In order to meet the needs of the young people who come to SUWS for care, this center offers five
residential
programming options.
With specialized care for male and female adolescents, ages 10-17, SUWS of the Carolinas is a leading provider of short-term, high impact clinical treatment that is set in a wilderness environment. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, SUWS offers effective therapeutic interventions that are designed to help young people overcome academic, behavioral, emotional, substance abuse, and mental health concerns. Within SUWS's innovative programming, youth are able to learn how to accept personal responsibility for their choices, confront familial issues, and invest in their own personal growth by establishing healthy and prosocial goals for their futures. The staff of qualified professionals who guide the young people engaged in this program are committed to helping each youth learn life lessons that can serve well for a lifetime. It is the mission of the SUWS wilderness program to empower young people and their families to realize inner strengths and grow so that happy, healthy, and fruitful futures are what await them upon completing treatment at this renowned clinical program.