THE OTHER SIDE ACADEMY

The Other Side Academy is a training school in which students learn pro-social, vocational and life skills allowing them to emerge with a healthy life on "the other side." This program is available as an alternative to those facing long-term incarceration as well those seeking a change from the life they've chosen in the past. Many of those who seek entrance into the Academy are convicts, substance abusers, or homeless. This school accepts men and women, both pre-and post-sentencing, who are ready to learn a new and better way to live their lives... The Other Side Academy is a "classic therapeutic community." It is based on one of the most researched and effective models for helping those with long histories of addiction and criminal behavior of the past 70 years. In a therapeutic community, the powerful influence of experienced peers is employed in place of therapists or doctors who don't share the same life experience as our students. A summary of the research demonstrating the..

Primary location: Salt Lake City United States