Colorado
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.
Adolescent and Family Institute of Colorado (CLOSED)
10001 W 32nd Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Alternative Youth Adventures
1236 N Townsend Ave, Montrose, CO 81401 (CLOSED)
Aspire Youth Services Center
2901 Ford St, Golden, CO 80401
Betty K. Marler Youth Services Center
7862 W. Mansfield Pkwy, Denver, CO 80235
Axios Youth Community (fka Children’s Ark) (CLOSED)
10460 US-24, Green Mountain Falls, CO 80819
Brad’s House
2810 Hunters Glen Rd, Monument, CO 80132;
646 Dexter St, Colorado Springs, CO 80911;
422 Broadway Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004
Bridgeway Group Home (CLOSED)
9820 W 21st Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215
Cheyenne Mesa (CLOSED)
1301, 1350, & 1355 S 8th St, Colorado Springs, CO 80905
Clear Creek Youth Services Center
2901 Ford St, Golden, CO 80401
Colorado Boys Ranch
28071 CO-109, La Junta, CO 81050
Crossroads Turning Points Recovery Center (est. 1979)
Colorado Springs, CO
Daisy Center
643 27 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506
Denver Children’s Home/The Bansbach Academy
1501 Albion St, Denver, CO 80220
Devereux Cleo Wallace Center (CLOSED)
(1948-2023)
8405 Church Ranch Blvd, Westminster, CO 80021;
430 Gold Pass Heights, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Eating Recovery Center (CLOSED)
8140 E 5th Ave, Denver, CO 80230
El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch (CLOSED)
1 El Pueblo Ranch Way, Pueblo, CO 81006
Embark Behavioral Health
5401 W 9ths St, Greeley, CO 80634
Emily Griffith Center (CLOSED)
12163 Perry Park Rd. Larkspur, CO 80118
Excelsior Youth Center (CLOSED)
15001 E Oxford Ave, Aurora, CO 80014
Fire Mountain RTC (est. 2004)
5532 US-36, Estes Park, CO 80517
Forest Heights Lodge (est. 1954)
4800 Forest Hill Rd, Evergreen, CO 80439
Gilliam Youth Services Center
2844 Downing St, Denver, CO 80205
Golden Peak Youth Services Center
2901 Ford St, Golden, CO 80401
Grand Mesa Youth Services Center
360 28 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Griffith Centers for Children
14142 Denver W Pkwy, Ste 225, Lakewood, CO 80401
Jefferson Center (fka Jefferson Hills) (CLOSED)
421 Zang St, Lakewood, CO 80228
Kidz Ark
17282 County Road 32. Sterling, CO 80751;
44132 County Road 129. New Raymer, CO 80742
The Link School
18885 County Road 367, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Lookout Mountain Youth Services
2901 Ford St, Golden, CO 80401
Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center
13500 E Fremont Ave, Centennial, CO 80112
Morrison Home (ROP)
5924 Hwy 285, Morrison, CO 80465
Mount Saint Vincent QRTP
4159 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80211
Mountain Homes Youth Ranch (CLOSED)
Dinosaur, CO
Open Sky Wilderness Therapy (CLOSED)
(2006-2024)
1970 E 3rd Ave #205, Durango, CO 81301
Pathfinders Wilderness Program (CLOSED)
Flat Tops Wilderness Area, Meeker, CO 81641
Platte Valley Youth Services Center
2200 O St, Greeley, CO 80631
Prairie Vista Youth Services Center
192 Bromley Business Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80603
Pueblo Youth Services Center
1406 W 17th St, Pueblo, CO 81003
Red Mountain Colorado (CLOSED)
(2019-2023)
5401 W 9th St, Greeley, CO 80634
Reflections for Youth (CLOSED)
1000 S Lincoln Ave # 190, Loveland, CO 80537
Ridge View Academy (ROP) (CLOSED)
28101 E Quincy Ave, Watkins, CO 80137
Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center
720 Turner Dr, Durango, CO 81303
Rocky Mountain Kids
2129 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907;
3101 Palmer Park Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909;
65 Diamond E Rd, Fountain, CO 80817
Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center
7862 W Mansfield Pkwy, Denver, CO 80235
Royal Gorge Academy (WWASP) (CLOSED)
(2006-2008)
615 Pike Ave, Cañon City, CO 81212
San Juan Wilderness Therapy (CLOSED)
Monte Vista, CO 81144
Seeds Wilderness Therapy (est. 2020)
1771 N Townsend Ave, Montrose, CO 81401
Spring Creek Youth Services Center
3190 East Las Vegas St, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Summit Youth Services Center
2901 Ford St, Golden, CO 80401
Tennyson Center for Children
2950 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212
Trailhead Wilderness School (fka Monarch Center for Family Healing) (CLOSED)
700 6th St. Georgetown, CO 80444
Wilderness Opportunities (CLOSED)
111 A. Elk Ave, Crested Butte, CO 81224
Willow Point Youth Services Center
7862 W. Mansfield Pkwy, Denver, CO 80235
Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center
1427 West Rio Grande St, Colorado Springs, CO 80905