Youth Villages is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families live successfully. Founded in the merger of two residential treatment campuses in 1986, Youth Villages has grown to offer a complete continuum of programs and services and to become a nationally recognized leader in the field of children's mental health. Youth Villages helps more than 15,000 children and families in 11 states and Washington, D.C., every year through an array of programs, including intensive in-home services, foster care, and transitional living services, just to name a few.