Team

Dear Parents,

I ask the questions above because parents just like you tell us that is what they want. Somehow your child has strayed from your family's core values and beliefs. Your child's behaviour no longer matches your idea of how a healthy, happy family behaves. The ideals you set for your child are not being achieved and might not be, unless the right path is chosen. We are all too familiar with the pain and stress you are dealing with now.

Throughout my 23 years working with youth and families I have literally spoken with thousands of parents who have told me heartbreaking stories of their child's behaviours and difficulties and resulting family struggles. I founded Venture Academy for families in need - loving and caring families, families who want to intervene and get help for their child before things get even worse. My goal was to develop the best possible services for troubled teens in Canada - an all encompassing and clinically comprehensive assessment service and treatment program that would actually meet the needs of youth and families.

I started Venture Academy from a deep personal desire to help families. I wanted to create a structure and environment that would produce the greatest possible success for each youth in the program and create the positive behavioural changes that youth need to successfully function in school, in the community, and at home. I wanted to develop a program that made sense to parents who were looking for help, a program that spoke to their beliefs and value systems.

My personal commitment to you:

1. We will have open communication with you - you are part of the solution.
2. We will incorporate your family values into our treatment planning.
3. We will support you as parents and follow up with you and be there for you every step of the way.
4. We will do everything possible to return your child the happy, loving person he or she once was and is capable of being once more.

Venture Academy was established in 2000 and since then, we have served hundreds of families from across Canada. Venture Academy was the first and may be the only successful private residential treatment program of its' kind for troubled teens in Canada.

I wish to thank you for taking the time to browse our website in order to gain an initial understanding of Venture Academy. I hope you'll become familiar with our organization and I trust you will be comfortable with our approach and inspired as you read through our information. If you have any questions whatsoever I encourage you to call. We can help.