Newman & Zeneth Ward Family Foundation, US

The New Foundation, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a nonprofit organization that provides behavioral health and education programs to youth and families. The programs are designed to provide services to children and teens of ages eleven through seventeen who are experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties, as also their families. In most cases, the children being abused are brought to The New Foundation through child protective services, the court system for domestic violence or substance abuse issues and directly from the parents. The organization programs to help the youth and their families grow emotionally and behaviorally in the least restrictive environment possible. It provides the tools to the children that they need to make better choices. Its facility and programs have been accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.