Mille Lacs Academy in Onamia, MN, offers boys a safe place to face their past and begin their future. Programming is built around a rich treatment culture that uses symbolism to connect with troubled teens and encourages lifelong learning. Progress is tracked through stages and may continue after treatment in a follow-up care program.

We integrate values, beliefs, norms, and ideals in all our programs, and we offer nondenominational services, chaplain visits, and religious service celebrations as requested by parents or residents.

Mille Lacs Academy offers a unique, homelike setting, where students live, eat, exercise, and go to school on campus. They build relationships with counselors, teachers, and other students, and they attend individual, group, and family therapy to face their unique challenges.

THE CAMPUS

• A beautiful, state-of-the-art facility in a serene, wooded setting, located just 75 miles north of the Twin Cities
• A 96-bed residential unit for boys, divided into smaller units
• A 9-bed group home for boys
• A licensed, on-site, school provided through the Onamia School District

LICENSING/ACCREDITATION

• Accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA)
• MLA is licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and holds certifications from DHS for mental health and restrictive procedures
• MLA holds a sex-specific certification from the Minnesota Department of Corrections
• New Trails Group Home holds licensure from the Department of Corrections
• Medicaid eligible (MLA only)

PROGRAMMING

• Nationally recognized treatment for boys with harmful sexual behaviors and developmentally disabled boys with harmful sexual behaviors that focuses on
  • Sexuality Issues
  • Family Relationships
  • Patterns of Abusive Behavior
  • Development of Empathy
  • Cognitive Distortions
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder
  • Trauma-Based Mental Health Issues
• Individualized programming
• 30-day assessments
• 30-day to 14-month treatment programs
• Group home program
• A rich treatment culture that connects with troubled teens

FOLLOW-UP CARE

• Ongoing Support
• Referrals to other treatment providers through our continuum of care
  • Specialized foster care
  • In-home counseling services

CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION

Mille Lacs Academy
407 130TH Avenue South
Onamia, MN 56359
Phone: 320-532-4005
Fax: 320-532-4898

Jan Gibson Talbot, Executive Director
Phone: 320-532-4005
jtalbot@nexus-mla.org

ADMISSIONS

• Jeff Hansen, Corporate Admissions Manager
  Phone: 612-619-2319
  Fax: 763-553-1637
• Joe Rubado, Mille Lacs Admissions Supervisor
  Phone: 320-630-3507
  Fax: 320-532-4898