LAD LAKE INC

OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT NEARLY ALL (92%) OF LAD LAKE YOUTH IN RESIDENTIAL CARE HAVE LIVED THROUGH MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC EVENTS. MANY HAVE LIVED THROUGH SEVERE NEGLECT. SOME HAVE BEEN ABUSED. OTHERS WITNESSED VIOLENCE. NEARLY ALL EXPERIENCE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES. IN FACT, THE VAST MAJORITY (70%) OF LAD LAKE YOUTH STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND PTSD. LAD LAKE'S TRAUMA-INFORMED EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND CARING STAFF ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO HELPING YOUTH SUCCEED. LAD LAKE RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO HEAL IN A SAFE AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT AND BENEFIT FROM: STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, SPECIALIZED THERAPIES INCLUDING TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT), ART AND EQUINE THERAPIES, MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (MET/CBT5), ONSITE STAFF TRAINED IN TRAUMA-SENSITIVE CARE UTILIZING THE RISKING CONNECTIONS MODEL AND THERAPEUTIC GROUPS HELPING YOUTH DEVELOP SKILLS TO HANDLE LIFE'S CHALLENGES INCLUDING MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY.

LAD LAKE OFFERS A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT-RISK OF SCHOOL FAILURE. LAD LAKE OPERATES THREE SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEE AND DOUSMAN WITH PROGRAMS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY SUITED TO MEET THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF EACH STUDENT. WITH A HIGHLY-INDIVIDUALIZED CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, HIGH TEACHER-TO-CHILD RATIOS, AND ONSITE SPECIALISTS AND THERAPISTS, LAD LAKE SCHOOLS GIVE STUDENTS THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS. THROUGH ITS DAY SCHOOLS AND ONSITE SCHOOLS AT ITS TWO RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES, LAD LAKE TEACHERS HELP HUNDREDS OF KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES SUCCEED IN SCHOOL INCLUDING: YOUTH WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES, YOUTH WITH ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG DEPENDENCIES, STUDENTS WITH SEVERE CREDIT DEFICIENCIES, STUDENTS AT-RISK OF EXPULSION. FOR MANY OF THESE YOUTH, LAD LAKE IS THEIR LAST HOPE AT GETTING BACK ON TRACK ACADEMICALLY. LAD LAKE TEACHERS OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS FOR STUDENTS, AND ARE ABLE TO CATER TO THEIR SPECIALIZED NEEDS. THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, 76% OF OUR YOUTH INCREASED THEIR READING AND MATH SCORES BY 2 GRADE LEVELS IN ONE SEMESTER.