Facility profile Idaho
Northwoods
Northwoods is a residential treatment center in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. It has operated since 1993.
About Northwoods
It was owned by David Yeats and Matt Fitzgerald.source
It now offers chemical dependency services, including group sessions for designated students.source The average stay was 12 months.source It uses dual campuses: Sagle, Idaho and over one hundred tropical acres in the Tiliran Mountains, Central Costa Rica.source It was described as a transitional program for adolescent boys; high school diploma via accredited correspondence or local public high school.source
It was also called Northwoods Academy or Northwoods School.source It had an abroad campus in La Tigra, Costa Rica.source It had a second campus at 279 S Sagle Rd, Sagle, ID 83860.source
It was licensed as a Children's Residential Facility (Idaho).source
Staff
Administration
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David Yeats
Founder (1993-2007)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Rocky Mountain Academy Staff, before 2021
- Children's Mental Health, State of Idaho Individual Services Coordinator
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Matt Fitzgerald
Co-owner, President, Co-Owner and Director (2007-2009)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Rocky Mountain Academy Senior Counselor/Admissions Counselor, 1989
- Northwest Academy Director, 1997
- Ascent Wilderness Program Admissions Director, 1994
- Ascent Wilderness Intervention Staff
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Meg Yeats
Founder (1993)source
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