Publications

The following three types of publications are available on this website:

Statement of Ethical Practice for Use of Research Findings

The purpose of the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Research Cooperative is four fold:

  1. To delineate and define the scope of the OBH industry.
  2. Research and evaluate OBH treatment process and outcomes.
  3. Provide objective information to support program improvement initiatives.

All studies should be reported and cited using American Psychological Association (APA) citation guidelines (see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/06/ for example).  No publications can be reproduced without permission.  Also, any material referenced from this website should link to the website and not remove material and store on external servers.

It is critical that any research and evaluation reported on this website and subsequent publications involves ONLY those OBH programs mentioned in each study (programs participants for each study are noted below).  In no way do the results reported in any study make claim to the effectiveness of outdoor behavioral healthcare programs beyond the scope of each study, the study program participants, and the findings reported herein.

Program Participants in OBHRC Studies Since 1999

  • Defining the Scope of the OBH Industry (1999-2001)
    • Anasazi Foundation, Mesa, Arizona
    • Aspen Achievement Academy, Loa, Utah
    • Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy, Albany, Oregon
    • Redcliff Ascent, Springville, Utah
    • Summit Achievement, Stow, Maine
    • SUWS, Shoshone, Idaho
  • Risk Incident Monitoring (1999-2005)
    • Anasazi Foundation, Mesa, Arizona
    • Aspen Achievement Academy, Loa, Utah
    • Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy, Albany, Oregon
    • Monarch Center, Georgetown, Colorado
    • Mountain Homes Youth Ranch, Vernal, Utah
    • OMNI Youth Services,Buffalo Grove, Illinois
    • Redcliff Ascent, Springville, Utah
    • Soltreks, Two Harbors, Minnesota
    • Summit Achievement, Stow, Maine
    • SUWS, Shoshone, Idaho
    • Wendigo Lake Expeditions, Ontario, Canada
  • Outcome Study Youth Outcome Questionnaire (2000-2002)
    • Anasazi Foundation, Mesa, Arizona
    • Aspen Achievement Academy, Loa, Utah
    • Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy,Albany, Oregon
    • Monarch Center, Georgetown, Colorado
    • OMNI Youth Services, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
    • Redcliff Ascent, Springville, Utah
    • Soltreks, Two Harbors, Minnesota
    • Summit Achievement, Stow, Maine
    • SUWS, Shoshone, Idaho
    • Wendigo Lake Expeditions, Ontario, Canada
  • Depression and Substance Use Study (2003-2008)
    • Anasazi Foundation, Mesa, Arizona
    • Aspen Achievement Academy, Loa, Utah
    • Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy, Albany,Oregon
    • Monarch Center, Georgetown, Colorado
    • Mountain Homes Youth Ranch, Vernal, Utah
    • OMNI Youth Services, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
    • Redcliff Ascent, Springville, Utah
    • Summit Achievement, Stow, Maine
    • Wendigo Lake Expeditions, Ontario, Canada
  • Qualitative Follow-up Study to Assess the Role of Aftercare (2003-2004)
    • Anasazi Foundation, Mesa, Arizona
    • Aspen Achievement Academy, Loa, Utah
    • Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy, Albany, Oregon
    • Redcliff Ascent, Springville, Utah
    • SUWS, Shoshone, Idaho
    • Monarch Center, Georgetown, Colorado
    • Summit Achievement, Stow, Maine
    • Wendigo Lake Expeditions, Ontario, Canada