential treatment programs for their teenagers. As parent advocates, we have been down this road with our own teen that needed placement, and understand the importance of this major emotional and financial decision.

Sue Scheff, the founder of P.U.R.E.™, recognized this need after her daughter was harmed in a teen-help program and her family was duped by misleading and false information online. After winning a lawsuit against these programs, she understands how parents can fall prey when they are desperate to find help. Scheff continues to advocate for parents with education, resources, and wisdom.

Media & Press

The Most Perused Topics for Parents Helping Troubled Teens

Therapeutic Boarding Schools

Good teen — making bad choices? Suffering with depression and anxiety? Smart, but underachieving? School refusal or skipping classes?

Entitled, defiant, addicted to their cell-phone? Struggling with ADHD, ODD or RAD? Suspended or facing expulsion?

3 Steps to find the right therapeutic school for your teen.

Residential Treatment Centers

Is your teen doing drugs? Struggling with teenage mental health issues or self-harm, suicide ideation?

What is the goal of residential treatment center? What is the success rates of boarding schools?

Confused between the difference of a residential treatment center and therapeutic boarding school?

Contact us to learn if a residential treatment center is right for your problem teenager.

Behavior Modification Treatment

Teen depression and anxiety has doubled since 2020. Most experts point to the rise in screen addiction.

Learn why behavior modification treatment can help difficult teens that are suffering with mental health issues.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Christian Boarding Schools

Has your teen drifted from your family values? Are they disrespectful, defiant and rude to you and others?

Searching for a Christian therapeutic boarding school? Contact us for a free consultation.

Behavior Therapy in Teen Help Programs

Teenage difficulties such as defiance, teen substance use, failing in school, addicted to video gaming, social media, self-harm and even kids that have become violent (destructive) can be helped through behavior therapy.

Behavior therapy such as DBT and CBT in boarding schools is very effective with troubled teens.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Boarding Schools for Troubled Teens

Is your teen is refusing therapy? Outpatient treatment failed? School setting is not working. Short-term hospital stay unsuccessful.

These are some of the reasons a boarding school for residential therapy can work for teenage issues.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Young Adult Life Skills Programs (Failure to Launch)

Failure to launch is an epidemic that affects young adults the world over. Studies suggest that over half of young adults still live at home.

A vast majority of these adult children are facing failure to thrive. Struggling with setting goals or even finishing school.

Young adult life skills programs are your answer!

Contact us for a free consultation.

Enrichment Programs & Turning Teenagers' Lives Around

Is your problem teen struggling with anger, defiance, rage — becomes easily explosive?

Does your teen become agitated or destructive when you remove their smartphones?

Enrichment programs include: animal assisted therapy, horticulture therapy, music therapy, dance, art therapy, sports and more.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Teaching Social Skills

Is your teen or young adult lacking social skills? Teens are so busy on their devices they lack the ability to communicate face-to-face.

Are they socially awkward or lack life skills — maybe they need more time to mature?

Teen help programs can help teens develop social cues and build relationships with family, peers and others for a healthy future.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Wilderness Programs for Defiant Teens

Have you been recommended to wilderness therapy for your troubled teen? Learn about the myths of these short-term programs.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Your Adopted Teen

It can be difficult to know if your adopted teen’s anger is normal and within the range of typical teenage behavior. Most teenagers get angry, especially during the years when their bodies are changing and the hormones can bring quick and severe mood swings.

What is RAD and how does residential treatment help my adopted teenager?

Contact us for a free consultation for therapeutic boarding schools specializing with adopted teens.

Educational Consultants for Troubled Teens

Have you surpassed typical teen behavior? Is your teen is escalating out-of-control?

Searching for an educational consultant (EC) to find a therapeutic boarding school?

Contact us for free consultation.

Confused by Online Searches

A simple online search of “therapeutic boarding schools” yields over 3 million results!

5 Tips to untangling the web of information of schools for troubled teens.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Professional Teen Transportation Services

Teen transport services, also known as assisted admissions, are usually a last resort (yet frequently used) by parents to safely bring their teen to programs.

Being a last resort doesn’t mean it is a negative choice. Using a qualified professional can be a good experience for a teen.

Contact us for a free consultation.

How to Pay for Residential Treatment

Have you recently discovered the high costs of therapeutic boarding schools, behavior modification treatment, residential treatment centers?

Learn about your financial options. Contact us for a free consultation.

A Parent’s True Story

After experiencing my good teen making some bad choices, I found myself surfing the internet until I was so confused and stressed that I made a very rash decision and my daughter suffered the consequences… learn more.

Military Schools

Are you searching for a Military School for your defiant teen? Learn about the myths of Military schools for troubled teens.

Parenting Books

A list of parenting and teen books that have been selected by us (and other parents) to help families that are raising teens in these challeging times.

Free Consultations

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What Parents Say

"Dear Sue, I wanted to take advantage of the day, and thank you for all your help. It has been a road with ups and downs, and sometimes flat tires, but having knowing you and having your support has been a life changer. We sent [name withheld] yesterday to [name withheld]. The heartbroken feeling is unbearable, specially knowing the holida..." Read more

Terry, FL

"Thank you so much, Sue! What a blessing you and your organization are to our kids and families!"

Nick, NH

"Dear Sue, Thank you for your quick reply. I contacted Marie today and she was wonderful to speak with. We are looking into the facilities she suggested. Thank you so much for your help."

Bridget, MN

"Sue, Thank you for your input, it is much appreciated. It is always good to hear valuable feedback. Setting reasonable limits (which is always a challenge to determine) and at the same time being calm, non-emotional and loving is the biggest challenge of all I believe. Also difficult, is to perceive the way a fourteen year-old (or whateve..." Read more

Kathleen, OH

"Horsemanship was important to our daughter at one time, but once she started down her dark road, I never thought she would want to ride again. You were the first person to ask me what my daughter's passions were (before hitting this dark road). After you told us about therapeutic boarding schools with equine therapy, we finally felt like..." Read more

Colleen and Mark

"Thank you for the information. Marie was very helpful."

Nikki, NY

"Sue, I was thinking about you and the P.U.R.E. organization in last few days. I don't know if you recall me. I spoke with you and the staff from August 2002 thru October 2002. You were immensely helpful to my wife and myself My learning's and how to approach our problems started with finding you folks. My wife and I suffered for almost 3..." Read more

Tom, OH

"Thank you again Sue. It is wonderful to have people who care for others and give their time to help."

Renee, MA

"Thank you for all this wonderful information. I really appreciate what you and your company is doing."

Carol, FL

"Time has flown by and I think of you and how instrumental you were in taking the steps to helping my child who is now a healthy, mentally stable and emotionally sound functioning adult. So much has happened in the years since and I just wanted you to know your help has continued to help me and others going through similar issues. Much lov..." Read more

Nancy, TX

"I am not sure you remember me. You see and hear so many people, that I am sure it is hard to remember everyone. My wife and I spoke with you over a year ago concerning our son that was refusing school, using drugs and overall failing in life. With your help we learned about options that, with all our internet searches, didn’t seem to be s..." Read more

Mark and Sally, NY

"Dear Sue, I am sending you and your team an email of support, praise and encouragement for the work you are doing in exposing private institutions that so blatantly disregard the rights of our children. Having just viewed a program about your fight against [XXXXX] I felt compelled to write to your organization. My heart goes out to all th..." Read more

Prue, Australia

"Sue, This is very overdue! Thank you for your extremely prompt reply to my December call.� I am very happy to tell you that our son has been at [ ] since [ ]. WE LOVE [ ] and KNOW IT IS WHERE HE BELONGS!!! We love his therapist who is a phenomenal advocate for our son.� We know he will eventually get where he needs to be! I have shared..." Read more

Ned, MD

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your encouragement, helpfulness and love in action."

Sherry, MI

"P.U.R.E., I would like to thank you for your recommendations for my son. I have been doing extensive research for the past few weeks, including talking to an IEC (for $400 for a 1 hour initial consultation and the request for an additional $2100 if I wanted specific names of schools). I've read every website, and every message board. Afte..." Read more

Nina, MD

"There’s not a day that goes by that my husband and I are not grateful for finding your website and being able to speak with you when we were in crisis. Making this decision was so difficult knowing it would affect our daughter’s future. We were at a point that if we didn’t do something we knew she may not survive the year. Speaking with y..." Read more

Lisa and Henry, CT

"I can't express enough how grateful I'm that you went the extra mile to get me this information. May the Lord double reward you for your kindness."

Cynthia, MI

"Sue, Thank you so much. It is awesome that you spend your time educating other parents to avoid what you and your daughter went through."

Tina, SC

"Sue, Thank you for being there for not only me but for the many parents/ caregivers that are searching for answers and proper treatment for their child. I believe that we are on the right path (in my situation) yet will certainly reach out again (to you) should things take a different path."

Pat, RI

"Sue, You are doing a great job, and your doing with style and ethics. My friend told me that her brother paid the Educational Consultant $6500.00 to find that school they pay $6,000. Per month. He probably also got his referral fee from the school. I have no issue with people making money. You are doing a great job and should get paid for..." Read more

Jacquie, TX

"Donna, I truly appreciate your help with providing resources, but mostly appreciate your empathy and honest approach to counseling me. It was helpful to me."

Helen, VA

"Thank you so much for all that you do. It really matters!"

Victor, NJ

"The dog therapy my son experienced at his program changed his life. He still has his Labrador today. It has taught him responsibility and accountability. He has empathy, respect, and most importantly self-worth. He even started a dog-walking and sitting business in our neighborhood. I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge of a..." Read more

Kathleen

"Dear Sue, Thank you so much for the information! You were very informative and helpful!!"

Angela, MI

"Dear Sue, I can't thank you enough for responding so quickly and directly to my inquiry for information. You literally turned my day (and potentially mine and my daughter's lives) around!"

Laura, FL

"Hi Sue. Thank you for all your help. I felt totally overwhelmed by the amount of info to weed through and your recommendation was right-on. You helped me and my family more than you'll ever know and I am eternally grateful. Now it's up to my daughter, so please say a prayer for her."

Barbara, NY

"Sue, I don't know how my family will ever be able to thank you for all the time and effort you offered us and my daughter during this very difficult time. Thank you for being there and guiding us to a qualified school for our daughter. We see changes that we never thought could happen. I am so grateful that our Psychologist recommended us..." Read more

Mary, FL

"Thank you for your help and understanding. If I can ever help you with anything let me know. Thank You God Bless."

Pamela, SC

"Dear Sue, I want to thank you for your honesty and time. I actually paid $3500.00 to an Educational Consultant that didn't understand a portion of what you did about my daughter. You are a professional and most of all a parent that feels my pain. With your guidance, I have successfully placed our daughter into a nurturing qualified progra..." Read more

Sally, MA

"Thank you for beautiful, inspirational words."

Sarah, OR

Professional References

"Dear P.U.R.E.™ Inc, As an attorney who practices criminal and juvenile law, I work to assist individuals, including teenagers and their families who are in trouble. I am delighted to have been introduced to your company and its’ valuable a..." Read more

Kevin Raudt, Esq.

"Dear Parents, Being the Founder of the “Michael Stewart Foundation”, which administers programs to adolescent youth, I truly feel “Parents Universal Resource Experts” is a much-needed resource to help parents with struggling teens. My 10 y..." Read more

Michael Stewart

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for sharing your knowledge of teen help at our office. There is truly a need for this life saving program for troubled teens…many thanks for your time and concern in getting the word out to..." Read more

Cari Dungan

"Thank you so much for showing your teen help program to Seminole Middle School. The Program sounds outstanding, and we look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Sherry A. Rose, Principal"

Sherry Rose, Principal

"As an educational psychologist I understand the difficulties parents face when deciding to choose the right therapeutic boarding school for their teen. Since 2001, P.U.R.E.™ is a trusted service to help parents learn about resources and fi..." Read more

Dr. Michele Borba

"I would like to take this opportunity to applaud your hard work, dedication and compassion regarding helping teens in crisis. Your determination has helped many families find the appropriate resources for their children. I will be happy to..." Read more

Gwen Bloom, LCSW

"Susan, Your organization, as well as, yourself should be commended for the job you do. In today’s fast paced world we tend to take certain services for granted until one is needed. You listened when no one else could help and provided the..." Read more

J. David Hamby

"“I wrote DIRTY in hopes of providing other parents with the support and resources I needed when my younger son, Jesse, was in crisis. I was happy to find P.U.R.E.™ and to include this valuable organization in the DIRTY Parents’ Resource Gui..." Read more

Meredith Maran

"There is such a need for your services!…I’d be honored to be associated with P.U.R.E.™” Dr. David A. Lustig (co-author of Parents Survival Training) Dr. Lustig has made over 600 media appearances, including Oprah Winfrey, Dateline, Dr. Joy..." Read more

Dr. David Lustig

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About Boarding Schools for Teenagers

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