The Y.E.S. House treatment programs are aimed in keeping the family together whenever possible and working with them in finding solutions to problems. Both parents and children are involved in each step of this process.

Residential Treatment Program: A safe and stable temporary home where youth and their families find solutions to their problems. The Y.E.S. House provides residential treatment services for males and females ages 10 to 17 on a 24-hour basis. This program is for youth who cannot remain in their home due to their own unacceptable behavior or an unsafe home environment. The average length of stay in residential treatment is 6 to 9 months.

Day Treatment Program: serves youth who are transitioning from out-of-home placement or detention back into the community, are at-risk of out-of-home placement (court involvement) and are in need of treatment, and those who have been or would be expelled or suspended from public school, It is the goal of the program to provide children with educational and treatment services while keeping them in their homes. From 8 am to 5:30 pm students receive individual and group counseling, learn independent living skills, work with the professionals to treat their substance abuse problems, do school related homework and attend life skills sessions.  Individual, group and family counseling are also included in the program. The average length of stay is 3-4 months.

The Residential Treatment and Day Treatment Programs are Accredited by:
and are meeting the highest national and international standards for treatment

Substance Abuse In-Patient Treatment Program: serves children who need treatment for methamphetamine and other illegal controlled substances.  The substance abuse treatment services are provided to their families as well. Children are supervised on a 24-hour basis by degreed staff trained to manage moderate to severe behavior problems as well as psychiatric and substance abuse/chemical dependency disorders. The average length of stay is 7 to 10 months.

Responsibility and Accountability
Each resident has an individual behavioral program outlining goals and issues. The resident’s willingness and motivation to work on outlined issues is directly related to the amount of privileges and responsibilities they receive during their stay at the Y.E.S. House.

Therapy and Choices
Every resident is provided with weekly individual counseling. These sessions are tailored to each resident’s needs. Group counseling occurs five nights a week in an effort to expand residents’ awareness of themselves and others around them. Daily groups address social skills, family issues, and anger management as well as criminal thinking errors, character development, and transitional/independent living skills. Groups, including drug and alcohol treatment groups, AA or NA meetings, are part of the treatment program. The program includes family therapy as well. Cognitive/behavioral therapy, experiential therapies, such as art, drama, music and journaling, Reality Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Re-integration (EMDR) and family therapy, Equine Therapy and Therapeutic Wilderness are part of the program’s multi-systemic therapy. Our extensive family counseling ensures the family can provide the support, structure and appropriate guidance needed for the youth to be successful.  Education is provided on parent/child relations, peer relations, employment, educational skills and building self-esteem. Parents and adolescents are encouraged to attend H.O.P.E. family nurturing classes.

Recreation/Artistic
Artistic and cultural enrichment opportunities, recreational activities, community service projects are important components of the treatment programs as well. Youth learn teamwork, improve social skills, and experience alternatives to negative types of recreation.

Innovative Therapy

Equine-Facilitated Therapy (EFP): This is an emerging field in which horses are involved as co-therapists to promote emotional growth and learning. Participants work one-on-one with horses in a variety of experiences. Participants learn about themselves and others by participating in activities with the horses, and then discussing their feelings, specific behaviors and behavior patterns which have parallels in their own lives.  By working with the horse, participants may reveal or experience issues that may not have been brought to the surface by other therapeutic interventions.

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man”   -Sir Winston Churchill

Therapeutic Wilderness Therapy: is designed to provide high-risk youth with a safe, therapeutic and educational experience in a wilderness setting.  This program is a valuable opportunity for teenagers to participate in two to ten-day wilderness backpacking expeditions. Participants benefit from individual and group therapy, reading, story telling, journaling, and other activities that focus on their specific issues. Through the combination of the wilderness environment, adventure activities, and the sense of community formed by living closely, wilderness trips facilitate desirable changes in our children.

• the Boys Residential Treatment Cottage at (307)686-8218
• the Girls Residential Treatment Cottage at (307)686-7434 or
• the Day Treatment Program at (307)682-8584


for more information about these programs.

Youth Emergency Services, Inc. 706 Longmont, Gillette, WY 82716 (307) 686-0669 Fax (307) 686-2121 www.YouthEmergencyServices.org

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