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Admissions Info

SUWS offers a 28-day minimum program with an average length of stay from 4-9 weeks. Each struggling teen applicant is reviewed by admissions and clinical staff to assess the applicant’s behavioral history and psychological or educational testing, if applicable.

Secure Online Application for Admissions

Tuition & Financial Assistance

Clinical Criteria

The following behaviors or issues are common in some or all of our struggling teen students. The severity of these presenting issues will be assessed to determine whether placement is appropriate:

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Chemical Dependency or Substance Abuse
  • Mood Disorders
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Specific Developmental Disorders or Learning Differences

Exclusions

There are a number of psychiatric, emotional, and behavioral conditions that may preclude admission and thereby warrant further evaluation by the treatment team:

  • Antisocial personality disorder
  • Dissociative disorder
  • Extreme suicide risk
  • History or potential for violence
  • Intermittent explosive disorder
  • Personality disorders
  • Psychosis
  • Severe chronic depression
  • Severe eating disorders
  • Severe self-mutilation

Online Application

To submit an online application, follow these two steps:

1. Complete our secure online application (links are below)

To fill out an application for the first time, or fill out an application for a new student, click the button below.

New Application

If you have already started the application process and want to return to it, click the button below.

Return to Application

2. Complete the Enrollment Agreement

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Questions about the admissions process? Click here for all of the answers

Sarah Casson Rush

Millie Anderson – Admissions Director

My experience with the Aspen programs began in January of 1995. Throughout the years with Aspen, I have gained tremendous insight on the benefits of outdoor treatment and appreciate the roles each of us play in making this program function at such a high level. Click here for complete bio.

888.879.7897
mianderson@suws.com