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MENTAL HEALTH ARTICLES AND RESOURCES
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Wilderness Weekly

Every week we post notes and updates from the field so parents can follow along and know what their teen experienced during the previous week. Click below to read our most recent update, or dive into previous reports to get a sense of what life is like at Outback.

Wilderness Weekly 12.3.22

Goannas: The Goannas started off the week with a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner, where they enjoyed some delicious turkey, stuffing, corn, sweet potatoes, rolls and pumpkin/apple

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Wilderness Weekly 11.19.22

Goannas: The Goannas had the chance to experience an Adventure Expedition this week. While some of the students had already experienced an adventure expedition at

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MENTAL HEALTH ARTICLES

Browse the articles and resources our mental health experts created to help parents and families of struggling teens.

Hiking through Wilderness Therapy

Troubled teens often have trouble making good and positive friends but making friends that feel like family is a beautiful benefit to wilderness therapy. Outback

How do I know my teen is stressed?

Teens often don’t know if they’re dealing with stress even though parents can tell something is wrong. As a parent, it’s important to know what your teenager child is dealing with.

What Wilderness Means

Find out what wilderness means as part of the wilderness therapy expedition for troubled teens who need some counseling.