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What is the Miriam Home?
P.O. Box 271, Switz City, Indiana 47465
Phone: 812-659-2533
The Miriam Home has the philosophy and subsequent approach to child care that often provides a troubled youth with the first positive parenting she's ever known. Those youth in the Miriam Home, on average, have experienced eight other placements before Open Arms. They may have been abandoned, neglected, and/or physically/sexually abused (most often by family). Thus by the time they arrive, they may be extremely angry, defensive, hostile, and aggressive. They have learned how to survive by either turning their anger outwardly on the world or inwardly upon themselves.
Our youth range in age from 6-21 years. We work with youth who have a history of past alcohol/drug abuse, conduct disorders, sexual offenses, running away, and truancy. Structure and reality therapy are an important part of the environment provided for them. Changes for these youth come because they are given the opportunity to learn how to take control of their lives. As they learn how their choices affect their present life, the youth begin to see how present decisions affect their future. Change occurs because the youth decides to change.
Our youth range in age from 6-21 years. We work with youth who have a history of past alcohol/drug abuse, conduct disorders, sexual offenses, running away, and truancy. Structure and reality therapy are an important part of the environment provided for them. Changes for these youth come because they are given the opportunity to learn how to take control of their lives. As they learn how their choices affect their present life, the youth begin to see how present decisions affect their future. Change occurs because the youth decides to change.
The Open Arms Residential Treatment Facility's program is reality based. The agency believes all behavior has meaning. Therefore, it addresses each youth's issues that have proven to be destructive by assisting the youth to carefully consider the decisions she is making for her life. Open Arms firmly believes that every youth has the ability to make good choices for herself. Open Arms gives youth the chance to learn this within a structured, Christ-focused environment.
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