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"Dear Sue, I wanted to give you an update. Our daughter is at [name-redacted]. The first month or so was quite traumatic for all until the first family weekend when we saw her and then things seemed to settle. Since then, the experience has brought our family together in a way we could not have imagined. She has embraced this challenge an..." Read more

"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 greatly appreciated! Our daughter finished her program and we feel like we have our child back. It’s..." Read more

"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."

"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."

"Thank you for your follow up and concern. Per recommendations from Sue Scheff, I investigated summer programs. I was extremely impressed with (name withheld) and have registered my son for their summer program. I really feel this program is exactly what he needs. I would not have been able to locate it without Sue's help. Also, because I..." Read more

"Hi Sue, I realize that you are busy and in contact with many people. That doesn't matter I just wanted to send you a note and thank you for making such an impact on my family's life. On November 8 2019, I placed a call to the number listed on�helpyourteens.com. To my surprise, you answered the phone. I shared my story with you my son wa..." Read more

"I just wanted to let you know that I placed [name withheld] in the [name withheld] facility this Saturday. I met [XXX], and found them to be just wonderful loving people. The facility is rather plain, but has a home feeling. The girls there seem to be happy and know they are there because this is a good place for them to be right now. I a..." Read more

"I just wanted to give you an update. Based on your recommendation, I visited [XXXX XXXX] and found it to be a warm, loving environment. I placed my daughter there one month ago. It was unbelievably difficult, but I feel sure that I made the right choice. She is beginning to admit that she has some issues to work on and I can rest assured..." Read more

"I wanted to send you an update to let you know that my son has been at [name withheld] now for 4 months and 11 days and he is doing great. I had the opportunity to visit him a couple of weeks ago and took him off the ranch for a long weekend. I am encouraged by the changes he is making and the feedback I have received from everyone at [na..." Read more

"Can't thank you enough, I finally feel like I have objective direction to get my daughter help."

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

"Hi Sue, We exchanged e-mails a few months ago and you recommended (name withheld) to me. I enrolled my defiant teenage son there for the summer program and he did a fine job. He's back at the school for the school year. I couldn't be happier with the school. They're all wonderful people there. My son's tutor for this past school year was..." Read more

"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 priceless. Our daughter loved animals, yet we didn't realize through these difficult times that this..." Read more

"Dear P.U.R.E., Thank you so much for your timely response and the information that you included. We are in the process of reviewing the two schools that you suggested. We may have had an easing of the situation at home tonight. Our son has finally realized that we are indeed serious about an intervention program or alternative school if n..." Read more

"I will call you but I did want to at least drop a line to thank you, thank you, thank you, for your wisdom and direction. Thanks for listening!!"

"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

"Dear Sue, I can not thank you enough for the conversation we had last week. I was a desperate mother and I really appreciated your insight and resources."

"Sue, Thank you so much for your guidance. You will never know how much comfort you have given me."

"Sue, 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 are greatly appreciated!"

"Hi Sue, I don't know if you remember me but I had corresponded with you sometime ago. I almost sent my son Michael to a school but I luckily found your website before I did. I was just curious as to how you were doing and how your daughter was doing. I just really wanted to say hi and see how you and your family is doing. I haven't forgot..." Read more

"Dear Sue. Thank you for your quick response and kind words.. I also appreciate your kind words. May Almighty God help us as parents support our children through the many challenges of this present world. God bless and guide us all to the best in this life and the hereafter."

"Dear Sue, I just wanted to thank you for your willingness to help my family. I don't know where we would be right now if I hadn't found your organization's website. I even told my therapist about it, so she can recommend it to other desperate parents! Thank you again for your help."

"Dear Sue, My goodness, thank you for your detailed and informative email. At first I was reluctant to write to P.U.R.E. because I thought there was some gimmick involved, that I would be solicited for whatever reason, or my name and address sold on some mailing list, and be besieged with phone calls. However, after getting your informativ..." Read more

"Sue, Thank you for listening and trying to help. Trust me you were kinder and cared more than the hospital!"

"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

"Dear Sue, Since we last spoke, things snowballed quickly and I had to act fast. He had moved from weed to pills and was out of control. As a mother my heart was shattered to see him like that but he is safe now thank god! His actions made it slightly easier to make this decision to SAVE HIS LIFE! I truly believe we barely made it. So, I j..." Read more

"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 priceless. Our daughter loved animals, yet we didn’t realize through these difficult times that this..." Read more

"Hi Sue, It's so nice to see my son smiling and healthy, just like you said. It is also very nice to see the face of the formerly unknown but kind and understanding person who has helped my family in such immeasurable ways. God has blessed our family by bringing us to you for advice and assistance. I pray that God blesses you and your fami..." Read more

"Thanks for all the help and support. I looked at your website and saw immediately that my son meets most of the criteria for RAD. He was adopted at 3 months and I previously thought that this could not be an issue. I will definitely look into appropriate treatment for this. Thank you very much!!!"

"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 the program, our son is doing much better and has a bright future. Thanks again for all your time an..." Read more