Can/Am Youth Services, Inc., which does business as ROSE HILL, was established by a group of local citizens in 1988. It has a mission to work with youth whose lives have become unmanageable because of a dependency to alcohol and/or drugs.

ROSE HILL is a small, modern residential treatment facility located in rural, northern New York. Our thirty bed facility allows for an intensive staff ratio of 2:1. Each adolescent is engaged in the treatment process by completing an Orientation Process of 3-5 day duration.

ROSE HILL has a unique therapeutic structure developed specifically for youth. Chemical dependency and adolescents is the business of ROSE HILL. This singular purpose gives us the flexibility to respond to what adolescents are saying. "I will test every limit and I hope beyond hope, that someone will stand their ground, even while I curse them." "I AM SPEAKING AS LOUD AS I CAN." At ROSE HILL, we try to listen and to call adolescents to wellness and recovery.

Family Services
It is our belief that chemical dependency is a family disease, and so the focus of the family services program is to assist your family to work toward a new level of family health.

Family services include:

• Orientation and education for all family members
• Ongoing support by phone
• Family sessions twice a month, or as needed
• Negotiation of a behavior contract between you and your family for expected behavior at home
• Referrals, as necessary, for ongoing family counseling
• Coordination of family services with your referring source

Education
Residents at ROSE HILL are involved in two hours of education each weekday. During that time you will be doing homework that is coordinated with your home school.

A second part of education at ROSE HILL is called Life Skills. You will learn concepts and theories designed to assist you to develop maturity and the ability to make critical decisions. These are designed for you to get in touch with the "sober" way to live a happy, healthy more fulfilling life.

Upon arriving at ROSE HILL the teacher will sit down and discuss with you a personal education plan. Generally, one of three choices is taken. The usual choices are 1) Homework-coordinated with home school, 2) GED Preparation, and 3) College and/or Vocational Preparation.

It is understood that all people are unique individuals with special needs and everything possible will be done to accommodate your learning needs.

Staff
A multidisciplinary staff includes physicians, nurses, certified counselors, and teachers. They are responsible for evaluating each resident and carrying out their treatment plan. Comprehensive assessments upon admission permits a full evaluation of the individuals level of functioning and determine the degree of physical, developmental, psycho social, educational, and vocational impairment due to chemical abuse.

The adolescent treatment specialists meet weekly to review the progress of each youth. The team includes the Program Director, Medical Director, chemical dependency counselors, academic education coordinator, social worker, family therapist, and nurse-counselor. This multidisciplinary treatment team works toward helping residents achieve a positive, productive life totally free of alcohol and other mood-altering drugs.

Referrals
Admission to ROSE HILL can begin with a call to our Admission's Office at 315-764-9700 or by sending a chemical dependency evaluation to ROSE HILL in care of Admissions. All calls and correspondence will be held in strict confidence as is subsequent treatment.

After you have contacted our office, the Intake Coordinator will contact you directly by phone. An evaluation will be required, if one has not already been sent. You and the Intake Coordinator will discuss treatment at ROSE HILL, parental or guardian involvement and the need for their signatures, transportation, payment source, current educational status, current medications and legal issues.

The Admission Team will review your application and evaluation. If approved for admission, you will be notified of an admission date or given an approximate waiting time. If your care exceeds our Program's potential, we will provide you with alternative suggestions for treatment.

Adolescents may feel they are facing the world alone. We help them meet this challenge. Making friends is as much apart of the treatment program as attending group lectures and discussions. Trust building exercises, physical workouts, and adventure activities create group bonding and natural highs. After strong bonds of trust have been created within each group, individual members support each other.

Physical exercise is an important component of the Rose Hill program by building trust, learning team skills, and gaining self-confidence. They Physical Education Department has two goals for its residents. First, we show you how to have fun and enjoy life without using drugs. Second, we give you ideas of what to do with the free time you will have once you are no longer using drugs. Therapeutic recreational and occupational activities enable residents to explore new and rewarding avenues.

ROSE HILL
100 County Route 43
Massena, NY 13662
Phone (315)764-9700
Fax (315) 764-9868
Rosehill@slic.com