Since 2006, In Balance Young Adult Transitional Living, an aftercare community serving young men, 17.5 to 28 year old with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders, the clients have been on the move. It is common knowledge that boredom is one of the worst enemies for young adults. For young adults dealing with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders, boredom can be absolutely detrimental to their recovery and future success. In Balance never wants to create a vacation atmosphere; their residents are working, going to college, have chores, therapeutic assignments and have to be working a strong recovery program…but why not have a blast doing all of that?
In Balance Young Adult Transitional program provides a safe, fun, recovery-oriented community to combat boredom and show young adults that one can stay busy and active, and really enjoy life - with a combination of mandatory and optional (free for them) weekly activities, and various adventure trips. All the residents’ schedules are filled with meaningful and fulfilling activities like:
- Access to country club and gym 2x a day, a boxing gym and a yoga gym everyday
- Multiple 12 step recovery meetings and fellowship opportunities a week
- Individual Therapy
- Weekly volunteer service opportunities
- 2 IOP groups a week which combine Traditional and Experiential therapies
The weekly schedule at In Balance Young Adult offers the following:
- Monday: Art Group
- Tuesday: Skateboarding Club
- Tuesday: Community Meeting
- Wednesday: Basketball Club
- Thursday: Rock Climbing
- Thursday: Night Hiking Club
- Friday: Healthy Eating and Cooking Class
- Friday: Life Skills Class
- Friday: Recovery Yoga Class
- Friday: Community Dinner/Night Time Activity
- Saturday: Recreational Fellowship Activity
- Saturday: CrossFit Fitness Class and Process Group
- Sunday: Golfing Club
Many of the clients are tracking as young adults and also have high school to complete so the transitional living program offers options, in each of the five affordable Young Adult Sober Living houses, where young men can step down for 30 days, 3 years or however long they need. These houses provide programming structure, support with independence and the opportunity to stay connected with the In Balance program and their community.
About In Balance Young Adult
In Balance Young Adult, founded in 2006 and located in Tucson, AZ, is an aftercare community serving young men, 17.5 to 28 year old with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders who have successfully completed primary care treatment. In Balance’s young adult services include In Balance Transitional Living Program for young men seeking employment, internships, volunteer positions while gathering extensive life skills, clinical support and 12 step recovery. It also includes In Balance Young Adult Sober High School, which allows young men, who are ready to experience some independence but still need to graduate high school while living in the Transitional Living program. These young men track as young adults but go to our specially designed sober high school four days/week for individualized assistance from our academic director and 3 other teachers. In Balance Young Adult also includes In Balance Collegiate Living for young men who would like to enroll in college classes, while learning to be in recovery, independent and successful.