Target Population

All of the clients at this agency are male juveniles 12 through 18 years old.

They come to this program from the following sources:

• Probation Departments from 18 counties in Northern California
• Mental Health Professionals and Departments
• Social Service and Foster Care Agencies
• California School Districts and Special Education Programs
• Aid to Adoptive Parents Programs
• Private Familes in need of treatment and care for their child

The majority of the boys are placed at this program by probation officers under court orders from California Superior Courts. The rest of the boys are from the other sources mentioned, but seem to fit the same profile as the probationers.

All potential clients go through an extremely intensive entrance process, including a review of their entire juvenile, educational,  court and psychological backrounds. We also interview the placing officer or parents and do a face-to-face interview with the minor. The entire process is handled by our intake counselor. Boys with a history of extreme violence, intensive pyschiatric needs, or needing a more highly confined environment, are not accepted at this program.