Homes for Children With Behavior Problems

Parents of children with behavioral problems are not always able to provide the discipline and routine needed to modify these behaviors. You may find that additional help is needed. Group homes provide a stable environment and have resources to help children with conduct disorders become successful adults.

  1. Damar Services

    • Damar Services offers residential and group home services to children age 6 and up who have behavioral or developmental problems. The main office is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The primary goal of this facility is to return the child to his home environment as quickly as possible. Family participation and support is strongly encouraged. This organization has more than 700 human service professionals who work in collaboration with families, organizations and government officials to provide all necessary resources to troubled youth.

    Logan River Academy

    • Professionals at Logan River Academy specialize in treating children ages 12 to 18 with behavioral problems. The facility, located in Logan, Utah, offers services to children who suffer from a variety of behavioral problems and mental health disorders, such as conduct disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, impulse control and anger management issues. The campus includes school facilities and therapeutic services, and the programs emphasize balance between school, therapy and living environment. School organizers believe this approach helps children to achieve lasting change.

    Sequal Youth and Family Services

    • Sequel Youth and Family Services offers several locations throughout Alabama, Florida, Idaho and Indiana, and corporate headquarters are located in Huntsville, Alabama. Professional at the schools use a system called "positive peer culture approach" to help children. This system promotes helping others instead of only looking at ones self. Involvement in local charities and mentoring programs are primary to the success of this system of treatment. The schools offer education, therapy and individualized treatment plans for children with behavioral problems.

    Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care

    • Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care offers an alternative to traditional foster care and incarceration for youths between the ages of 3 and 17. Placement lasts from six to nine months with after-care in most cases. The program offers a variety of services, including mentoring, individual and group therapy and behavioral parent training to assist families upon the child's return to her home. The main office is located in Eugene, Oregon. A referral is needed from either a mental health professional, juvenile justice system or foster care representative to qualify for these services.

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