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Neithborhood Youth Services

Neighborhood Youth Services is voluntary program for Duluth youth which offers a place of hope, belonging and opportunity. While community resources and needs evolve, Neighborhood Youth Services has consistently helped provide free educational, recreational, cultural and service learning programming to 550 boys and girls (annually) ages 6 to 18.

Residential Treatment Center, Chisholm House, Community Transition Program & Intensive Day Treatment

Woodland Hills’ per diem programs serve male and female adolescents and provides services to youth exhibiting behavioral problems such as: under achievement in school, truancy, fighting, verbal and physical aggression, self harm, not following rules, stealing, drug abuse, gang involvement and defying authority. Common mental health diagnoses include ADD/ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Bipolar Mood Disorder. Youth referred need to be adaptable to peer-oriented counseling, function above the 80 IQ range, and be able to understand "cause and effect" relationships. Due to work and recreational activities, residents need to be physically able to participate in programming.

Program Notes:

The Residential Treatment Center works with young people ages 12-18 who are in need of treatment services; if youth are designated Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction, they can remain at Woodland Hills through the age of 20. This program also works with females who are committed to the Commissioner of Corrections.

The Chisholm House program typically serves residents ages 12-17 who have not yet had multiple out-of-home placements and are not responsive to community-based services. Lengths of stay vary by need.

The Community Transition program accepts residents between the ages of 16-20 who have successfully completed a residential treatment program and are in need of learning the skills necessary to live independently.

The Intensive Day Treatment program accepts adolescents ages 12-17 who are in need of a community-based alternative to out-of-home placement.