Are you parenting a difficult teenager?
We help you find quality boarding schools for troubled teens.

We help you find quality teen help.

Since 2001 we have educated families that are researching for the right residential treatment program for their problem teen. As parent advocates, we have been down this road with our own teen that needed placement and understand the importance 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. Call today for a free consultation.

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My Teenager Refuses To Go To School

How can parents handle it when their teen refuses to go to school? Especially if you have a high school student that is only credits away from graduating, how can you convince them the importance of a diploma? This has become a very common problem with parents around...

How to Help Your Teen Quit Vaping

Teen vaping has become an epidemic. Vaping has become a major concern for most parents today. If you’ve discovered that your teen is vaping, it’s only natural to feel a range of emotions. As an adult we understand the dangers and risks involved with vaping. But...

How to Prevent Teen Internet Addiction

"My teen is addicted to the internet!" How many parents struggle with their teen's addiction to their cell-phone (internet) and specifically social media platforms? This is a growing concern not only in families, but with educators and therapists. Excess screen-time...

When Your Teen Doesn’t Want To Go To a Boarding School

Will your teen hate you if you send them to boarding school? Let's face it, if you're reading this it's likely you've been struggling with your teenager for awhile and now considering a therapeutic boarding school. This is not an easy decision to come to -- it means...

Does My Teen Need Residential Treatment

Does your teen need residential treatment? Or is this just typical teenage behavior? How will you know? Deciding on residential treatment or a therapeutic boarding school for a troubled teen is probably one of the biggest decisions a parent has to make. Never...

The Troubled Teen Industry Negative Reviews

How to analyze therapeutic boarding school reviews while searching the internet has become challenging for parents searching for schools for troubled teens. It's one of the hardest decision you will make, choosing the right therapeutic boarding school or residential...

Why Residential Treatment Works When Home Therapy Fails?

Why does residential treatment work when home therapy fails? Many parents are curious why a residential treatment centers can help their difficult teen when home therapy has failed. Outpatient treatment was unsuccessful and the school setting is not working. A...

The Depression Workbook for Teens: Tools to Improve Your Mood, Build Self-Esteem, and Stay Motivated

Teen Depression, Anxiety and Stress The mental health crisis with young people is extremely concerning. With over a year of remote learning, students have become more withdrawn, isolated and dependent upon their electronics. We have seen a rise in youth...

Bringing Families Back Together

Are you having teenage difficulties?

Free Consultation

Since 2001, P.U.R.E.™ continues to educate families about finding help for their teenager.

Help for Young Adults

Internet Addiction

Teen Depression

Parent Help for Teens

Teenage Mental Health

Adopted Teens (RAD)

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?

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?

Behavior Therapy in Teen Help Programs

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

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

Enrichment Programs Helping Difficult Teens

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

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

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

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? Do they lack life skills and possibly need more time to mature?

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

Behavior Modification Treatment

Teen depression and anxiety has doubled since 2019. 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.

Christian Boarding Schools for Difficult Teens

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?

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.

Wilderness Programs

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

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?

Read a parent’s jounery with her adopted RAD teen: The Ballad of The Adopted Child.

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 here to help — more and more young people are taking advantage of them.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Educational Consultants for Troubled Teens

As much as you are trying to ignore or just say it is typical teen behavior, you notice your teen is escalating out-of-control.

Considering hiring an educational consultant (EC) to find a therapeutic boarding school?

Confused by the Internet for Help for Teens

Searching for the right therapeutic boarding school for your difficult teen? Where can you send your troubled teen for help?

It’s concerning when you’re reading troubling reviews and websites that make you pause. How do you decipher cyber-fact from misinformation?

Since 2001 we’ve educated parents on quality boarding schools for troubled teens. We help you make the right choice for your family.

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. Some teens are willing to get help; yet the majority of teens completely refuse; this is when there is need for assisted admissions into a school or program.

Learn more about quality and qualified transport services. Contact us for a free consultation.

How to Pay for Residential Treatment

Have you recently discovered the high costs of boarding schools, therapeutic boarding schools, behavior modification treatment, residential treatment centers, teen help programs and/or other avenues of academic and emotional growth assistance? Learn about your financial options.

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

We are facing a teen mental health crisis today. If you have exhausted your local resources find out how can benefit your family. Free consultation.

Is your teen struggling with any of these issues?

Contact us for a free consultation.

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Testimonials

It was such a pleasure speaking with you today. Thank you for taking your time to tell me about those options. What a special person you must be to have chosen the type of work you are doing. I am sure there is a place in heaven reserved for you.

Esther S, NJ

I have used your resources extensively and have integrated your suggestions when looking at different school programs. Thank you for your interest and for the help you provide to those looking to make good decisions regarding our children.

Jack P, CA

I just watched a documentary on your organization and the wonderful and truly brave work you are doing to improve child protection laws in the USA. I just wanted to say that your program was a real inspiration and I am totally in awe of what you are trying to achieve in very difficult circumstances. God bless.

Lisa A.

Professional References

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 find the best placement for their teenager. I highly recommend their organization if you are considering residential treatment for your loved one.

Dr. Michele Borba

Educational Psychologist

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 support your organization in every conceivable way.

As a therapist, as well as a parent, it is refreshing to know people who have strong convictions regarding helping others.

Gwen S. Bloom, LCSW

Adolescent Therapist

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 and important work.

Kevin Raudt, Esq.

Criminal & Juvenile Defense Attorney

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