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Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge
Also known as Minnesota Teen Challenge
About Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge
Adult & Teen Challenge of Minneapolis provides gender-specific residential care for adult men and women. The program is built around Christian Discipleship and uses a faith-based curriculum, requiring a one-year commitment to work through four stages of treatment: Recovery, Renewal, Restoration, and Transition. Adult and Teen Challenge aims to support healing of the spiritual, emotional, and physical aspects of life, while also providing social and educational training designed to help women rebuild their lives after addiction. As the center operates as a nonprofit, the cost for participants is kept low. Their approach is centered on lasting recovery, regardless of the time it takes.
In Minneapolis, the organization offers six residential programs for treatment and recovery—three for men and three for women. Support options also include transitional housing and outpatient services in Minneapolis and Crystal. Each residential facility includes shared gathering areas and classrooms, and also offers private or semi-private bedrooms, fitness spaces, chapels, and places where residents can spend time with children and other family members.
Level 1 (14 weeks): Recovery Residents take part in classes focused on identifying and replacing harmful thoughts and beliefs, understanding the underlying needs that substance use was meant to address, and building coping skills to handle cravings.
Level 2 (12 weeks): Renewal Residents engage in structured work that supports physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing, targeting wounds that often contribute to addiction.
Level 3 (12 weeks): Restoration and Healing Residents explore purpose and learn how to move into a substance-free future. This stage is designed to strengthen a long-term foundation by helping residents recognize their own strengths, gifts, and abilities.
Level 4 (12 weeks): Transition Residents begin applying what they have learned in real-world settings. During this phase, participants work on securing employment and housing, managing schedules and resources, and developing leadership skills while giving back to the community.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential · Intensive outpatient treatment · Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment · Residential detoxification · Short-term residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Detoxification · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Detox services
- Alcohol Detoxification · Benzodiazepines Detoxification · Cocaine Detoxification · Methamphetamines detoxification · Opioids detoxification · Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Prescribes naltrexone · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medications used
- Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable) · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Medication for mental disorders · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling · Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Young adults · Adult women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State mental health department · State department of health
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Mental health services · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Benzodiazepines · Chronic Relapse · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Psychedelics
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Depression · Grief and Loss · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Psychoeducation · Spiritual Care · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Christian · Gender-Specific · Individual Treatment · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men Only · Women only
- Aftercare
- Alumni Events & Get-Togethers · Alumni Reunions
- Amenities
- Basketball Court · Business Center · Business Center, Computers · Fitness Center · Recreation Room
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- Do you provide medical detox on site, and how many days does it usually last?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Minnesota. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge
Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. With Minnesota Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Minneapolis
Measured from the population center of Hennepin County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Minneapolis, about less than a mile
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Minneapolis, about 3.7 miles (20 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Minneapolis, about 2.6 miles (86 within 25 miles)
See the Hennepin County treatment map, methadone clinics near Hennepin County and Suboxone doctors near Hennepin County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge offer?
Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Detox, Residential, Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge located?
3231 1st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Minneapolis?
From the center of Hennepin County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Minneapolis, about less than a mile away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.