Iowa

Residential facilities providing religious, behavioral, and mental health treatment to children exist in all 50 states. Some of these facilities are known to be part of the Troubled Teen Industry, while others have not yet been verified. Any facility where children live and receive care requires additional oversight. This directory helps communities monitor local programs and advocate for accountability.

Anchor Character Training Center (CLOSED)
1940 225th St, Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Beloit RTC (CLOSED)
1323 Northwestern Ave, Ames, IA 50010

Boys and Girls Home Residential Treatment
2101 Court St, Sioux City, IA 51102

Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center
2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627

Children’s Square USA PMIC
520 N 7th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Christamore Family Treatment Center (CLOSED)
905 S Iris St, Mt Pleasant, IA 52641

Clarinda Academy (CLOSED) (1992-2021)
1820 N 16th St, Clarinda, IA 51632

Eldora Boys State Training School (CLOSED) (aka Iowa State Training School for Boys)
3211 Edgington Ave, Eldora, IA 50627

Ellipsis Ross Campus RTC (fka Youth Homes of Mid-America)
7085 NW Beaver Dr, Johnston, IA 50131

Forest Ridge Youth Services (1983-2021)
200 6th St, Estherville, IA 51334

Four Oaks Family & Children’s Services
5400 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Gerard Treatment Programs (CLOSED)
980 Iowa Ave. Mason City, IA 50401

Glenwood Resource Center (fka Iowa Institution for Feeble-Minded Children)
104 Lacey St, Glenwood, IA 51534

Graybell Academy Youth Services (CLOSED)
722 Nebraska St, Sioux City, IA 51101

Hillcrest Family Services Adolescent Residential
2543 Wilbricht Ln, Dubuque, IA 52001

Iowa Juvenile Home (aka Girls State Training School) (CLOSED) (1920-2014)
701 S Church St, Toledo, IA 52342

Jerry Rabiner Memorial Boys’ Ranch (aka Rabiner Treatment Center) (CLOSED)
1762 Johnson Ave, Fort Dodge, IA 50168

Linn County Juvenile Detention
800 Walford Rd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

LSI Bremwood (RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM CLOSED) (fka Bremwood Children’s Home)
106 16th St SW, Waverly, IA 50677

Midwest Academy (CLOSED) (2003-2016) (WWASP)
2416 340th St. Keokuk, IA 52632

Midwest Christian Services
4509 20th Ave, Peterson, IA 51047

North Iowa Juvenile Detention Center
1440 West Dunkerton Rd, Waterloo, IA 50703

Northwest Iowa YES Center
1231 West Cedar Loop, Ste 110, Cherokee, IA 51012

Polk County Juvenile Detention
1548 Hull Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316

Scott County Juvenile Detention
500 West Fourth, Davenport, IA 52801

Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention
629 6th Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

SUMMIT Program (CLOSED)
Davenport, IA

Wittenmyer Youth Center (fka Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home) (CLOSED)
2800 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA 52803

Woodbury County Juvenile Detention
822 Douglas Street, 4th Flr, Sioux City, IA 51103

Woodward Academy (est. 1995)
1251 334th St, Woodward, IA 50276

YSS Ember Recovery
804 Kellogg Ave, Ames, IA 50010