Align Adolescent Recovery: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Treatment

Age Groups :: Teens

Gender :: Male

Director of Admissions

Tiffany Barrasso-Gallego

Admissions Email

tiffany.gallego@alignrecovery.com

Admissions Phone

(520) 722-9631

Physical Address

Huachuca City, AZ

Mission Statement

Our mission is to guide adolescent males and their families toward a balanced and purpose-filled life. Through a clinically driven, evidence-based dual‑diagnosis educational program set on a serene 100‑acre ranch outside Tucson, we deliver compassionate, holistic care—including therapy, academics, life‑skills coaching, wellness, and experiential adventures. We are committed to healing the whole person—mind, body, heart, and spirit—while providing families with support, education, and community to ensure long-term recovery and reconnection.

Align Adolescent Recovery provides clinically sophisticated, relationship-driven treatment and community for teenage boys ages 13 - 17 facing struggles with mental health, academic trauma, substance use, and process addictions like social media, video games, phones. We also provide therapeutic support for neurodivergent young men including ADHD and other neuro developmental differences. We foster growth in emotional regulation, experiential learning, communication, and executive functioning.

Nestled on 100+ acres outside Tucson, Arizona, Align's campus blends the legacy of a time-tested approach with the innovation and depth required to meet today’s complex adolescent needs. Through structure, connection, and purpose, Align helps young men find their footing and their future.

General Information

Participant Age Group(s)

Teens

Organization's Name

Align Adolescent Recovery

Director of Admissions

Tiffany Barrasso-Gallego

Admissions: Rolling or scheduled?

Rolling admissions

Admissions

Payment Options

Private Pay | Out-of-pocket

Does the program have more than one location for this particular program?

Yes

How does the program prevent clients/students/patients from leaving (running) from the program?

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Average Length of Stay

Maximum Age of Participants

17.5

Minimum Age of Participants

Location of Program

Rural

Gender(s)

Male

Only accepts participants who are voluntarily enrolling only.

Yes

Maximum Enrollment

Can support 18 yo, if they enroll before 18?

Yes

Certified to accept students with I-20 Visa (SEVIS)

Yes

Religious Affiliation?

Billing & Payments

Payment Type

Insurance (see above for specifics on insurance)

Private | Self Pay

Breakout Billing For Insurance | ‘Superbill’

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Cost per month/workshop/programming (in USD)

13500

What percentage of participants receiving funding from a state Adoption Assistance Programming?

What percentage participants who are Court Ordered?

What percentage of your participants are funded by the School system? | FAPE / IDEA

What percentage of participants are 'State Funded' (example: medicaid)?

Is there an enrollment fee/outfitting fee/payment in advance?

Yes

If applicable, is the last month’s fees due at enrollment?

Yes

Insurance

Do your students receive insurance coverage for more than two weeks?

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Do you have an insurance utilization person?

Full time staff member

Levels of Care

Treatment Categories | Levels of Care

Residential Treatment Dual DX/Addiction/Recovery

Residential Treatment - Autism Spectrum

Residential Treatment - Positive Peer Culture

Residential Treatment - Process Addiction

Partial Hospitalization/PHP

Intensive Outpatient/IOP

Transitional Living - Sober Community

Transitional Living - Social Skills/Life Skills/LD/ASD

Accreditation

Professional Associations/Affiliations

National Association of Therapeutic Schools & Programs (Professional Member)

Young Adult Transition Association (YATA)

For licensed programs, by state or under 18, please select Incidents required to be reported to the state:

Elopement

Infectious Disease

Major Injury | Death

Pregnancy

Runaways

Other

Academic Accreditation

Cognia Accreditation

Ownership

Ownership Type

Private Company - Owners On-Site

Name of Parent Company

Owned and operated by the Barrasso Family

Facility Operations | Type of Land

Privately Owned

Other

Who owns the land?

Call to learn more about ownership 520-722-9631

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Are there medical rule outs

Yes

Possible medical rule outs

Active Psychosis

Actively Suicidal

Fire Starter

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Is there a minimum BMI

Can program accept insulin-dependent diabetics

Yes

Are there additional professionals?

Advanced Practice Master Nurse

EMT

Licensed Practical Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatrist

Recreational Therapist

Registered Nurse

Other

Percentage of clients on meds at enrollment

> 50%

Psychiatrist

On staff

If psychiatrist is available to students, what percentage of students change meds?

> 50%

Clinical Operations

What is the largest caseload a therapist can have?

> 8

Do clinical assistants work with lead therapists?

Yes

Treatment Modalities

Types of Therapy Offered

12 Steps Groups

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Animal-Assisted Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills

Equine Assisted or Therapeutic Horse Back

Eye Movement & Desensitization and Reprocessing

Family Focused Therapy (FFT)

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Psycho educational

Recreation Therapy

Social Thinking model

Telephone Therapy

Other

Integrated Wellness Support offered

Art

Breathing Techniques/Breath Work

Meditation

Yoga

Other

Does the program have a level/phase system?

Yes

If yes, are phases/levels are they tied to privileges?

If yes -- select all that apply

Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Other

Integrated Wellness

Art

Breathing Techniques/Breath Work

Meditation

Yoga

Other

Does program use time out rooms?

Family Involvement

HIGH: Family Expected on weekly calls (or more) & to attend all family workshops (weekly , monthly or quarterly)

Family involvement

HIGH: Family Expected on weekly calls (or more) & to attend all family workshops (weekly , monthly or quarterly)

What is the typical amount of time a family should expect before hearing about an major incident?

Type of Family Therapy/Work Offered

Family Handbook

Family Workshops Available

Flexible length of call with therapist per week

Parents Visit as Needed

Other

Therapy - Group

Is there group therapy?

Yes

Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist

Is video conferencing accessible for family therapy?

Yes

Therapy - Individual

Is there individual therapy?

Yes, part of the program cost

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on a difficult week?

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on typical week?

Therapist average case load

Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside a program?

Not Applicable

Does the Clinical Director carry a case load?

Staff

What percentage of the line staff are full time employees?

> 50%

Line staff to student ratio during awake hours

Does program run background checks on all staff?

Yes

Is there an educational requirement for staff?

Yes

If Yes, what is it?

Other

Average number of hours staff are trained before their first shift

Are night staff awake or asleep

Awake

Programming

Dorm/Housing

Doubles

Triples

Quads

Other

Academics

School Name (if applicable)

Call to learn more about

Type of Academic Calendar

Year Round School (either quarters, trimester, semesters)

Grades Served

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Can programming support a student to complete a GED?

Yes

Post high school options offered

Other

Average student to teacher ratio

What does the Teaching/Classroom look like?

Traditional teacher-led class

Online school/Classes

Teachers support blended learning

Other

Is the program able to implement IEP's

Yes

Can provider handle a student who is more than two grade level's behind in reading?

Yes

Can program support a student who wants vocational training?

Yes

Does the school have AP Classes or the ability to give or take a student to the AP Test?

Tests

Does the academic program have the ability to provide ACT or SAT Tutoring (on or off site)?

Yes

Transitions

Do you offer transition services for participants/students?

Yes

If Yes, select all options that apply to your program

Transition House Associated With Program

Support Family And Participant Until 18 Years

Other

Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?

Call for more information

Assessments

Does the client receive a neuropsychological evaluation?

Yes

Who completes the psychological evaluation?

Neuropsychologist

Sober Living Houses

Community Service

Other

Random Drug Testing

Yes

Transportation Options

Other

House/Community Meetings

Other

Are participants required to do chores in the house/community?

Yes

12 Step Meetings on Location

Yes

Housing Options (+18+)

Monitored: apt, dorm, house(s)by a senior resident or house manager

Supervised: administrative oversight, clinical services, life skills (licensed)

Other

Call for more information

Technology

Computer Access

Other

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Cell Phones

Not Allowed

Other

Research

Percentage of clients who return home, or to a more traditional setting (like transitions to college or gap year, boarding school, etc.)

> 50%

Has the program previously been part of an evidence-based study?

Yes

Is the program presently part of an evidence-based study?

Yes

Link to the study that the organization is part of

YOQ - call for more information.

Align Adolescent Recovery

General Information

Admissions

Billing & Payments

Insurance

Levels of Care

Accreditation

Ownership

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Clinical Operations

Treatment Modalities

Family Involvement

Therapy - Group

Therapy - Individual

Staff

Programming

Academics

Transitions

Assessments

Sober Living Houses

Technology

Research

Reviews of Align Adolescent Recovery