<p>Whatever route you take, be very, very careful in choosing a school, and NEVER select one out of the country (I second the above poster).</p>
<p>Obviously there are “two sides to every story,” especially when it’s dealing with kids in crises, but there has been a lot of investigative work done lately highlighting the really poor treatment (including verbal, mental, physical, and sexual abuse) that some of these “schools” provide.</p>
<p>For background, you MUST read this New York Times article from July: <a href=“Students Recall Special Schools Run Like Jails - The New York Times”>Students Recall Special Schools Run Like Jails - The New York Times;
<p>One perspective: [Recommended</a> reading and links on residential treatment | ASTART for Teens](<a href=“http://www.astartforteens.org/recommended-reading-and-links]Recommended”>Recommended reading and links on residential treatment | ASTART for Teens)</p>
<p>Best of luck to you.</p>