The best place to start is your community mental health board or a private psychologist. AVOID boot camps and outdoor programs. These have a reputation for abuse.
I recommend to read about the books for troubled teenagers. Visit the resources here - http://www.troubledteens.com/resources-for-troubled-teens.html
The best resource to find a wildreness program for troubled teens is www.mytroubledteen.com. They have listings, reviews, and additional information about reputable camps and schools throught the US. It also has tips, advice and resources for parents of troubled teens.
AlternativeSummerCamps.com has a nice directory of camps across the US that help troubled teens.
There are many websites that specialize in helping troubled teens. One site for parents is http://www.parentingteens.com/ and it offers discussion and info by topic area. http://www.troubledteen101.com/ also offers helpful information, including contracts you can set up with your teenager to help change behavior.
The Midwest Center for Youth and Families which is located in Kouts, Indiana has faith-based troubled teens programs.
There are many programs available locally and online for parents to help deal with troubled teens. Websites such as Struggling Teens provides a large list of solutions, options, methods of dealing with troubled teens, and tips on when to spot a troubled teen.
There is a place called Heartlight christian boarding schools and they help troubled teens in TX. The website where you can learn more is www.heartlightministries.org .
www.troubledteensinfo.com and www.4troubledteens.com both offer advice and listings for programs for parents who wish to help their troubled teens.
Schools for troubled teens focuses more on their behaviour. These schools are specially designed with the right instructing team to help these teens with their massive issues.
California Juvenile Boot Camp is a popular program on the West Coast for troubled teens. If this sounds too harsh, Balboa City School is a less severe sounding boarding school, that helps troubled teens and underachievers.
If you are asking where you can find help, http://www.resourcetolife.com offers a great blog and forum for parents to discuss issues with their teens. They also have some great books and programs that might help.
There are many choices to select from when sending a troubled teen away from home to receive help. The majority of teens that need help are defiant, unruly, failing in school, running away from home, and using drugs. Some parents try counseling to help their teens but find that if the teen isn't willing to work with the counselor they are wasting their time and money. When the teen is heading in a negative direction parents may need to a more radical approach to break the cycle. This may include sending their teen to a boot camp or boarding school for troubled teens. For more information of this type of help parents could visit, http://www.teenoptions.com or call 800 610 8810