​Youth Development Center / Youth Forestry Camp System

Loysville Youth Development Center
10 Opportunity Drive
Loysville, PA 17047-9754

​North East Secure Treatment Unit
701 Sathers Drive
Pittston, PA 18640

​South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit
10056 South Mountain Road
Box 374
South Mountain, PA 17261-0374

Youth Forestry Camp #3
4534 TarKiln Road
James Creek, PA 16657

Western Secure Treatment Unit
12 Dakota Drive
Emlenton, PA 16373

Youth Forestry Camp #3 (YFC 3)
50-bed open residential facility located on the grounds of Trough Creek State Park in Huntingdon County.

Programs:

First Step: 12-week program for delinquent youth with substance use disorders.
B-Dorm: 2- to 6-month program addresses criminogenic needs with a focus on career, academic, technical training.

Primary Services:

• Hazelden's," A New Direction", AND
• Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT): An evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy based on the premise that people are disturbed cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally.
• ARISE

Loysville Youth Development Center (LYDC)

54-bed secure residential facility located in Perry County.

Programs:

Allegheny: Specialized services for youthful offenders ages 12 – 15
East Penn: Addresses aggression and pro-criminal attitudes
Juniata: Serves youth with deeply ingrained delinquent values, offers academic remediation and a short term track.
STAR: Specialized services for youth identified with significant mental health needs.
Williams: Specialized services for youth identified with intellectual and development disabilities
ZB: Specialized services for youth identified with substance use disorders.

Primary Services:

• Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
• Rational Living Therapy: a systematic approach to CBT
• Victim Awareness Course (VAC): Based upon BARJ concepts, participants explore the psychological, social, financial and physical problems faced by victims of crime and how criminal behavior impacts victims, the community and all of society.
• Crossroads
• Thinking for a Change
• Casey Life Skills

Loysville Secure Treatment Unit (LSTU)

Offers increased security as a 20 bed secure (fenced) residential building located on the secure grounds of LYDC (fence within a fence).

Program:

Serves a diverse population of more aggressive youth, typically with antisocial values who are in need of an increased level of security.

Primary Services:

• Thinking for a Change
• Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
• Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
• Casey Life Skills

South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit (SMSTU)

36-bed secure facility located on the grounds of the South Mountain Restoration Center in Franklin County designed for serious and habitual offenders.

Programs:
Sex Offender Program: Specialized services for youth adjudicated delinquent for sexual behavior problems.

Secure Program: Serves the diverse needs of habitual and serious offenders.

Primary Services:

• ART
• Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
• Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
• Casey Life Skills
• Sexual Offending Relapse Prevention

​Western Secure Treatment Unit (WSTU)

60-bed campus outside Emlenton with school, gym, vocational workshops, and other amenities for normalized programming. Western Secure Treatment Unit (WSTU) is a secure residential treatment facility for at-risk male youth, operated by Rite of Passage, Inc. (ROP) in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

​Programs:

General: Provides treatment and rehabilitation services in a structured setting that promotes positive youth development while ensuring public safety.

Special Needs Unit: Accommodates up to 12 youth and is designed to meet the intensity of care necessary for highly acute youth wo present with severe mental health symptomology or dysregulation.

Primary Services:

• Aggression Replacement Training
• Impact of Crime on Victims
• Positive Skill Development Groups
• Restorative Solutions/Victim Empathy
• Seeking Safety
• Thinking for a Change
• Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change

North Central Secure Treatment Unit (NCSTU)

112-bed secure residential facility located on the grounds of the Danville State Hospital in Montour County

Programs for adjudicated males:

HOPE: Specialized services for youth with substance use disorders
RISE: Provides highly structured strength-based therapeutic community.
FOCUS: Specialized services for youth identified with intellectual and development disabilities and/or mental health needs
POWER: Serves youth with a history of aggressive behaviors.

Program for adjudicated females:
Girls' Program: A certified Sanctuary Model Program provides gender-responsive services addressing criminogenic needs and targeted interventions for trauma, loss, and mental health disorders.

Primary Services:

• Hazelden's, "A New Direction", AND
• Victim Awareness Course (VAC)
• Thinking for a Change
• PTND
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy, (DBT)
• Courage to Change
• Forward Thinking
• Choice Theory
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Casey Life Skills