LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C.,
Nov. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Trails Carolina, the leader in wilderness therapy for
pre-teens and teens, teamed up with the Arkansas Institute of
Developmental Science and the Center for Research, Assessment, and
Treatment Efficacy to assess the impacts on youth and their
families following the Trails Carolina Therapeutic Wilderness
Program.
The study was conducted over five years and is ongoing to ensure
an overall view of the efficacy of their nature-based course. Not
only did they look at the improvement of attendees' mental health,
but they also dived deeper into the impacts on the students'
families.
And, finally, the results are in.
The team analyzed everything from the familial environment at
their base camp to the multidisciplinary team of expert staff at
Trails to the wilderness itself. No longer is this a case of
believing that building bonds with nature constructs character and
improves family life, but rather, knowing it does.
A mere 12 months after graduating from the Trails Carolina
Therapeutic Wilderness Program, 86% of attendees displayed
improvement in anxiety symptoms, and a staggering 93% showed a
decrease in depression symptoms.
Alongside these heartwarming percentages, suicidal thoughts,
substance use, and symptoms of ADHD decreased in 98%, 96%, and 97%
of students, respectively.
The development in graduates' mental health and Trails
Carolina's family-centric approach to treatment has significantly
enhanced four aspects of home life, specifically:
- Family adaptability
- Family cohesion
- Family communication
- The overall health of the family unit
As studies outside of this have shown, a happy, healthy
household equates to an increasingly positive school
experience.
With that said, it's no shock that the five-year study showed
their Wilderness Program to improve school functioning, excitement,
and attendance. Only 4% of treatment graduates showed school
refusal signs 12 months after completing the program, and only 17%
showed academic functioning problems.
Trails Carolina Therapeutic Wilderness Program has an
overwhelmingly positive effect on graduates, their prospects, and
the health of their homes.
The statistics speak for themselves — but so do the reviews
posted by former students.
Graduates recognize the challenges they faced before the program
and have reported that the new skills learned throughout their time
with Trails Carolina have given them the tools to change.
The study looked at the effects after 8 to 12 months. Thus, one
can only assume these graduates have continuously brighter,
happier, healthier times ahead.
Jim Fillmore
Communications
Good Guy News
1-555-0159
contact@trailscarolina.com
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