The following check list will help you determine if NHYM is the appropriate program for your son or daughter.

The following are conditions NHYM treats:

• Non-psychotic depression
• Low ego strength
• Impulsive behavior
• Lying/manipulative
• Stealing and/or lack of respect for property of others
• Lack of personal motivation and healthy boundaries
• Emotional immaturity
• More concerned with possessions than with people
• Social phobias
• Poor interpersonal skills
• Distant or strained relationship with family members
• Low or lack of self-esteem and/or confidence
• Rebellious behavior toward authority figures
• Disruptive or out of control behavior in the home, school and/or community
• Emotional outbursts/inability to channel anger appropriately
• Truancy/apathetic toward education
• Underachieving
• Running Away
• Drugs and/or alcohol experimentation
• ODD- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Resistant to treatment
• Minor delinquencies or legal offenses
• AD(H)D- Attention Deficit Disorder with or without hyperactivity
• Negative peer group/easily influenced by friends

The following is a list of conditions that you need to discuss with a NHYM admissions representative or staff counselor for consideration:

• Major medical problems
• Long history of serious drug/alcohol abuse
• History of violent episodes that have required physical or medical restraint
• Serious criminal charges
• Sexual Offenders
• Self mutilation
• Suicidal ideation
• Suicide attempts
• Homicidal thought pattern
• Pervasive Development Delay
• Spectrum disorder
• A psychiatric condition that has not been controlled through use of medication

The following is a list of conditions that NHYM does not take:

• Pregnancy
• Murder charges
• Continual use of weapons from young age
• Pedophiles
• Tourette's Syndrome
• Intelligent Quotients (IQ) below 90
• Students with a history of fire starting