Live Strong House

Age Groups :: Teens, Young Adults (18 - 30)

Gender :: Male

Live Strong House is a residential support center for adolescent & young adult men. We work with adolescent boys ages 15-18 and young adult men ages 18-24. We specialize in students who struggle with information processing issues, substance use, PTSD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, & exec functioning. Many students struggle in the traditional school environment & may be heavily influenced by negative peer groups.

Founded with 4 Key Pillars

1. Creating a true relational model where genuine connections are established.
2. Creating a detailed plan for each student that is individualized to their personal needs & interests.
3. Safely, with structure & support, immerse each student in the community & provide them with an opportunity to live in a normalized setting.
4. Create a positive peer culture & contagion effect by having our students live with a life coach & only a few roommates.

We spend a SIGNIFICANT amount of time/effort to provide a safe AND relational environment where students receive academic, clinical, life skills training, & extracurricular services.

Therefore, our services are truly individualized, and housing & community integration are different too. Live Strong is highly individualized, from the intentionally designed housing model to the academics & community.

Visit our website to take a 3D virtual tour of our homes or call admissions to learn about how much Live Strong House costs.

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General Information

Participant Age Group(s)

Teens

Young Adults (18 - 30)

Organization's Name

Live Strong House | LSH

Year Founded

2017

Director of Admissions

Gray Aydelott

Admissions: Rolling or scheduled?

Rolling admissions

Admissions

Which age groups does your organization accept?

Children/Adolescents

Young Adults

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Other

Payment Options

Insurance

School System | IEP

Private Pay | Out-of-pocket

Call for more information

Other

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?

Clients are ALWAYS in "Line-of-Sight" with staff

Average Length of Stay

Maximum Age of Participants

Minimum Age of Participants

Location of Program

Suburban

Gender(s)

Male

Link to weekly or daily schedule

https://www.livestronghouse.com

Religious Affiliation

Minimum length of stay

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)

What are the interview requirements for applicants?

Call for More Information

Religious Affiliation?

Billing & Payments

Payment Type

Insurance (see above for specifics on insurance)

Private | Self Pay

Call for more information

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?

Call for more information

Do you have an insurance utilization person?

Contractor

in-network?

Levels of Care

Number of Phases or Levels

≥ 5

Treatment Categories | Levels of Care

Residential Treatment - Adoption

Residential Treatment - Anxiety

Residential Treatment - Autism Spectrum

Residential Treatment - Behavioral Tech Listed

Residential Treatment - Intellectual Disabilities

Residential Treatment - Positive Peer Culture

Partial Hospitalization/PHP

Intensive Outpatient/IOP

Additional levels of care offered by facility

Independent Living | Sober Living | Transitional Living

Medical | Alcohol and Drug

Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program (IOP)

Outpatient Treatment

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

Does your organization have a Gap Year?

Accreditation

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

Infectious Disease

Major Injury | Death

Restraint

Runaways

Other

Academic Accreditation

Cognia Accreditation

Ownership

Ownership Type

Private Company - Owners On-Site

Name of Parent Company

Live Strong House

Name of Sister Company

Milestone

Facility Operations | Type of Land

Privately Owned

Who owns the land?

Aaron Edwards, Mark Spalding, & Paul Taylor

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Are there medical rule outs

Yes

Possible medical rule outs

Active Psychosis

Actively Suicidal

Fire Starter

Injectable Medicine

Can program accept insulin-dependent diabetics

Yes

Are there additional professionals?

Behavior Specialist

Neurofeedback Specialist

Nurse Practitioner

Occupational Therapist

Registered Nurse

Percentage of clients on meds at enrollment

> 50%

Clinical Operations

What is the largest caseload a therapist can have?

< 8

Percentage of licensed therapists?

All therapists are licensed by the state of operation

Average number of days/week therapist are with clients?

Number of Individual Sessions with Therapist

Do any of the therapists have more than one case load?

Treatment Modalities

Types of Therapy Offered

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills

Exposure Response Prevention Therapy (ERP , type of CBT)

Eye Movement & Desensitization and Reprocessing

Family Focused Therapy (FFT)

Motivational Enhancement Therapy

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)

Neuro Feedback

Play Therapy

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psycho educational

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) (pioneer to CBT)

Integrated Wellness Support offered

Art

Breathing Techniques/Breath Work

Meditation

Does the program have a level/phase system?

Yes

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

Yes

Does program have a milieu-driven residential model? (Staff are trained in model)

Yes

If yes -- select all that apply

DBT Certified Program (Staff + Therapists)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Family Teaching Model (offshoot of Boystown)

Positive Peer Culture (PPC)

Integrated Wellness

Art

Breathing Techniques/Breath Work

Meditation

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 process facilitated by another therapist

Family Workshops Available

Flexible length of call with therapist per week

Parents Visit as Needed

Therapy - Group

Is there group therapy?

Yes

Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist

Average number of hours per week of group processing? (i.e. run by staff, interns, grad students, etc.)

Average number of formal family therapy hours per week (not social calls to teen)

Is video conferencing accessible for family therapy?

Yes

Therapy - Individual

Is there individual therapy?

Yes

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on typical week?

Percentage of licensed therapists?

All therapists are licensed by the state of operation

Therapist average case load

Does the Clinical Director carry a case load?

Staff

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?

High School Diploma

Are night staff awake or asleep

Awake

Programming

Dorm/Housing

Single Rooms with Shared Baths

Doubles

Neurodiverse Specialties

ADHD/ADD

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Clinically Complex (possible behavior, genetic, students "who are puzzles")

Development Delay

Genetic Disorders

Intellectual Disabilities

Mood Deregulation &/or Anxiety

Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NLD)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Primarily DX Learning Disability

Speech & Language Disorders

Other

Type of Programming Offered for Neurodiverse Students

Academic & life skill Focus

Academic focus

Academic, functional living skills, life skills and social skills focused

Clinically-driven programming (addresses individual life, living, social and academic needs)

Academics

Type of Academic Calendar

Year Round School (either quarters, trimester, semesters)

Grades Served

K-12

Possible Community College/College

Can programming support a student to complete a GED?

Average student to teacher ratio

What does the Teaching/Classroom look like?

Online school/Classes

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

Classes

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

Formal Transition To Another Therapist

Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?

Percentage of families that participate in various transition programming?

< 50%

Assessments

Does the client receive a neuropsychological evaluation?

Sober Living Houses

Community Service

Yes

Random Drug Testing

Yes

Transportation Options

Public

Provided by Program

House/Community Meetings

Weekly

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

Yes

12 Step Meetings on Location

Technology

Computer Access

N/A

Cell Phones

Earned Privilege

Expert Specifics

Associations

National Association of Schools & Programs (NATSAP)

Research

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

Founded with 4 Key Pillars

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

Expert Specifics

Research

Reviews of Live Strong House