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Certain adolescents are emotionally ill-equipped for the difficult process of maturing in a complex world and they experience the world as a place of isolation and frustration. They have difficulty thinking and feeling and taking part in activities most people take for granted. Their behavior places tremendous strain on families and society. Tamarack Center has been providing a quiet refuge of treatment and hope for these children and their families since 1984. We work with adolescents whose problems include suicide attempts, mood or thought disturbances, ADHD, learning disabilities, history of abuse or history of aggressive behavior. The focus of our program is to help these young people break a desperate cycle of emotional illness, low self-esteem and self-destructive behavior. We use a combination of intensive treatment, compassion, family involvement and community outings to address their multiple needs.
The goal of Tamarack Center is to send these young people back into society better equipped to handle the challenges of growing into adult life. We appreciate the trust placed in us by the children, families and communities we serve.
Tim Davis, Executive Director
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he adolescents
and families who turn to Tamarack Center for help have often exhausted other
options for addressing their unique needs and special pain.
The cornerstone
of our treatment philosophy is learning to establish healthy relationships.
This is because, across the entire spectrum of diagnoses, an underlying
cause and/or effect of the condition is a disruption of relationships.
