Nexus, a nonprofit, 501(C)3 organization, has been a leader in youth residential treatment services for 40 years. Beginning in the early 1970s as a small, adult male felon program in Minnesota, Nexus services have evolved over the years to specialize in serving children and adolescents.
Nexus offers a continuum of specialized services
Residential Treatment Programs
Group Home Living Programs
Transitional Living Programs
Treatment Foster Care
Accredited Schools
Vocational Training Programs
Crisis Nursery
Children's Diagnostic Treatment Center
Independent Living Option
Shelter Care
45-Day Assessments
Inpatient Acute Psychiatric Care
In-Home Counseling
Alternative to Residential Treatment
Adoption
Aftercare
Nexus operates 4 residential treatment sites with COA-accredited programming and one residential treatment site with TJC-accredited programming, and each facility has an on-site, year-round accredited and licensed school. Youth who successfully complete a Nexus residential treatment program have a recidivism rate well below the national average. Additionally, Nexus offers inpatient psychiatric programs, aftercare services including specialized foster care, referrals, in-home counseling services, and ongoing support.
Each Nexus location provides specialized treatment options for your child's specific needs.
Mille Lacs Academy, Onamia, MN: Boys 10-19 Harmful Sexual Behaviors and Mental Health Issues, as well as Lower Intellectual Functioning, Developmental Delay, & Other Special Needs
Residential Treatment Programs
30-Day Assessment Program
Group Home Program
Gerard Academy, Austin, MN: Boys and Girls 6-19 Boys' & Girls' Emotional & Behavioral Disorders
Residential Treatment Programs
45-Day Assessment Program
Emergency Shelter Program
Bridging Program
Short-Term Residential Program
Technical Exploration & Skills Training Courses
Indian Oaks Academy, Manteno, IL: Boys and Girls 12-21 Boys' & Girls' Harmful Sexual Behaviors, Behavioral Disorders, & Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment
Residential Treatment Programs
Developmental Disability with Harmful Sexual Behaviors
Hospital-based, acute-care programs
Transitional Living Program
Onarga Academy, Onarga, IL: Adolescent Males 11-20 Adolescent Males with Harmful Sexual Behaviors & Behavioral Disorders
Residential Treatment Programs
Chemical Health Program
Transitional Living Program
Group Home Program
Foster Care Program
Vocational Training
Family Focus, Greater Minnesota: Boys and Girls, Birth-18 Adoption, Specialized Foster Care, and In-Home Counseling Services
Specialized Foster Care
Alternative to Residential Treatment Program
Professional Home-Based Services
Adoption
Kindred Family Services, Greater Minnesota: Boys and Girls, Birth-18 Therapeutic foster care, permanency planning, family support, and crisis nursery
Therapeutic Foster Care
Alternative to Residential Treatment Program
Whole Family Foster Care
Specialized Foster Care
Waiver Services
Permanency Planning
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids
Supervised Visitation
Shelter Care
Short-Term Family Foster Care
Crisis Nursery – Serving Wright County
Woodbourne Center, Baltimore, Maryland: Boys and Girls, Birth-18 Integrated system of care for children and families involved in the child welfare system, the juvenile justice system, and in mental health programs
Mille Lacs Academy
Gerard Academy
Onarga Academy
Indian Oaks Academy
Woodbourne Center
Family Focus
Kindred Family Services
