Columbus Girls Academy is an affordable Christian boarding school located near Columbus, Georgia, offering a safe haven for teen girls in Newnan, Georgia and from around the country; teens who have sought to fill a void in their hearts through negative peer influences, self-destructive habits, or risky activities.

After trying every option in their quest to help their girl, parents in Newnan, Georgia turn to the Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy. They have usually tried psychologists, medications, and rehabs, all without success. Some have been told by counselors that it would be best for their girl to get away from home for awhile and from negative influences and peers. So, they make the call for the help of a therapeutic boarding school, like the Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy.

The usual prospective resident from Newnan, Georgia at the Teen Challenge Girls Academy was that she was once bright and talented; however, because of poor choices or an uncaring attitude, 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 teenage girl 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 negative path in life.

While changes usually happen in the attitudes of 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
• A difficult or especially critical parent
• Bullying from others/Loss of friends
• Change in economic status or a change to a new home or school
• Chronic illness of a loved one
• Physical invasion or mental intimidation
• Gang participation
• Excessive interest in pornography
• Negative peer group

Resulting from such factors, girls from Newnan, Georgia who enroll in our the Teen Challenge program generally exhibit issues and behaviors such as:

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

Often, prior to selecting CGA, parents in Newnan, Georgia have gotten help from psychiatry and the use of medication. While such medications can help alleviate the symptoms of problems, we have achieved significant success in weening girls off of them once and for all. All but the most severe mental issues are generally precipitated by underlying emotional issues, which must be addressed and solved with a clear mind. Psychotropic drugs are reduced over time with the supervision of our physician and the prescribing psychiatrist.

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

• Attention Difficulties
• Difficulty with Distractions in a Classroom Setting
• Being oppositional and defiant
• Mood disturbances
• Issues from adoption
• Sadness or Over Exuberance

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

When a student enrolls in 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 experience some sorrow 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 change, periods of peace, that then again turn to repeat and crisis. Regret does not change behavior, repentance does.

Often, teenagers have been spared or delayed the trouble of the entire consequences for their negative decisions; sometimes by well-intending parents. For these reasons, teens are not always entirely certain of the need for a different way of living. However, the parent is certain of the need for intervention, because their daughter is obviously headed for disaster if such actions persist. The Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy is an intervention program, hopefully intervening in troubled adolescents’ lives before they go on with life habitually demonstrating a self-destructive lifestyle.

We can be reached at (334)855-3695 or contact us using the online inquiry form to discover more. We enroll students from Newnan, Georgia year-round.

Therapeutic boarding school near Columbus, Georgia, a Teen Challenge academy for teenage girls in Newnan, Georgia and around the nation who are troubled by life-controlling issues. Call us now to learn more about Teen Challenge.

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