"It forced me to face my issues and it provided me with an environment to effectively work on these issues in a safe place. NorthStar changed my life. I don't know what I would do or what I would be if it hadn't been for that experience and I want you to know that it really, really made a difference in my life." J.W. (5 years after treatment)
"I learned a lot from going there. There are other ways to solve problems rather than resort to violence or use drugs or snapping out on my teacher. They showed me a lot of other ways to deal with my anger and frustrations." R.K. (4 years after treatment)
"The family night helped me and my mom, my dad and my sister a lot. I guess my mom and my sister saw that we weren't the only ones that had problems." C.B. (3 years after treatment)
“NorthStar helped me through a tough time of my life. I honestly don’t know where I would be without you guys and I appreciate you and love you guys!” R.M. (3 years after treatment)
"I really found the expressive art therapy to be useful. Because I internalized, the ability to express myself through art was very beneficial. I was able to write poetry about what I was dealing with, draw pictures, make jewelry, candles and stuff like that." L.K. (4 years after treatment)
"The art that we did was also very helpful; it was a way to get my true inner-self out without really knowing it." B.G. (2 years after treatment)
