In our society, the importance of guiding the youth to the right way is very crucial, simply because the youth are the next in line, they are the ones who hold the future of our society, that is why troubled teens and youths should be given a second chance rather than incarcerate them along with criminals.

Thankfully, there are many programs for troubled teens that varies its focus on gender, and different techniques for the treatment needed.

It can be anything from wilderness therapy such as in the Arizona troubled teen program to intensify inpatient treatment as well as in therapeutic boarding schools.

In general, programs for troubled teen depends on whether a therapeutic aspect is incorporated to help teens overcome their personal issues as well as their issues with the society by making them learn the important strategies in coping up with themselves and teach them the right way.

Programs for troubled teens have various methods that depend on the diagnosis, gender, and their age so that the counselors and social workers can come up with proper counseling, guidance, and therapy.

There are various programs specifically for troubled teens that mainly focuses on helping them develop life skills that they will be needed once they completed the duration of the therapy which usually lasts six months to an entire year, depending on the progress.

Usually, the teens that are benefiting from this program are taught to instill teamwork, self-respect, respect to others, self-awareness, accountability, humility, and a lot more lessons that mainly focuses on character building and values.

The main reason on focusing on character-building and values in which is taught in many troubled teen programs is because of the course of transitioning from the custody of the counselors and social workers on their way back to their homes and personal lives. It is proven to be very difficult especially for a troubled teen in transitioning to a new life coming from a bad past that is why this program that focuses on character-building and values is truly crucial in molding them into a responsible and God-fearing citizen in the society.

After they graduated or finished their treatment with the program, it does not mean that they are fully fixed from their issues, they are still a work in progress, but that does not mean that they have not learned a single thing during their time spent with the program, all it takes for them is to become independent and learn the way of life, but with already values and good character already instilled in their minds.

Usually, the teens and youths who are enrolled in this kind of programs in rebuilding their lives are those who have behavioral issues, who have mental health problems and those who have committed petty crimes. There are programs out there that focus on teens that are not that severe and has a common diagnosis with their behaviors.

Usually, teens who have depression, anxiety, adoption issues, defiant behavior, oppositional defiant disorder, learning disorders such as ADHD, dyslexia, and a non-verbal learning disorder are the usual beneficiaries of this troubled teen program. Also, teens who inflict self-harm, has anger management issues, refusal to go to school, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and has a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are the ones that also need help in this kind of program.