Gatehouse Academy
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Gatehouse Academy is a long term residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility
for young adults age 17-25 with locations in the USA (Wickenburg, Arizona
and Saratoga Springs, NY) and Canada (Thunder Bay
, Ontario
).
Residents learn life skills
, attend therapy, continue formalized education, enhance physical well-being, and recover from the effects of alcoholism
and drug abuse
through focused 12 Step
Recovery.
Gatehouse Academy was founded by Ted and Gayle Earl in 2000.
The Foundation of the program is in the 12 steps, work ethic, and horses. Many residents spend their first three months (the program lasts for at least 12 months) at the Hassaymapa River Ranch, located twenty miles outside of Wickenburg, AZ The facility, which is an active cattle ranch is meant to emphasize the first three steps. Residents maintain the landscape, feed the horses and cows, paint, do construction, and clean all of the property.
After three months, residents transition to the main preoperty in the heart of Wickenburg, AZ. They live in residential houses, cook their own meals every night, clean, do work ethic, ride horses, shop for themselves, and maintain an accountability for one another.
Drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
for young adults age 17-25 with locations in the USA (Wickenburg, Arizona
Wickenburg, Arizona
Wickenburg is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 6,423.-Geography:Wickenburg is located at ....
and Saratoga Springs, NY) and Canada (Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
).
Residents learn life skills
Life skills
Life skills are problem solving behaviors used appropriately and responsibly in the management of personal affairs. They are a set of human skills acquired via teaching or direct experience that are used to handle problems and questions commonly encountered in daily human life...
, attend therapy, continue formalized education, enhance physical well-being, and recover from the effects of alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
and drug abuse
Drug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...
through focused 12 Step
Twelve-step program
A Twelve-Step Program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems...
Recovery.
Gatehouse Academy was founded by Ted and Gayle Earl in 2000.
The Foundation of the program is in the 12 steps, work ethic, and horses. Many residents spend their first three months (the program lasts for at least 12 months) at the Hassaymapa River Ranch, located twenty miles outside of Wickenburg, AZ The facility, which is an active cattle ranch is meant to emphasize the first three steps. Residents maintain the landscape, feed the horses and cows, paint, do construction, and clean all of the property.
After three months, residents transition to the main preoperty in the heart of Wickenburg, AZ. They live in residential houses, cook their own meals every night, clean, do work ethic, ride horses, shop for themselves, and maintain an accountability for one another.