About
Red River Youth Academy is a psychiatric residential treatment facility in Norman, Oklahoma, serving children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. Its official site lists the address as 3400 Deskin Drive and describes the program as serving boys ages 8 to 17 and girls ages 12 to 17 (Red River Youth Academy, about page).
The program describes a trauma-informed model for youth struggling with severe aggression, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, self-harm, and related behavioral-health needs. Official materials describe individual, group, and family therapy, onsite education, and life-skills work, with a general length of stay of 30 to 90 days (programs page, treatment philosophy).
The facility was formerly known as Varangon Academy. The Better Business Bureau lists Varangon Academy as an alternate name, and public professional profiles describe a 2015 rebranding from Varangon Academy to Red River Youth Academy after a change in ownership (BBB profile, LinkedIn profile).