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    Leadership Potential – Ozarks Teen Challenge Staff Devotional Series

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  • How to Support a Friend with a Troubled Teen

    Having a troubled teen at home is difficult [...]

  • The Role of Discipleship and Mentoring in Our Teen Challenge Program

    Your son won’t face this teen challenge alone. [...]

  • Five Signs of a Video Game Addiction

    Addiction can be a frightening word for a [...]

  • Battling the Impulsiveness of Addiction with Connection

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    Choosing the Right Program for Your Troubled Teen

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    Testimony of a Grateful Son – Substance Abuse and Addiction

    My name is Pierce.  My story starts like [...]

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    Dual Diagnosis: The relationship between teen drug addiction and depression

    A spiraling descent of emotions that do not [...]

  • Teen Boot Camp vs. Juvenile Rehabilitation

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    Teen Depression | Ozarks Teen Challenge

    Defining Depression Depression…”is a disease,” “is a choice,” [...]

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    Ten Signs of Addiction in Troubled Teens

    Addiction is a physical or mental dependence on [...]

  • Valley of Dry Bones – Hope for the Future

    In Ezekial 37, we are taken to a [...]

  • Teen Drug Abuse: A Parent’s Guide to Teenage Addiction

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    My Teen is in Rehab…Now What?

    Anxiety, stress, worry, anger, & fear...these are the [...]

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    Interview with an Ozarks Teen Challenge Parent – When to Enroll & What We Learned

    Some of the toughest questions to ask ourselves as [...]

  • Local Pastors Invest in Discipleship of Troubled Teens

    Ozarks Teen Challenge has recently been blessed by [...]

  • Fighting the New Drug – Teen Sexual Addiction

    In recent years, the types of calls that [...]

  • Grief and Teen Substance Abuse

    Grief and teen substance abuse are oftentimes co-occuring [...]

  • Life Skills for Teen Development and Rehabilitation

    There is not a defined set of life [...]

  • How can Wilderness and Adventure contribute to recovery?

    Wilderness therapy is an integral part of the [...]

  • Bringing the Reality of Sexual Addiction to Light

    Parent: "I just enrolled Max in a rehabilitation [...]

  • Teens Overcome Addiction While Training for Marathons Together

    How do you take young men who are [...]

  • Students Tour Local Colleges-Preparing for Future Success

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  • Teen Addicton-Don’t Battle Alone

    The 2007 movie, “300” depicts a version of [...]

  • Do I Enable? – 7 Characteristics of an Enabler

    1. Consistently blames self: "If I were [...]

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    Peace with God in the Midst of Teen Addiction

    Just like the Prodigal Son’s father, you can [...]

  • Breaking the Cycle of Enabling Can Be Difficult-Trust in the Lord

    When you stop enabling your loved one, [...]

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    Refusing to Enable – Facing the Anger of Addiction

    When you stop offering the wrong enabling by [...]

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    Enabling – Offering the Wrong Kind of Help

    Enabling is rescuing your loved ones so that [...]