Our work is guided by the principles that adolescent services should:

• Treat all youth with respect,
• Empower youth to engage in planning regarding their own lives, as well as service planning within their communities to the extent it is developmentally appropriate,
• Use a strengths-based and culturally competent approach,
• Assist youth to develop protective and positive attributes and reduce risky behavior,
• Be flexibly structured to meet the individual needs of youth,
• Promote healthy connections to family and other caring adults,
• Affirm the ability of all youth to succeed, but at their own pace and with support,
• Be coordinated and accessible and endeavor to meet established and emerging best practice standards, and
• Use data and focus on outcomes.