Why Wilderness Programs
What We Do · Why Wilderness Programs · Who Can Benefit · Why Crossings Wilderness Expeditions
  • Experienced and mature staff.
  • Team approach to working with your child includes overall clinical supervision from one of our Master Level Counselors.
  • Our remote wilderness settings minimize runaways, physically challenge clients, build self reliance.
  • Flexible individualized treatment planning.
  • More instruction provided than other wilderness treatment programs, most residential programs, and, many hospitals.
  • We use the wilderness to increase self-reliance and self-esteem, and to actively disrupt negative peer influence.
  • Many health insurance plans may pay part of the cost of this program because of its therapeutic emphasis.
  • We offer insightful assessment, excellent intensive short-term treatment, and preparation for further treatment and schooling. Wrangell Community Services is a recognized Community Mental Health Center by the State of Alaska and as such we are an authorized Medicaid provider. We can assist you in working with your provider.

"I feel like the hard time in Crossings made me stronger. I talked to the staff about things that I‘ve never told anybody and I was hard for me but they make feel comfortable. I got certain about myself and strong." - 15 year old participant

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