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Teen Challenge

Teen Challenge

  • Renton, WA
  • Inpatient
  • Outpatient

Teen Challenge in Renton, WA, also known as the Pacific Northwest Adult and Teen Challenge Seattle Metro Campus for Men, is a faith-based residential treatment facility. It focuses on a long-term Christian discipleship program to help men overcome addiction and life-controlling issues, incorporating vocational training and a sober living environment.

The mission of Teen Challenge is to provide adults and teens freedom from addiction and other life-controlling issues through Christ-centered solutions. Their approach rebuilds participants’ identities on the foundation of Jesus Christ, facilitating ongoing growth and transformation.

  • Faith-Based Treatment: Offers a comprehensive, Christ-centered curriculum to help individuals rebuild their identities.
  • Long-Term Program: The one-year inpatient program includes individual and group counseling, spiritual guidance, and vocational training.
  • Sober Living Environment: Participants live on-campus in a sober environment throughout the program.
  • Community Service: Provides opportunities for community service and outreach, promoting social adjustment and engagement.

Teen Challenge specializes in treating substance abuse and addiction, specifically focusing on men. They offer support for those struggling with addiction to drugs or alcohol, aiming to help them become mentally sound and spiritually alive.

  • 6 Conditions Treated
  • 4 Levels of Care
  • Speaks English
  • 9 Therapies & Programs
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Staff

  • Russ TapperoExecutive DirectorLeads Adult and Teen Challenge Pacific Northwest, including Renton location.

Conditions and Issues Treated

Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment

Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near Renton, WA, you may be suffering from substance abuse.

Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at Teen Challenge are here to help.

Levels of Care

This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Drug Rehab, Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.

Inpatient treatment involves staying in the hospital or facility while treating all facets of addiction or co-occurring illness. This helps to minimize distractions and increase the emphasis on rehabilitation. Typical stays for inpatient rehabilitation in Renton, WA are about a month long.

Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in Washington. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

Facilities like Teen Challenge offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.

Therapies & Programs

Therapy plays a major role in addiction recovery. It encourages patients to get to the root of their addiction and learn how to better handle the issues that led to using. Therapy can be conducted in group and one on one settings. In Teen Challenge‘s individual therapy, the patient meets with the therapist in a one on one setting. This allows them to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.

Attending group therapy at Teen Challenge in Renton, Washington allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Renton, Washington that focuses on acceptance and change. It was developed to advance the idea of balancing opposites. It is a coping method of avoiding black and white approach to situations and problems. DBT can be very effective in developing coping strategies for negative emotions and experiences, and is available for patients at Teen Challenge.
The relationship between the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a patient is explored by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol in Renton, Washington, it helps to create a balanced response to thoughts and feelings. Effective communication between users and those around them is also encouraged. It is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions, professionally provided by Teen Challenge.

Payment Options

For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
  • Location & Contact

    Teen Challenge Location and Directions
    Address
    18611 148th Ave SE
    Renton, WA 98058

    Phone Number
    (425) 226-2608

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    Accepts

    • Gender
      Female, Male
    • Age
      Teenagers
    • Modality
      Group, Individuals

    Listed June 8, 2021

    Updated July 25, 2024

    Renton, Washington Addiction and Treatment

    Washington's substance use, abuse, and addiction rates have followed the trends of the rest of the over the past years. Methamphetamine abuse is the biggest threat to Washington. Heroin-related overdoses increased by almost 450% from 2006 to 2016. 20% of all annual deaths in Washington are somehow drug and/or alcohol-related. Drugs are widely abused in Washington because they are easily trafficked in and out of the state.

    Renton sits along Lake Washington's shores, offering an engaging outdoor hub for hiking and water sports. Nearly all opioid-related deaths involved fentanyl, while methamphetamine abuse spiked 40% from 2004 to 2009 in the region.

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