There are several ways to begin the admissions process for Broken Shackle Ranch, Inc. We accept students from the following sources:

The Georgia Department of Family & Children Services (DFCS)

The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)

Youth who are voluntary placements once the state releases them from custody

Criteria for admission are as follows:

-  The youth must be at least 16 years of age

-  He must have a current psychological evaluation (within the last 2 years)

-  Our program must be able to meet the needs of the applicant

-  He must WANT help,  realize the need for change in his life, and agree to all program aspects.

To begin the admission process, please print our Student Application, fill it out as completely as possible, and email to maecobb@bsr.education or fax it to us at 478-348-3652. If you have a copy of the applicant's most current psychological, you can simply fax that to us in addition to the application.

Also, if you'd like to check out the inner-workings of the program, you can visit the Program Breakdown in our Resident Manual

If you have additional questions, please email or call us at 478-331-6555.

Parents who are interested in placing their youth privately:  our program costs an average of $6,000 per month per student.  We know this is an extreme expense to families, so we suggest you attempt to have your youth placed through the state of Georgia via the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) or the Department of Family & Children Services (DFCS).