A Message to Parents

The Internet is now saturated with marketing web sites advertising Christian based programs, specialty schools, boot camps, wilderness programs, boarding schools, etc. that claim to be able to "correct" whatever ails your teen. They flaunt their exaggerated success rates and unidentifiable "testimonials" from so called parents.

Horizon Family Solutions has a policy of listing testimonials from actual parents and professionals who have given their permission to have their identity revealed. Websites with no identification of personnel and programs with no staff lists may actually be unlicensed or have previously been under investigation.

In one well known case a program actually had worthless accreditation, and parents and students did not find out until they went to to transfer the "credits" and found out they were worthless.

So, when your child needs help for some kind of behavioral problem, get OFF these Internet websites and look only for those sites that are identifiable by listing the owner of the site with name, address and phone number, have known associations to which they belong, share their mission statement and can provide both personal and professional references.

Coming soon -

One Size Does Not Fit All

‘Who knew!’

Therapeutic residential and wilderness programs are not
all the same
and neither are educational consultants or youth transport companies

For nearly 17 years, Dore Frances,M.A., Child Advocate and Independent Educational Consultant and Founder of Horizon Family Solutions, has assisted families and helped professionals find appropriate and best matched programs and schools for their at-risk preteen, teen and young adult.

TroubledTeenHelp.com offers Educational Consulting and other
specialized services to parents and professionals.