The Summit Achievement Continuum of Care Model works with adolescents ages 13-20 who are dealing with mental and behavioral health challenges, substance use, and difficulty within their family, school, and/or personal lives. The focus is on long-term success and lasting change by integrating diverse elements of care in a residential treatment setting that include adventure expeditions, clinical sophistication, strong classroom academics, and family systems work all aimed at helping adolescents develop life skills, emotional regulation, and the ability to thrive independently.

In short, we are a one-stop shop for primary treatment to transition, with 90% of our clients leaving our continuum and going to a lower level of care (most often home or boarding school).

There are two phases to the Summit Achievement Continuum of Care that students can move seamlessly through. Throughout the entire continuum, students live on the same campus and work with the same direct care staff, teachers, and therapists to leverage strong relationships that remain constant as the demands of the program and the work change.

Summit Achievement is a Primary intervention where students typically come from home, a hospital, a boarding school, etc. Summit Achievement combines the impactful adventure activities found in outdoor education programs with clinical sophistication, a strong academic program, and the therapeutic community usually featured in therapeutic boarding schools or RTCs.

Summit Traverse is a secondary intervention. Students generally come from Achievement, a wilderness therapy program, or another program. The treatment team believes that with continued treatment, the student could be successful in a traditional setting (home or boarding school)in 6 months (or less).

About Summit Achievement:
Located in Stow, Maine, Summit Achievement is a licensed residential treatment program with an accredited high school for young people ages 13-20 who want to progress emotionally without falling behind academically. We foster lasting change for students and families using residential treatment, classroom academics, and outdoor adventures in an evidence-based and clinically driven community. Since its founding in 1996, Summit Achievement has remained an intentionally small owner-operated program. For more information, please contact: Barb Lang, Marketing Director at Barb@summitachievement.com or call 917-929-0939. www.summitachievement.com