Columbus Girls Academy is an affordable Christian boarding school located near Columbus, Georgia, offering a safe haven for young women in Jonesboro, Georgia and around the nation; teens who have sought to fill a void in their lives through misbehavior, self-harm or negative peer influences.

After exhausting every option in their quest to help their girl, parents in Jonesboro, Georgia turn to the Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy. They have usually tried relocation, counseling, and medication, all without success. Some have been told by loved ones that it would be best for their girl to get away from the negative influences in her life and away from home for awhile. So, they seek the help of a Christian boarding school for troubled teens, like the Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy.

The typical girl who comes to CGA from Jonesboro, Georgia was once moving toward a bright future; however, as a result of self-destructive choices, her future has been compromised. Where there was once excelling grades, there is academic failure. Where there were once athletic, artistic or musical abilities, there is disdain for what she held dear. The young woman who once looked to her parents for direction, love, approval and acceptance, now has sifted to her peers to fulfill those needs; she is willing to allow them to lead her down a destructive path in life.

While changes usually happen in the moods of teenage girls going through early adolescence, some precipitating factors can leave a void in a girl’s life and lead to extremely self-destructive and angry behaviors. These factors include:

• Loss of a parent or loved one
• Childhood abuse (known or hidden)
• Family split
• An absent or abusive parent
• Bullying from others/Loss of friends
• Loss of economic status or a move to a new home or school
• Chronic illness of a loved one
• Physical invasion or mental intimidation
• Gang membership
• Excessive interest in pornography
• Negative peer group

As a result of such factors, teenage girls from Jonesboro, Georgia who enroll in our the Teen Challenge program typically demonstrate issues and behaviors including:

• Low self-esteem
• Rebellion/Anger/Defiance
• Self Injurious Behaviors or Thoughts
• Deceitfulness/Cheating/Theft
• Manipulation of family and parents
• Promiscuity
• Dangerous Behavior
• Self-Hatred

Usually, prior to choosing CGA, parents in Jonesboro, Georgia have sought help from psychiatry and the use of medication. While psychotropic medications can help alleviate the symptoms of deeper issues, we have found significant success in weening girls off of them once and for all. All but the most severe mental issues are generally precipitated by deeper emotional issues, which must be dealt with having a clear mind. Psychotropic drugs are eliminated over time with the supervision of our physician and the family’s psychiatrist.

Some students who come to CGA in Columbus, Georgia, from Jonesboro, Georgia have been previously diagnosed with behavioral disorders including:

• Attention Difficulties
• ADD
• Being oppositional and defiant
• Mood disturbances
• Issues from adoption
• Sadness or Over Exuberance

Progression of a usual Teen Challenge student from Jonesboro, Georgia:

When a girl comes to Columbus Girls Academy it is usual for her to exhibit blame-shifting, avoidance of responsibility, and sometimes complete denial of wrongdoing. Soon after enrollment, the resident begins to feel some regret for the consequences of her previous behavior. Essentially, she is sad for being caught in her behavior, but she has yet to experience a turning away from that behavior. This may be very similar to the ups and downs that parents have been living with at home — pledges to be different, moments of peace, that cycle back to repeat and crisis. Sorrow does not change individuals, repentance does.

Usually, teenagers have been spared or delayed the trouble of the entire consequences for their bad decisions; sometimes by well-intending parents. So, as a result, teenagers are not always convinced of the need for change in their lives. However, the parent is certain of the need for intervention, because their teenager is obviously headed for disaster if such actions persist. The Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy is an intervention program, hopefully intervening in troubled teenagers’ lives before they become an adult habitually demonstrating a self-destructive lifestyle.

Please call at (334)855-3695 or contact us using the online inquiry form to discover more. We enroll girls from Jonesboro, Georgia year-round.

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The Columbus Girls Academy Teen Challenge program isn’t in Jonesboro, Georgia, but it accepts girls from Jonesboro, Georgia.