Residential Therapeutic Programs for Boys, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.

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Residential Therapeutic Programs

Eckerd Youth Alternatives (EYA) is a leading provider of residential therapeutic programs for delinquent youth, under contract through the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.

Eckerd’s approach is unique in its extensive use of the group process and the positive, trusting relationship counselors establish with youth. Our comprehensive treatment programs are based on choice theory and reality therapy, as well as anger management and conflict resolution training. The programs include individualized treatment plans that combine formal and experiential education, vocational training, community service, behavioral health services, family counseling and intensive group work.

The Eckerd Youth Challenge Program in Brooksville, FL, is an intensive residential therapeutic program for court-ordered boys ages
13-18 years. In a structured, caring environment that emphasizes positive alternatives, youth address behavioral changes through intensive small group therapy, experiential education and extensive community service work. Youth go to school on-site and live and work together in small groups with assigned counselors and mental health professionals. Through a group process model, participants help each other with problem solving and work together to reach individual treatment plan goals. The program also features family counseling, community transition and aftercare services.

Testimonials Graduates talk about EYA Juvenile Justice Program Youths’ names may be changed to protect their privacy. Jeremy — Eckerd Youth Challenge Program Jeremy is a shining example of a youth poised for success thanks to his own hard work, encouragement from his counselors at Eckerd Youth Challenge Program and a scholarship from the Eckerd Family Foundation. After Jeremy graduated from Challenge he became a student at a military academy. In a note to EYA, Jeremy wrote: “I represent Eckerd Youth Alternatives, and I will make you proud.”