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What is Teen Depression? Teen Depression is a mental health disorder that is characterized by abnormally low moods that persist for two or more weeks. Depression prevents individuals from functioning normally in their day-to-day activities. Although a depressive episode may last only a few weeks, teen depression often lasts much longer. There are as many misconceptions about Teen Depression as there are about teenagers in general. Yes, the teen years…

Triumph Youth Services utilizes a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment model including Positive Peer Culture as part of its constant therapeutic milieu. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps solve problems such as dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and cognitions, through goal-oriented approaches. Commonly used techniques include: having students keep a diary of significant events, associated feelings, thoughts, and behaviors; questioning and testing cognitions, thinking errors, evaluations, and beliefs that might be unhelpful and unrealistic; gradually facing activities…

Triumph students have the opportunity to train Registered Retrievers. The youth care for and train puppies, juvenile retrievers, and adult retrievers on a daily basis. This covers socialization, obedience, and basic training through advanced training. Once the boys become competent in their training skills, they also have the opportunity to work at and compete in many nationally AKC licensed retriever tests and field trials. This is a highly therapeutic process…

We believe it is vitally important for our students to learn, understand, and appreciate the importance of work ethic, and be able to apply it to their lives. Our “Work Hard Play Hard” philosophy helps us to achieve this goal. We implement this through charity, meaningful community service, school work, therapy/program assignments, chores, and apprenticeships/employment. After working hard it is equally important to Play Hard. We provide community services projects…