COLUMBUS YOUTH ACADEMY

Columbus Youth Academy provides them with evidenced based services, programming and behavior management that assists them in developing into responsible young men before returning to the community... The Columbus Youth Academy serves 50 males, up to age 19, in a non-secure residential commitment program. Youth offenses must not have involved force, threats, or weapons in the commission of the sexual offense. Youth from similar programs who have exhibited sexually-offending behavior may be transferred into this program. The primary therapeutic curriculum follows a specialized model called "STEPS of Progress," which incorporates the main treatment tasks identified by treatment providers as important when working with adolescent sexual offenders. Youth with developmental issues will be provided specific behavioral programming.

Primary location: Tampa United States