Sunrise RTC Review

A wonderful and supportive program with incredible staff who genuinely care about their students.

As a therapist with experience at different programs for youth I have found this one the most helpful. The girls are treated with respect and care. The philosophy of Sunrise is based in helping the girls with relationships and they do just that daily with staff, peers, therapists and off campus activities. I would definitely recommend this place to a family or friend struggling with a teenage daughter.

I worked there for a year while in college. There is much I liked about it there. The staff really care and I love that the rtc is relationship based. I have since been around other treatment centers and sunrise seems to be the best.

I have known the Sunrise program for over a decade and can attest to their ability to work with complex cases and pull families back together. Southern Utah is such beautiful and healing setting for all the work encompassed in their program. I love the staff and would trust them with own my daughter.

I wrote my initial review (with 5 stars) on the request of a staff member. While I PERSONALLY thrived in this program, they repeatedly used my (trauma-based) need for approval for their own gain. I became the poster child for recruiting and promoting the program. They knew from the moment i got there that I tended to present okay and yet staff treated me as above the rest of the students. I watched my fellow students be victims of homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny on a daily basis, and the culture that staff created was one of fear and distrust. I DO NOT recommend sunrise or ANY interchange program.

I went here years ago. Now an adult, one whom works in treatment I can truly say I do not recommend this treatment center. There were some good parts, I will not deny that. A majority of my experience was unfortunately very negative. I did not see a lot of encouragement from a 12 step modality for those whom needed it. The clinical team caused more trauma than fixing in regards to my treatment. As for the schooling portion, I definitely did not obtain a proper education during my course of treatment and unfortunately fell further back in school. As an adult that works in treatmemt, I understand and see both sides from a patient and staff perspective but there is no excuse for unethical treatment of your patients. Especially children. I can go on to give several examples of unethical behaviors, but this is to share an honest review of a company and my experience with that. I hope everyone seeking help finds the proper care they need.

i am not going to deny the fact that sunrise helped some things but the way i was treated was nothing close to okay. if your child is straight and identifies as cis-gender she might have a wonderful experience and really gain skills and insight. but if they are gay or transgender please save them the trauma and emotional pain. i was told for my whole stay that i thought i was transgender because of my trauma. that is not true. today i am 3 years out as trans and i am not confused, but what sunrise left me with was shame and guilt for being who i am. the therapists did not help me accept myself they wanted me to change the parts of me that were most genuine, like my identity. i faked the rest of my treatment because i couldn t really be myself and how was i supposed to work through my problems if i couldn t. please keep in mind that to succeed you need a safe place to be vulnerable and sunrise is not it.

they did not let me go by my preferred name and pronouns, because my parents and i wouldn t talk about my identity, which was because they were not supportive. they still aren t. but the feeling of not being able to heal as who i am was extremely damaging. it hurt me and i am still struggling with it today.

So many things were great about this place but I found out my daughter s specific counselor was telling my daughter inappropriate things and turning her against me saying my daughter needed to cut all ties with me. There is nothing I have ever done to deserve such a thing being said and it is detrimental to my relationship with my child. My only regret is that she didn t have another counselor; this one obviously has problems from her own past because no one in their right mind would ve said such a thing. I pray they fire her. She is a toxic person and I wish to God I could say her name in this review.

My daughter spent just over 10 months at Sunrise and it was life changing for our entire family. It was truly the most difficult decision I ever had to make to put her in treatment but we are thankful every single day. She was struggling in many areas of her life and we could not seem to find a solution until Sunrise. Her time at Sunrise was not easy but we as a family are better for it and she has found a sense of calm and self-identity that will serve her well throughout her life. The skills she learned are present in her daily life. I am eternally grateful for the team at Sunrise for helping our family.

I went here in high school, and it saved my life! I don t want to think about where I d be if I didn t go to Sunrise. The staff really care and the work they do is super important!

Love the staff, the programming and DBT skills at Sunrise. So many wonderful things done for the girls and their families that they care for.

Positively not a good place to be when you re dealing with your own problems, weather it be medical or mental. Without a doubt I left with way more trauma and issues than I came with. I was there for thirteen months and nearly a level 5. I was on the path to graduation and due to some financial problems with my parents I was not able to stay to graduate my program. The program, while it has a good idea, the execution of said idea is awful. The laws in utah are vague and protect very little of the rights every human should have. I was telling the staff there for months, three months exactly, that I needed to be in an inpatient hospital. With my own concerns ignored I was kept isolated in my room for those three months with no contact with peers or my family. The isolation in and of itself is enough to drive most anyone to insanity and it nearly did to me. I hadn t self harmed for nearly 3 months before my admit to sunrise and it lead me to that. I was then transported to a hospital six or so hours away from the campus and brought back a week later. I came back strictly because my parents told me I would go to wilderness (an outdoors/camping based 3 month intensive therapy camp). I came back determined to go home, I couldn t be there for much longer at all. I had to hide so ,much, fake so many vulnerable moments and share so much and elaborate into things that believe it or not had not too much behind it. One of the programs many unethical punishments would have to be Reflection. When you are in trouble (to put it simply) you are placed on reflection where you may not talk for 12 hours unless for an EXTREMELY basic need. If I needed support or someone to process with, I was not allowed to process any of those emotions. At that point with being silenced and not allowed to get support, I would get in trouble again and have my twelve hours completely started over. Those twelve hours also do not continue when you sleep. Sunrise also has the full ability to put a resident into a hold, a restraint. I was put in restraints for decent reasons for the most part, but there were students while I was there who would be placed into a hold and dragged up stairs for not moving from the couch. I had bruises and a popped blood vessel after one of the holds, and reported symptoms of a concussion. None of those concerns were met with the appropriate medical care. I was placed on two medications while I was there that seriously interacted with each other. They were zyprexa and seroquel, I began passing out and feeling weak to the point I could not move. I did not get a single dentist appointment in the year I was there, and neither did I get a standard checkup. In my opinion, the (barely) medical staff are completely incompetent.The therapists overly push the residents, past the point of breaking. If I could only explain my experience fully, people could understand so much more. Sadly, and experience like the one I lived at sunrise is one you have to go through to understand, and it s something I hope not many people are forced to understand.

My daughter had a life changing experience at Sunrise. No program is perfect, but Sunrise got the most important things right. And it worked. The therapists and staff are very caring, and very competent. It was well worth it.

Sunrise truly helped save my life. I was in a super rough place in my life with relationships (friends, family, and myself) and they helped me learn what healthy relationships are and appropriate boundaries. At the end of September I will be a freshman in college and I truly did not believe that I would get there. I am finally happy, healthy, and on the right path with both my friends and my family!! The staff at sunrise is WONDERFUL!! I could not do anything with out them being by my side and cheering me along!! My therapist was wonderful and in all honesty all of the therapists were great because you could see that they genuinely cared about each girl wether you were on their case load or not! The girls are also super supportive and they teach you so many wonderful life lessons and how to have appropriate and healthy boundaries!! I would not have change my experience at Sunrise for the world!! It is truly a special place and it will always have a special place in my heart!

Great location and the leadership makes sure to provide each girl a memorable experience through positive reinforcement and an atmosphere of inclusion.

My 13 yr old has been there for almost 6 months and I am amazed at the progress she has made. It was very scary sending your child across the country but we were no longer able to keep her safe at home. She was cutting daily and expressed suicidal thoughts. 2 inpatient programs and 3 outpatient programs and extensive therapy had not helped. She was angry with us at first and every letter and phone call she begged us to pull her. After a short period of time her letters got more positive and she seemed resigned to her fate. It wasn't long and she was calling the girls and staff her family!! Sunrise is very open, we have weekly Skype therapy sessions with our daughter and her WONDERFUL therapist. We can visit any time! We've been to two Family Weekends where we've met other parents going through the same thing we are, and attended very intensive counseling sessions. Sunrise is all about healing and helping kids be able to get back into society with a plan on how to deal with their issues (many different issues there - self harm, sobriety, sexual abuse, eating disorders, etc). My daughter seems like a new person. She has had one home visit and will have two more (the last one her therapist will come with her) to help with her transition home. Sunrise is based on a level system where each time you are "promoted" you receive more privileges and responsibilities. It is a very controlled environment with a strict routine/schedule. The girls also attend an accredited school so no time is lost. The location in southwestern UT (about 2 hours from Las Vegas) is almost spiritual in it's beauty! I can't say enough about Sunrise! We are fighting with our insurance to have them pay for it, but even if they don't, it is well worth the money to have a happier healthier child! Thank you Sunrise for all you are doing for our whole family!

Wow where to start. Sunrise truly saved my life. No hesitation. Of course every treatment center has its flaws but if you have been there you know that treatment team is consistently taking feedback and trying new things for us all of the time. I d say 95% of the people that work there are fully invested in their jobs and love it with their hole hearts. The reason I say 95% is because obviously the job isn t for everyone. It is a very emotionally draining and difficult and yes the staff have their days, but from almost every staff I ve met, I ve heard them say that it is a very rewarding job and has helped them in their own personal lives as well. Sunrise even helped some of the staff who weren t given the gift of being admitted to sunrise as teenagers. All in all send your kid here if she needs help!!!!
You should have seen me in the beginning, I was talking like those one star reviews lol.

Sunrise is an incredible place for your daughter to really learn about herself and get the help she needs. The entire team there truly cares, and is dedicated to be there for you and your daughter every step of the way.

Ruined my life forever. The abuse I faced here is unforgettable.

When I first arrived at Sunrise I hated it. I was sent to Sunrise for being human traffic and not understanding that I can get adrenaline in a safe way. Sunrise has changed my life forever. If i didn't go to sunrise i would be dead right now, but thanks to sunrise they gave me another birthday to celebrate. Sunrise isn't about punishment, it more focuses on the emotional level. Sunrise taught me how to live my life safe and enjoy it. Although Sunrise may seem just like another RTC that might or might not work, Sunrise has been successful in every single person life, that went to sunrise. The difference between Sunrise and another RTC is that Sunrise is all about YOU, and CHOICE. Sunrise is what you make of it and there is always help and support along the way. If you're family is struggling in anyway, I guarantee you Sunrise is the best and most successful place to learn, Sunrise has a great and professional team that can help you, and many more.

I started my journey with Sunrise working as a residential staff and after working with several other agencies, I jumped at the opportunity to come back here as a therapist. It's been a privilege to see how Sunrise's relationship-based approach in combination with a DBT model, SMART Recovery, recreational therapy, and a supportive milieu has brought families out of crisis to form deeper, lasting connections. It's a tough decision to make when deciding on residential treatment for your teenage daughter. I've heard many parents comment on that agonizing process and the peaceful feeling they had when they visited our campus and met our staff. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Sunrise family.

My positions as Recreation Therapy intern, and then Recreation Therapist and Youth Mentor at Sunrise have been full of learning and friendship and joy. Working daily with these young women has opened my eyes to the power inside each person, to open up and communicate their feelings, to love, to grow, to change, to heal, to desire and create beauty in their lives and the world around them. Sunrise's philosophy is what keeps me coming back every day.

If I could give sunrise a negative 10 star review I would. Parents please don t send your teens here. They try to make you be perfect. When you don t do something right you get punished for it. You are not allowed to eat when ever you want. If you are hungry and want to have a snack you will get in serious trouble just for taking a snack. If you arnt their perfect mormon child then they force their religious beliefs on you. Some of the staff are great but most of them are awful and don t know what they are doing. Most staff have favorites. While I was there a staff wasn t paying any attention to a high run risk and the girl found the oppertunity to run. Also while I was there a staff helped a girl pass her drug test by peeing for her. Also another staff gave a girl her personal medicine (pills) so the girl could get high. Also while I was there witnesses many lesbian sexual interactions which is not allowed and made me other girls uncomfortable. Also while I was there I witnessed many girls try to commit suicide by jumping out of the window or cutting them selves and the staff just put them on safety in my opinion they should have been moved to the mental hospital. The house is discusting with cockroaches and food in the kitchen and bathrooms nasty. Sunrise is for girls who have self harm and depression issues not drug issued. I never got any help wit my drug problems. The first night out I immediately went back to using drugs. When you get out of sunrise and go back home in reality you don t even know where to start and what to do. After I left that place my social anxiety was worse then before I got there. Because i never really had the chance to interact wit the real world parents please don t spend thousands of dollars on sending your kids to somewhere so far away from home. It may seem like your kid is changing but they most likely wanna get out of there. Spend your money somewhere more close to home where you can actually visit your kid more. That s my strong opinion of sunrise is it s a waste of money and time.

The lite version of an internment camp, for discarded girls like me. Without using their language, here are some behavioral modification techniques this treatment center employs:

- multiple sexual abuse cases that were swept under the rug (I remember you Trent) and blamed on the child victim
- killed two teenage girls in a car crash circa 2011, 2012ish due to negligence
- ostracization and humiliation techniques
- struggle sessions
- solitary confinement
- attack and aversion therapy
- forced manual labor
- homophobia
- racism
- transphobia
- victim blaming in child sexual assault victims
- underqualified staff
- not properly accredited

If you care about your children, do your research before you hand their care over to strangers. There are a lot of alternatives to places like this. Underregulated RTCs in Utah get worse than Sunrise too.

A couple of memories that stand out to me from this glossy, lockdown, private prison:

- being denied human contact and medical care for becoming sick when I was put on medication for sleep (ostensibly) that lowered my blood pressure (I have hypotension)

- a therapy group in which a group of girls aged 12-15 who were CSA victims being told well ladies, sometimes, these boys just can t control themselves, see you just need to learn to cover up your shoulders! as a reason for why they had been abused.

- scrubbing fecal matter and menstrual blood off of bathroom walls, messages written by other desperate girls in solitary confinement or on Therapeutic Probation and ostracization technique in which girls were forced observe activities, but not participate, while being completely ignored, as if they didn t exist. This sometimes happened for weeks at a time. They were not allowed to speak, breathe, or exist

- being told this is a business when I asked why conditions weren t better considering the program s cost

Today Sunrise had a parent event and invited alumni who live in the area to join. It was really nice to be in groups and catch up with staff I haven't seen in a while. My friend and I were sitting in one of the houses during the second group hour when we both got a text saying "I need you to be in groups and acting appropriately while you're on campus." we were both confused since we didn't think we were being inappropriate and when I asked her about it she told me what Tiare Bridges, a staff member had said about us. In addition Tiare also reprimanded a staff, maybe for good reason in front of me and a few other students which is very disrespectful and highly unprofessional. It sucked hearing that since I went out of my way to reconnect with Sunrise that helped me a lot and go back to the same pettiness that I experienced while being there. I spoke to other alumni who felt the same way. Tiare Bridges is a higher up staff in managing positions and it seems like since she has a lot of power at Sunrise she feel she can treat students, staff and alumni wrongly since she's are the ones in control. I don't know why she does this but I do know that this isn't the first time something like this has happened and since it doesn't seem like anything is being done it sadly probably won't be the last. I hope this will get someone's attention since experiencing something like this doesn't make anyone feel welcomed or want to come back. Again, most of the Sunrise staff are incredible and have helped me so much and it sucks that one or two people can ruin what could have been a really good experience.

if you re reading this I know first hand how much pain you and or your daughter is in trying to find a solution for someone who is hurting. I didn t have the luxury of time to tour before sending my daughter. On drop off day was my first exposure to Sunrise staff and their understanding of the family being in pain, not just the daughter. Ultimately the reasons for picking Sunrise were the same ones that strengthened my daughter to be an independent college student who is graduating with a teaching certificate next year. The gradual allowance of freedom was the key for us. As the student gains confidence and coping skills, the staff allows them freedoms to test their new skills of self reliance. The ability for my daughter to have a job while attending Sunrise was the true life saving skill that the counselors worked so hard with her to gain back. Sunrise staff have seen it all and heard it all and they are truly nonjudgmental. I am so glad I trusted the staff at Sunrise with our families health.

I've worked for Sunrise RTC since 2015 and have seen lasting change come from students who make the effort to do so. I strongly believe in the values and beliefs of Sunrise and have loved working with the girls, staff, and other employees. I love that we approach therapy from a holistic and a relational perspective where we actually meet girls and their families where they are at and build relationships to help facilitate change. I'm so grateful to work at Sunrise and I would recommend it to any adolescent girl who is a therapeutic fit and for staff and therapists wanting to experience genuine healing. I love it!

First off the most difficult thing I had to admit was I am not a bad mother, I just need help in helping my daughter live. We had a beautiful daughter that suffers with depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. After spending a month in the behaviol health unit, we realized she was going to need to repeat her sophomore year in high school. Also that she was sicker than we could handle.

I went to Sunrise, not knowing what to expect or even understanding exactly what I was looking into. The staff was very welcoming. I thought my daughter was so special that they had never seen another girl like her. Well she is special but at Sunrise, she was just like everyone else there. Young girl with lots of problems.

She hated us when she first got there. In fact she told me that right off the bat. We heard this is a prison, food is the worst, they hate us. My personal favorite you must really hate me if you can leave me here . We got the promise of I wont do anything stupid. Then it was I hate you again. These are all positive signs. Best part, I didn t have to deal with the mood swings and anger. We quickly realized we had her in the right place. I could call everyday if I needed to just to check in on her. She didn t know how much our family was struggling cause we where told all the time just how bad she had it.

It took about 2 months then we got a Thank You for sending me here. They strip these girls of all the things they think they cannot live without. Makeup, curling irons or flat irons, cell phones and computers. They learn that those are privileges and they can earn them, but that comes with hard work. In the mean time you have homework as well. My advice is, if you have other children get in family therapy. If you are married, get in counseling. If you are divorced, learn to coparent. There is something broken in your home. Whether you know it or not, something isn t working. If you think there isn t and you bring your daughter home, then all of her hard work is in jeopardy. She will have some sort of therapy EVERYDAY! How many of you could honestly look inward everyday. The least you can do is work on yourselves.

Our daughter was there 1 yr and 1 week. You see as much as she hated being dropped of there, she was that scared of leaving. Will she make it in the real world. Will the skills they are teaching her really something she can use out of Sunrise. Well I can proudly say Yes for our daughter. She went to Sunrise at the age of 16, possibly repeating her Sophomore year of high school to coming out in Senior classes. If she would have taken Sr. English (like they tried to get her to do) she would have graduated at the end of her Jr year. Sunrise is a school that also offers therapy. She is currently 20 years old. Lives on her own, works full time and attends college part time. Has she used her skills absolutely! Does she still have bad times, absolutely but she doesn t stay down.

I have read most of the reviews that are on the website. These are generally girls that didn t complete the program. Their are bitter and still in the I hate you stage. Our daughter has said, while I would have liked my privileges back sooner, I understand i didn t deserve them. I had work to do instead of trying to BS my way thought it, I needed to do it.

If you are reading this, then you are thinking about sending your daughter here. You have nothing to lose and all to gain. They saved our daughters life. We gave them a VERY broken little girl, they gave us the most amazing young lady. If you have any question for me, please contact Sunrise and they will put you in contact with me. I will always tell you the truth, very much an open book. You are trying to make a very difficult decision. I have walked in those shoes, I understand exactly what you are feeling, thinking and wondering if this will cause more damage then good. My husband felt like a failure, once again, you are not bad parents. You have a daughter that is broken and needs someone who can help her. A good parent gets her help. Best of luck to you and your family

Sunrise is the best thing that happened to our family. Our daughter had attempted suicide multiple times and was doing every harmful behavior imaginable.

We put our daughter in Sunrise. And she was there 8 months. She did a complete turn around and has now been healthy for over 3 years. She graduated early from high school from Sunrise, and now only has 1 year left of college.

Sunrise s expertise in DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) was key. Our daughter now knows how to regulate her emotions. She still has ups and downs, but is able to make it through the downs and knows things will be okay.

The therapy we received as parents has been life changing for us, as well. We are able to work through daily challenges so much better now. We re empowered.

It wasn t easy to come up with the $ for Sunrise. But I d do it again in a heartbeat. It was a matter of life and death for us.

I graduated Sunrise exactly 1 month ago, after being there for 17 months. I am grateful beyond words for the experiences I was given from Sunrise. have been struggling with self harm and suicidal ideation acutely since I was 13 years old, and have been receiving treatment for about that long as well. I have been hospitalized 8 times, and one of those was for 55 days. I have been to 2 different day treatment facilities and one other shorter term residential facility. I attempted suicide 20 times. You can only imagine the events that happened to cause these things. I was extremely hopeless before I came to Sunrise. I felt no purpose of living and I truly believed I would be dead by age 15. I graduated Sunrise the day before my 17th birthday. Sunrise WILL challenge you in ways that you won't think you need. That's a given, in my opinion. Sunrise's therapists are extremely intuitive and thoughtful. They can see through any level of BS. I became frustrated at times with my therapist specifically and also the therapists that run the group, because they were pushing me on things that I didn't want to be pushed on. This didn't make it any less intense feeling or valid, but now I am able to see the reason for that frustration. The therapists are able to identify how my patterns and core beliefs were affecting other areas of my life and help me to see that.The staff were an integral part of my time at Sunrise. There were definitely some staff who were only there for the paycheck, when it came down to it, but there are also definitely staff who are there because they care (shoutout Whitney, Noel, Rebecca, Nicole, and SO many others) and they come close to the therapists in their abilities to challenge the students and hold them accountable. There is drama and there will always be drama. Students, including myself, don't want someone to be there to hold you accountable. Similar to how kids get mad at their parents. Your attitude about being at Sunrise can change a lot. There are a lot of frustrating things that happen at Sunrise. While I was at Sunrise, I decided that my recovery was more important than these frustrations. Many reviews have addressed only these frustrations and not the good things at Sunrise. The connection that you build with EVERYONE at Sunrise is incredible. I lived with 27 other girls, 24 hours of the day, 7 days a week, whether I liked it or not.The staff, as I ve mentioned previously, they re so important. The other students are there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but the staff are the ones you know you can go to for support. How the shifts work is really effective because there is always someone who I was comfortable talking to when I was struggling, and it was rare if there was only 1 staff that I wanted to talk to. Having the camping trips and other rec activities fosters so much connection. I connected with my therapist a lot on these trips especially. Having girls at all different stages of their treatment was something that is very helpful and motivating about Sunrise. It was so cool to be able to mentor and help other girls who were newer. When I was new, it was so helpful to have other students who were graduating and to see their success.Sunrise truly saved my life. I really believed that I would never get better. I saw no point in living. Life is still hard and I do still struggle. However, Sunrise taught me that life is worth living. If you are considering Sunrise for a child or someone you know, PLEASE inbox me!!

i really wish they had taken my drug addiction seriously. i of course was not very open about it but i came to sunrise with drugs in my system and i should have been pushed on it. I went to rehab after a year of being out of sunrise because my use was just a as bad if not worse then before. So i hope sunrise realizes that they need to do more with AA and NA based therapy because these kids are not going to get better or sober if they don't do step work. The therapy at sunrise is helpful but also really damaging. With step work and everything more AA based I think you would find your residents outcomes a lot more successful. Tearing kids down and not letting them rebuild themselves is not how recovery works. So that being said, if your kid struggles with any type of addiction, let it be drugs, alcohol, self harm, sex anything, sunrise is not the place to put them.

I could not find the Washington campus reviews, so I'll do it on here. First things first, it is an amazing house with large rooms and kind, loving staff (Washington Campus). Amazing. Saved my life from the moment I got there and allowed me to play out my toxic patterns to show I needed to change my ways. Trust me I wasn't a peach when I first arrived either; I was transferred from a mental hospital (UCLA psychiatric hospital to be exact, a facility with caring staff and therapists I would recommend to anyone in dire need of a safe place from themselves) where I had been on constant watch and heavy tranquilizers after multiple "attempts" and self harm, including eating disorder- and self destructive-like behaviors I consistently engaged in. I've been hospitalized a total of 7 times and 3 times in a partial hospital program. Sunrise was the last resort and my family thought they would lose me to my own destruction forever, but Sunrise saved my life. Sunrise proved to me no matter how deep you think you are, no matter how scared or how many "problems" you have, you can always get back up and start over. True, I agree some methods they have are rather harsh, such as being forced to stay back from fun outings and not being able to go outside when you're on the lowest level, sometimes they even woke us up to clean the chores we didn't complete and also withheld privileges from us. But guess what? I'm truly thankful for all those times because I wasn't sent there for a resort, I wasn't sent to have fun or be pampered with attention and clean towels and candy. I was sent for intensive, last resort therapy. I was trained and taught to take care of myself and look out for toxic relationships and situations. I was given skills to protect myself from my own destructions. I was given love and attention from staff and all they've done for me I am thankful for. It took me 11 months to finally recover and "graduate" and I'm truly thankful for every second of it, whether they were very dark or very inspirational, I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I can honestly say I was a very sick girl, I was very emotionally ill and sunrise helped me cure myself. They are one of the few places that don't focus on self pity and family bashing sessions, they focus on correcting innapropriate and self-destructive behaviors and they make you work your ass off for it. Sunrise has not only helped me with my emotions and psychological health, but with my gratitude for what I truly have and how I can help others in an interpersonal way. I can honestly say they that I would have been dead by now, and my family would've never been the same, but with Sunrise's help and my eventual determination, I was able to recover and love myself. I am now going off to college to study clinical social work and I plan on using my experiences and skills form SUNRISE RTC to help me do so. Thank you, Sunrise, for being my home away from home.

I love working here and I love the girls. I have seen the change that happens when the girls apply themselves and work hard.

IGNORE THE ONE STAR REVIEWS!!! Those are definitely made by girls that never got the full value of this place. I HATED Sunrise at first. That quickly changed. With an open heart you can accomplish anything. This place changed my life. I would not be there person I am today without this amazing, saving grace. There are times I wish I could go back to these days. Sunrise is nothing but amazing. It is very safe to say this place saved my life. Thank you Sunrise.

Sunrise provides healing for troubled teen girls and their families.

My daughter was at Sunrise for 14 months. Even though the work was hard and it was very difficult trusting others to care for my daughter, if given the choice again, I would definitely choose Sunrise.

The therapists and staff at Sunrise helped my daughter to find and believe in herself again. When she first arrived, she was an empty shell of herself, deeply depressed, had extreme anxiety, an eating disorder and didn t have the will to live. We had tried many other options to keep her alive and well before sending her to residential treatment.

Sunrise was not only life changing for her, but also for our family. I love that they not only focus on healing the individual, but also the entire family. During her stay, she was genuinely cared for and taught invaluable skills to help her be successful in her life. She was given daily responsibilities and learned how to have a voice again and be a strong leader.

Sunrise has a great balance of hard work and play. The girls are provided many fun activities and adventures. The activities directors put their whole hearts into creating meaningful experiences for all of the girls. Those were some of my daughters most memorable experiences.

While at Sunrise the girls and their families are expected to work hard but in the end, it is so worth it!!

The therapists at Sunrise are outstanding. The teachers and principal are amazing and helped our daughter graduate from high school a year early.

there were some really helpful staff that made life less miserable, but this place really messed me up.

Amazing group of dedicated professionals impacting the lives of girls and their families!

Wonderful program with truly dedicated, caring staff.

Sunrise is a truly outstanding residential treatment center. The staff is great, highly professional and responsive. My family spent a lot of time at Sunrise, and it was a transformative experience. I highly recommend it for families in need.

My daughter, "JS" just graduated from Sunrise after 11 months. For privacy, I am using a different name for my review. As a psychologist, I picked Sunrise because I knew that with the issues my daughter had (depression, anxiety, PTSD, and traits of BPD) Dialectical Behavior Therapy was the treatment of choice. Working in the field, I was always terrified of RTCs because I would hear horror stories about the treatment of kids at them. I chose Sunrise based on the fact they use evidence-based DBT and train all the staff in it. I loved that even the girls who wrote negative reviews (I think all of whom had not graduated) did say that the staff were caring and they learned skills. I think it is rare for an RTC to have so many positive reviews. I waited 7 months after finding Sunrise on the internet before actually sending my daughter. I am so glad that she finally got the help she needed. She hated it at first. All the girls do. Most are used to doing what they want and not following rules because their parents have lost control or like me, got into a rescuing dynamic because I saw how much my beautiful girl was suffering and I felt bad for her, so I was inconsistent with consequences. At Sunrise, they use a level/stage system to earn privileges. My daughter learned how to heal from some traumatic incidents in her life and how to stop avoiding everything that was difficult (including uncomfortable feelings such as anxiety). She gained confidence and had the courage to do EMDR with her amazing therapist, Heather. She did not like a lot of the girls at first and would complain a lot about a lot of staff or people not caring about her. The advice we got to let the treatment unfold and "let the cake bake" and consistently make it clear to our daughter that we would not pull her out and that we expected her to graduate. This was crucial. After some early quick progress in months two and three, she backslid and wanted us to pull her as she faced some harder work. We would not and after a month or so of stalled progress, she recommitted to the work and made amazing progress. She also was able to double up on classes and completed high school a year early! She is still a stubborn and intense girl but her moods are much more stable overall and she recovers much more quickly when upset. She is much less destructive, feels more confident in her identity and has much improved interpersonal skills. No RTC is perfect. Sometimes there were issues with communication among staff, but overall, it was much better than I expected. Staff are incredibly warm and caring and many became like family. I felt my daughter was safe and loved the whole time she was there. Oh, and my daughter thanked us pretty early on for sending her and recently told us she truly believes we saved her life by sending her.

I am so glad I came to Sunrise. I attended Sunrise from June 2016-July 2017, and it literally saved my life. Before Sunrise, I was extremely depressed, anxious and suicidal. I stopped going to school and was full of anger. Sunrise really helped me understand what was going on in order for me to feel that angry. My therapist was incredible and helped me understand myself better then anyone else ever had.

In Sunrise, the amount of effort you put in will determine your results. I put a tremendous amount of effort into to sunrise, and got really good results. I currently go to University, have a 3.94 gpa, love to hike, paint frequently, have supportive friends, and have a much better relationship with my family. I let sunrise help me, and my head feels more clear. But, I also did the work after to stay in that mindset.

It s so difficult to change, and it takes so much mental effort, but with practice and time, it is possible to live a healthy and functional lifestyle. I believe in all of you reading this! You can do hard things and you deserve good things!!

I have noticed a lot of either very harsh 1-star or very excited 5-star reviews and not much in between. I would say that this is due to different perspectives going in and out of Sunrise. Because I went to wilderness before coming to Sunrise, I was able to skip level one and safety phase in the 5-step level system, which is arguably the most uncomfortable phase to be on. Because my behavioral issues at home all stemmed from drugs, once the drugs were taken away, I didn't really have any behavioral issues at Sunrise that warranted any punishments, because without drugs I am too afraid to break rules. Treatment is not supposed to be luxurious or fun, and Sunrise is not an exception to this. There are pros and cons, there's obviously not as much freedom as at home, some rules that may be considered stupid, but throughout my stay I found that every single rule had a reason behind it that a previous resident messed up for everyone in the future.

In the end, I think I had a positive experience at Sunrise because I came in with a positive mindset. I find that those who I met that went in with a bad mindset and did not want to grow went back to old behaviors upon leaving (by CHOICE, Sunrise can't force you to grow up or choose what's right), manipulated their parents into pulling them out before they are ready, or behave so poorly at Sunrise that they get sent to wilderness before coming back again. While Sunrise may have a "low success rate" as some say, this is typically because the resident has left AMA (against medical advice) by either turning 18 or having a parent pull them, or by faking their way through.

So a quick before and after view of my life before both wilderness and Sunrise and what they have both done for me, before: I had a lot of anxiety all my life which was exacerbated by a sexual assault which pushed me over the edge to become dependent on Benzos and heroin. I dropped out of school at the end of 10th grade, and went to short-term rehabs twice at the ages of 15 and 16, and went to about 6 different high school programs throughout the 11th grade, I was also basically ready to die. Throughout my stay at Sunrise I have been given many opportunities, and have taken them and used them to the best of my ability: the very capable and intelligent academic principal, Janette Thompson, saved my academic career. I got back on track to finish high school, she took my 6 different 11th grade year credits and formed them into one solid year, and I was even able to graduate a semester early. I was able to get the rest of my high school credits through dual enrollment at a local university, Dixie State University, and finished high school EARLY with a 3.96 GPA, 1470 SAT, 33 ACT, and 4.0 college GPA for 23 credits. So I had a very different academic experience at Sunrise than that of someone who's sister went here many years ago. I was also provided with tools and support necessary to face my trauma, depression, anxiety, and drug addiction, and am proud to say that with the help of Sunrise and wilderness before, I now have the desire to live a full and happy life FAR past the age of 18, and I have been clean from drugs for over a year. I was able to rebuild my relationship with my parents from being kicked out of the house and not welcomed back at the age of 16 to visiting them every school day of fall, spring, Christmas, and summer break that I get. My parents also trust me enough to let me have a car, a job, a volunteer opportunity, dental assisting technical training, and to live alone off campus with roommates and still attend Dixie State University at the age of 17!

So this was a really long and in-depth review but I just wanted to express fully how much Sunrise changed my life. Not to be dramatic, but if I hadn't gone to Sunrise I'd be dead right now! One downside is that it is very expensive, around $9000-$10,000 a month, but Sunrise has a team of lawyers or something similar to help petition your insurance company and child's home public school system to get them to cover some of the cost.

I've worked at Sunrise for just over 5 years and all I can say is there is no other environment where I feel like I can succeed and fail and still know that everyone around me is rooting for me. Work is hard but having the skills to know how to navigate conflict resolution, being vulnerable with people I work with, reaching out for support to those who understand me, and knowing that you can take a break when things get tough isn't something every "job" can offer. Sunrise has literally changed the way I think about life and the way I operate in my own life. To top it off, I get to build relationships with amazing humans on a daily basis all while getting paid to feel rewarded. This review seems so sappy and honestly, it is. Sunrise isn't just another job, it brings a whole new meaning to "do what you love, love what you do" at least for me.

I spent several months at sunrise in 2010. The accident was a tragedy that was no ones fault. However looking back, it is a reflection of how horribly the facility is run and operates. That was one of the most traumatizing times of my life that I think about often. I came out of treatment worse than I went in. Most of the staff were wonderful, caring people but the majority of the therapists were not helpful at all. Over 10 years later the wound that sunrise left is still festering.

In 2012 after over a decade of therapy and struggling with anxiety and depression i finally reached my breaking point and went to Sunrise. After 8 months i had done a 180 and they saved my life. 4 years after graduating I have been off my medicine for about 2 years, out of therapy for a year, and no longer struggling with suicidal or cutting urges. My anxiety disorders have all but disappeared and my depression rarely shows it's face. They made all the difference in the world and I recommend all the InnerChange programs, especially Sunrise!!!

Edit: I have now been out of Sunrise for 6 years, I have been off meds and out of therapy for about 4 years now and i am still doing amazing. I'm graduating technical school and doing really well. Without Sunrise I know I wouldn't be alive right now, they are incredible and i'm so grateful my parents sent me there.

For all of those negative one star reviews, parents, please don't listen to these. These are teens who decided to fight the system and didn't get the help they needed. I never found anything truly wrong with Sunrise, there was miscommunication occasionally between the staff, we had some ramen explode in the microwave once, I sprained my wrist, and there was definitely drama in the house (36 teen girls with mental health issues in one house, it can't be avoided) they can't be perfect, but they don't neglect or abuse your child like many therapeutic boarding schools or residential treatment centers do. It's tough and i will be the first to admit it, it's not fun and there are a lot of times it sucks, your daughter isnt going there to have fun, that's why for a long time a lot of girls resent the program. But the factor is, if your daughter is struggling so hard that you don't know if you can keep her safe, send her to an Innerchange program. (Sunrise's parent program, the sister program is New Haven around Salt Lake City). There are so many programs out there that have legitimate abuse and neglect allegations, nothing like that ever happened at Sunrise and I havent heard of it happening at any other Innerchange program. There are so many girls that I know that have gone through that program that are now doing amazing things. It is a last resort option, and your daughter may resent you for the first while, but it's worth it in the end, and if you send your daughter to an InnerChange program you will be able to sleep with peace of mind that they are safe and being taken care of.

Also, it is better to send your child to a program that is a few states away, you don't need to be visiting them constantly, too many visits can be counter productive, and if they are too close to home and they (somehow, it's rare at Sunrise) run away, they can fall back to old habits and negative people who will help them "escape" the program and it can turn out to be much worse.

I had gone to sunrise and it was awful! The staff force there values onto you, they are very hypocritical and judgmental. when they say that its okay to make mistakes and you make one at this place they will tear you apart until you feel worthless.

There is special treatment for certain girls. Some of the staff have done drugs and are currently drugs while working at sunrise, staff say that its disrespectful to have sexual, naked or half naked photos of yourself and should never post them or have them, when some staff have posed for half naked photo have posted them on there accounts, and have even gone as far as to let the photograph post them. Now I don't care that they do that go ahead what gets me mad is that they are hypocritical about it. They come into work and lie when they also teach you to be truthful. i think that everyone needs to read this part so there are male and female staff. femlae staff are aloud to be alone with the girls however male staff are not so there has to be a female close by when males are working. so there was the one female staff how ever she was not really a female she was a transgender after working there for 8 years she had quit she got arrested for having sex with a minor and is now a sex offender no one new until she/he had gotten arrested. they say that they do background check well they obviously don't so them good enough.

They break you down mentally and emotionally and will put you back together how they want to.

The success rate is very low especially long term. One of the reasons why I was sent there was because my dad and I have a awful relationship while I was there it got better but as soon as I got out it got even worse. People might say that I didn't try but I promise you I tried my hardest however I went back to most of my old ways.

With everything that I had gone though getting put in this place with no choice and having everything taken away from me I would do anything I had to do to get out. i left that place with more PTSD then i went there for.

The only resin why there are so many great reviews are because it all of the staff and the therapists writing them so of course they are all going to have 5 start reviews if you don't send you child there how else are they going to make money.

some good things came out of this place like the tools I've learned. I have become a stronger person from what they put you though.

i felt like i needed to write this because I talked to parents and lied saying how amazing this place was because i was scared to say they truth. because a friend I made said ho awful it was and she got her level dropped for being truthful, something they teach you to be. So try and send your daughter some where close to home because in this thine they need there family close and talk to and see them as much as they can because only getting to talk to you're parent twice a week one for a certain amount of time and the other in therapy isn't enough!

I would defintely recommend Sunrise, the environment and people helped me make changes in my life that I couldn't have done by myself. I have made lifelong friendships and memories. The structure, rules, level system was all annoying in the moment but after leaving, I realized that being extremely uncomfortable and upset for 8 months of my life was frankly much better than being unhappy with myself and my life forever. Real life change fr.

After meeting the staff and touring the grounds I love this place. So clean.

I have worked at Sunrise just shy of 9 years. I have had so many positive experiences and have also witnessed the real life change that we talk about. Just the other day I sat down with a student who thought that she would never graduate high school and she is about to graduate in December, earlier than she would have!

I love the work that I do here and the connections I make with my students and their families. No, not everything is perfect, though we sure try our hardest. The people that I work with are all working for the same goal and that is the lasting change and healing for our students and their families. It is a lot of work and I have seen it work. I love being able to make a difference every day.

I went here as a teenager from 2013-2014. Sending your teen to a residential treatment center far away from home will not fix the core issues at home. My experience here was a mix of negative and positive, but there was a lot of victim blaming mentality that didn t get to the root of my issues. Get your teen a therapist that they like and trust and get a family therapist, try from home in the environment that they will be in long-term. I wish my parents would have done that for me instead. Being sent away was way more trauma than what it was worth and I believe that Sunrise didn t help me, if anything if traumatized me more. Additionally when I was experiencing gender dysphoria I was mocked by staff. This place is not LGBTQ+ friendly and it s wrong that they list themselves as being so.

Also, whoever is responding to these reviews you re coming off as very dismissive either denying previous girls claims or saying I m sorry you feel that way . Especially since there is no way for us to publicly respond besides editing the previous review.

Last thing I want to add is that like others have said the main people leaving good reviews are previous staff which seems wrong because it s not like they were the ones that were sent here.

Sunrise is a top notch program for adolescent girls! The way they have embedded DBT throughout all aspects of their program paves the way for each student's healing journey. The team at Sunrise is comprise of true caretakers.

This place changed my life but like all good their is bad. It can be traumatic the things you witness and some of the people can be aggressive or scary if you arent use to the environment. If you are compliant and willing, you re experience will be better. Defiance and unwillingness will ensure struggle.

Sunrise was a life saving & life altering experience for our daughter and family. As a parent you are making a choice you never envisioned making and my hope is, you too will find the same experience for your daughter. I am confident in the Sunrise program; from DBT, peer culture & peer support, family therapy & support, therapist, teachers, & residential staff. The relationships our daughter & family formed over 13 months (2012 - 2013) still exist today.
Today those are easier words to write, but it requires trust in the process and a true commitment from your daughter. The first 7 months our daughter, in her words, faked it to make it . True change only happened after a failed final home visit in December 2012. To sit back & watch her fail during that visit was beyond difficult. It still feels strange to say, but that FAILURE was her biggest Sunrise SUCCESS . Change happened when she finally surrendered to the I can fake it way and committed, trusted, & truly accepted Sunrise. Therapist, teachers, staff, and trusted peers never gave up on her! There have been some ups & downs since she graduated from Sunrise but she has been able to apply her Sunrise experiences & practical skills to navigate those. Following Sunrise, she immediately transitioned to college and graduated on time with a degree in Psychology.
These are the 4 items that stood out when first visiting Sunrise and making our decision to entrust them with our daughters care.
1. Nothing to hide. I spoke one on one with a current student & a student gave me the tour of the facility. I visited the area two years ago & stopped by unannounced to visit. The admission staff & director asked if I would speak with a mother & father visiting. I then spent 45 minutes by myself with the family.
2. Family involvement & support.
3. A mixture of female and male staff. Our daughter needed positive and supportive male role models. This was a key differentiator.
4. Trust your instinct and gut reaction.

I got a minor concussion by hitting my head while I was there, and kept bringing it to staff and nurse attention and they didn t do anything. Also, they literally sat a girl in the middle of a room and had people insult her. It was straight up abuse. There s a difference between constructive criticism and allowing girls to be just plain cruel. Staff played favorites and some were mean to girls. A lot of the people there went back to old habits after. There are dumb things that hold girls back from moving up, like not getting an hour of tutoring.

I did learn a few valuable things and met some really good friends. That s why I give it 2 stars.

I wanted to clarify on a past review that's on here. The car accident that took place in 2010 was NOT due to neglect. The staff driving the vehicle was an amazing lady and the incidient itself was an ACCIDENT. I was there in the van and watched as a terrible accident unfolded.

The only positive experiences I had at Sunrise were:

My therapist- Jack
My relationship coah - Andy (whom I still am in contact with)
The hiking (woo Zion)

I left sunrise ungraduated with the idea of me coming back 3 months later to graduate. Which never happened because after s month home I reverted into my old ways.

I even got worse because I had never seriously touched substances until after being at Sunrise where I learned about so many drugs from the other ladies and staff.

They ( what was dicsussed in their treatment meeting by the therapists and directors ) purposefully tried to stress me out to "learn how to manage stress" I had 3 chores as well as the duty to check everyones chores off. I believe it was because there wasn't enough girls so they pilled extra loads on certain girls as "therapeutic."

One of the residents in there with me (I will not reveal names) was so far behind mentally and was a danger to herself and others. She would throw hysterical tantrums and would lash out psychically. I remember the staff would tell me to go calm her down when they dained it "too hard," that or when they were too lazy to do their job.

There's a basment where there's bunks for the girls level 3 and up because there's no supervision downstairs. Girls would be psychally fighting for fun or making out and being inappropriate.

I was fortunate that my therapist was competent. I felt like he was the only competant one there.

I liked the teachers there especially the spanich teacher Dane Hess. But I did not get the best education from them and when transittioning home and back into a public highschool I was quite behind in some studies such as Science. I took biology 3 times because of Sunrise....

They made lots of girls go hungry. Only feeding us to serving size on the package. NO QUALIFIED dietitian or nutritionist. If you're BMI was low enough you qualified for seconds if not you went hungry. Grabbing a snack was considered stealing.

Many girls that graduated came back while I was there.

I wish my parents wouldn't have wasted their money sending me to places when it didn't end up working.

The way the transporters took my sister was completely inhumane. The education system is awful and she got so behind in school

Sunrise is my go to program for any adolescent girl who would benefit from DBT. The Realtional DBT model they use is fantastic and effective. Their clinical team engages in consistent high level training with the best of the best in the DBT world, which further adds to my confidence in the clinical work they do. They are staffed withh some of the most wonderful, caring and truly loving people and I would comofrtable sending my own child there.

I will admit I not once wanted to be at any rtc, so maybe that contrived my opinion of the place. One person I can't seem to forget was Megan Belcher Allen, who somehow convinced the students that her verbally attacking them to the point of tears was ok if you called it "exposure therapy". I'm not a therapist so maybe this is true, but being on the other end it never helped me in any way, i just hated being there more bc of it. The staff are all very friendly until they are put in higher positions (shift leader, etc.) they start talking down to the other staff like they're below because they have the badge that allows it. Sunrise honestly would not ever be a choice on my list to put teenager with emotional struggles. It would however with some structure make a wonderful boot camp. Also i need my credits for school guys, please send them its been like 2 years.

I worked at Sunrise RTC for 2 years, and if you choose to send your daughter there, you would not be making a poor choice. I've gotten the chance to work at a couple Residential Treatment Centers and currently work at one in LA as the Operations Manager. From a staff perspective, the training and care they poor into staff is designed well and they make sure that the girls have the support they need by whom they hire. It's not only a beautiful place, but seeing the difference between a girl from day one to when she graduates is the most beautiful and incredible thing anyone could witness. And the huge reason these girls benefit is because the training and plans that Sunrise gives the staff. I'm grateful for what I learned when I worked there, because it's given me the ability to succeed in my position now. For an adolescent treatment center for teenaged girls, this is exactly where you want to send your daughters for support and help.

Scrolling through the first page of 5 star reviews, 90% of them are from former or current staff. The rating for this place should be much lower if they weren't posting their own positive reviews to oppress the voices of those who actually went to this place and have the courage to speak out against the abuse.

If I could give this place no stars I would because this place ruined my life.I was a resident of this facility in 2008, I was bullied and physically abused by both staff and other residents who lived here almost on a daily basis.It got to the point where I would be provoked so bad that I felt I had to defend myself physically, which resulted in me getting in trouble and kicked out. Why was I placed here, well my mom passed away in 2005 and I had to go with my biological father who I never knew or saw growing up, he began to sexually abuse me as well as physically and due to those traumatic experiences Child protective services placed me here to get help, but thats the furthest thing I got out of sunrise. I was a foster kid and I think they knew that I didn't have any parents so they left me in the back burner a lot, they would let other girls make fun of me or belittle me and sometimes the staff would join in on it too, I didn't have a mommy or daddy to go run to when i was being treated unfairly so they got away with it . Most of the girls here come from a family who has money and they are honestly in my opinion just too spoiled, I came from nothing so it was hard for me to relate to my other peers and their situations, I could never understand why they were so bad. I wound up being isolated from everyone because there was constant confrontation and I was always the one to blame. The staff were not held accountable nor were the other girls. They wound up shipping me off to an even worse RTC where a boy had committed suicide and is now shut down for the abusive therapy methods. This is one of those places, the only thing different is the name. The staff that dealt with us girls were not fit for the job, let alone experienced enough and I would never hire someone who acts like the girls who are put there. I'm turning 20 this month(I was 13 while I was there ) but looking back now I realize that if I never came here my life would have been so much different and better. This place really messed me up, more then I already was.When I arrived at this place I came in with all these disorders and for every disorder I was on a pill for it. They will drug your kid up for a quick fix believe that, I think pills should be a last resort but not this place. They charge way too much for the horrible treatment they give you.It took me 2 years of being on my own to fix the emotional damage this place did to me along with the other facility they sent me to.Never send your kids here, or they might come out worse then when they first went in. Residential treatment isn't always the best thing for your kid, and being a troubled teen isn't a diagnoses. Ive been through the ringer and I never used my past as an excuse to make wrong choices and I'm a foster kid. These places are always going to try and make a buck with you, so don't fall into that trap. I live with my boyfriend in our newly bought house with 3 dogs and 4 cats, I am going to college and I'm getting my license to be a dog trainer soon. I'm doing fine though I still suffer from ptsd, I deal with it without medication because I know my brain isn't fully developed till 21, also I don't think it's the healthiest solution.Please think twice three times again before sending your children there. best of luck !

My parents sent me to Sunrise a couple of years ago and I am very grateful. Without them, I would have never been able to become the person I am today. I was able to get my diploma at Sunrise Academy with the help of their awesome principal, and now I have a good job as well as a great relationship with my dad. Sunrise taught me the importance of having healthy, interdependent relationships with friends and family. If it weren't for my fantastic therapist, my trauma would have continued inhibiting my social and emotional development, and ultimately running my life. The whole treatment team at Sunrise is amazing for being able to assess what I needed to be able to progress and establish boundaries accordingly. I was a very stubborn, close minded girl, and it took a long time for me to accept their help. They invested copious amounts of time and patience in order to help me see a new perspective, which I needed desperately. The staff that were there had always been so invested in helping me get better, and the teachers were very understanding about my learning needs. They provided endless encouragement and pushed me to do my very best. I'm not sure if I would've graduated at all had they not been so determined and given me support when I needed it the most. Everyone at Sunrise pushed me to do better, despite how defiant I had been for most of the time I was there. No matter how many mistakes I made, no matter how much trouble I managed to get myself into, they never gave up on me. I hadn't ever been able to understand the value of integrity until Sunrise showed me how much it affects my life and the lives of those around me. I had not known how to manage my emotions at all before going to Sunrise. The only way I knew how to cope was to repress my thoughts, lash out at others, or turn to drugs for an escape. But the therapists and staff did not allow me to avoid my issues anymore. With their help I learned to accept that my problems do exist, find the courage to address them, and discover skills to overcome them. Had they not been there for me so consistently, I might not have made it through, and I would probably still be that suicidal girl drowning in anxiety and shame. Sunrise assisted me tremendously in doing what I needed most-- loving myself. Letting go of my not-so-great past, controlling my overwhelming feelings about the future, and doing what I can in the present. I learned balance. I finally understood the concept of mindfulness and began to apply it in my life, which changed everything. Sunrise taught me how to succeed, how to have goals and actually reach them. I made personal achievements that I never thought I was capable of. They did everything they possibly could to get me to do that for myself, and I am forever grateful for it.