At 15 our child was flying right into the side of a mountain. We had spent years doing everything we could to get some lift under his wings; prayer, friends, family, school counselors, youth leaders at church, psychologist, teachers, prayer, a neural behavioral doctor, a psychiatrist (who just before we found Heartlight told us that when it came to doing everything one could to help a child we "could have written the book"). We felt helpless but Heartlight gave us hope. Our son was there for 12 months and he changed in dramatic ways. He went to Texas a lethargic, unfeeling, "vacant eyes" young man and returned to us an energized, positive and hopeful young adult who believes he has a future. Mind you he was not "fixed" after graduation at Heartlight but was given a healthy foundation in his life in which to build a better future. He has been out of Heartlight (graduated) for some years now and is attending a University in our home state. Heartlight was difficult for us financially and the road after Heartlight wasn't always easy but it was night and day better than before we sent him there. Both parents commitment to their child and involvement with their child while at Heartlight and commitment to the folks and program at Heartlight is essential for the best opportunity for a positive outcome . To this day we support Hearlight monthly (because we are grateful) and while I know not every child ends up with the same results our child received I have a frightening idea of where our son would be right now if we had not made one of the hardest decisions of our lives to remove him from our home and send him to Heartlight.
I hope the very best for your child, to you and your family if you chose to send your child to Heartlight.
I give Heartlight 4 out of 5 stars because there is always room for improvement in everything and everyone whether at Heartlight or in our lives.
We have a 4 star son who is reaching for that 5th star and we could not be more proud. To the staff at Heartlight - Thank You!!
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