Healing Starts with Hope
Ember Recovery, Residential Addiction Treatment, provides a successful, individualized, and evidence-based recovery program in a safe, homelike atmosphere for youth ages 12-17 and a separate young adult program for youth ages 18-24.
1 in 6 people struggle with substance use in their lifetime—and 90% start as a teen.
Overnight stays in Ember Recovery’s Residential Addiction Treatment program in 2022
Residential addiction treatment clients served since the beginning of the program.
Our welcoming & trauma-informed campus is the first of its kind in Iowa, catering to our youth.
Gender-specific treatment & homes helps youth develop coping skills, healthy relationship-building skills, & relapse prevention strategies.
Youth continue their education while in treatment and, in many cases, are able to catch up on high school credits they previously missed.
We offer an environment focused on recovery and well-being.
We are a licensed provider of the Strengthening Familes Program and offer family weekends, family therapy & virtual family sessions.
We focus on getting kids off the path of prison and juvenile detention. An ember may be about to go out, but can be saved & stoked.
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Our financial team works with each family to find a funding option that fits your needs—whether it’s commercial insurance (including Blue Cross Blue Shield options), Medicaid, or private pay. Our team at our adolescent residential treatment center in Ames Iowa can also work with you to set up payment plans.
We understand the importance of family on the journey to recovery. At Ember Recovery, family is integrated into treatment through visits, family therapy, and virtual parent information sessions.
Throughout the year, Strengthening Family Weekends allow current residents and their family members to come together for trainings, meals, and games. At our adolescent drug treatment in Ames Iowa, we teach parents how to support their kids through bonding, setting boundaries, and monitoring.
Residential Addiction Treatment offers youth the opportunity to heal in a comforting and comfortable space. Our caring staff provides safety and security as youth begin to recover from addiction.
Our counselors are highly trained to help build coping skills, educate on substance abuse and motivate youth to be successful in their journey toward sobriety. Each individual client’s progress is reviewed by the treatment team during a weekly supervision.
We continue to support youth after they graduate from our program and return to
their communities. Our Ames adolescent addiction treatment offers:
