“I am excited to see some new and alternative approaches such as we find at Amity in the United States. Amity puts emphasis on providing a safe place for participants to tell the truth. I am very impressed with Amity’s approach... Amity’s Curriculum is more than a curriculum about drug use, really it is a curriculum that teaches people how to become more human.”

— Alice Miller
internationally known psychiatrist
and author; “Drama of the Gifted Child,”
“For Your Own Good,”and “Thou Shalt Not Be Aware”

“One of the finest programs I have found throughout the U.S. and Europe.”
— Lew Yablonsky
Emeritus Professor, Cal State Northridge;
author, “The Therapeutic Community”

“At the heart of the recovery process at Amity Circle Tree Ranch...are frequent encounter groups where residents talk openly about their deepest feelings. Guided by an Amity counselor, these groups explore painful, explosive issues which many residents have previously avoided, often by using drugs. The turning point comes when residents understand that their experiences have been shared by others.”
  — “The Making of a Drug-Free America:
Programs That Work,” Mathea Falco