Residential Program

Serenity House feels a lot like a normal home. The residential treatment center, located on a spacious suburban property near Atlanta, houses sixteen young men, between ages 15 and 28, who have committed to living drug-free.

We build a partnership with our young men based on a level of trust they have not experienced. Through therapy, they free themselves from troubles of their past and commit to a life of sobriety. Through choice and consequences, they learn to make good decisions. Through life skills training, they discover a way to find joy in life without drugs and begin to fulfill their potential as persons of integrity. Through their participation in creating their individual treatment plans, we honor their thoughts and aspirations.

We aim for more than abstinence. Far more. While abstinence is an absolutely necessary condition, it is not the only focus of our lives. We are concerned with learning to be honest with each other, being responsible for ourselves, working in community, resolving conflicts with a minimum of ill will, coming to terms with troubling aspects of our past, identifying our values, and developing integrity.

These goals are achieved in part through the following features of our program.