Horseshoe Mountain Academy - Ephraim, Utah

Brendan R.

My daughter was a client at HMA. While I understand that not all programs are going to work all the time for all people, HMA was a singularly powerful force for positive change in my daughter’s life. The staff are warm yet resolute in setting boundaries. The kids spend so many hours writing about virtues, setting goals and achieving them, and working through interpersonal issues that they just exit the program with a new reservoir of capabilities that is quite extraordinary. Your kids may not be grateful that they went, but they’ll come home human, with 10x the executive function they had before.

Andrew R.

I had my 14 year old daughter here for approx 6 months. If you are a parent like me searching for help for your child and family, this may be one of the hardest most important decisions you will ever make. We just picked her up to take her home so everything is still fresh. I researched many places before I chose Horseshoe Academy. I needed a place that would not let her runaway like other places but I wanted her to be treated with respect and dignity. NOT Easy when your child is having personal crisis along with addiction issues. This place is stict and it was important for me to have an environment where G could gain a sense of control over her actions. Helping her make better choices was the next step and keeping her on track was intregal. There is never a perfect solution but I am SO GRATEFUL to Miranda, Tiffany, and of course Victoria who were there to help my daughter find a path to mental health. I want them to get the BEST REVIEW! They believe in the children they serve, they are doing the best job they are TRAINED to do. They are not perfect but our children are far from perfect when they get there which is why they are there to begin with. This is my review, my daughter means the WORLD to me. We are working things out still, we learn more from our disagreements now then we do when things are "perfect".....perfection we learned is staying on the path lovingly and with patience....Horesehoe is worthy of the love and appreciation of my family. THANK YOU

Ashley O.

As someone who chose to be sent here at the age of 17 they do not do what is promised online the daily therapy was not given. This is more of a rehab then anything else if thats what you're going for this might benefit you but this has very weird ways. they made you chant virtues everyday. There are just so many terrible things about this place and the fact that they try to convince your parents to keep you there is ridiculous. LISTEN TO YOUR CHILD. They might be screaming for help in ways you just cant see.

Amber B.

Went here as a child also known as YWEC not only did I suffer emotional and mental abuse here a lot of other girls here did to as well as physical I wasn’t even a problem child and they treated us so horrible some staff there were amazing but that was only a few the neglect and name calling on somethings that happened should have been shut down please don’t send your children there coming from experience so many girls who I stayed friends with after this program didn’t find this helpful they had done worse after the program some it may have helped but when we were there it was nothing but pain it wasn’t what was advertised 5mile walk back and forth so ten miles to be exact in the scorching heat almost the same food everyday moldy food etc

Chaise E.

No. Just no.

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