Adolescent Programs
    
We're only a phone call away...636-232-2300Adolescent ProgramSubstance AbuseAlcohol or other drug abuse tears a family apart. COMTREA has established a highly effective treatment program which involves a combination of residential, outpatient, day treatment, and family counseling and education. We have incorporated the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens into our C-STAR program and received international recognition for its success. The program name for all of our substance abuse programs is the Athena Center. The Athena Adolescent C-STAR programs include residential, day-treatment, and outpatient services. We began the program making some original but not earth shattering assumptions:• Alcohol and other substance abuse is a symptom more than a problem in and of itself;
• Adolescents are in a chaotic period of life at best - regardless of the use of alcohol or other substances; • Neither our educational system nor our juvenile justice system can effectively deal with the most difficult abuser; • Our society sends "mixed messages" to children regarding sex, drugs, smoking, etc.; • Adolescents who are "in trouble" with alcohol and other drugs need a holistic approach to recovery; • The family of the identified abuser must be involved with the therapy for there to be much of a chance of success; assisting the family may bring major benefits to the adolescent which are unexpected; • The adoption and reinforcement of positive values and principles will strengthen an adolescent; • Programs must assist the adolescent in learning how to set realistic goals, and objectives and accept personal responsibility for his/her life. The need for adolescent substance abuse treatment remains constant in the COMTREA service area. The United Way helps fund the program.
We have made substantial changes to our program which makes it easier to obtain psychiatric services for these children - as the majority of them have dual diagnoses (mental health and substance abuse issues). This ability allows us to deal with the whole person and not just the drug-affected part.
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