The Avondale Youth Center (AYC) is a co-ed, residential therapeutic center with a twenty-two bed capacity. The facility provides a comprehensive therapeutic intervention program to youth who have been abused/neglected or abandoned. These youth often times have been diagnosed with mental health disorders, emotional problems, and authority issues. Adolescents must be between the ages of ten and eighteen and reside in Muskingum County. Youth are placed at AYC when the need has been indicated for a highly structured, therapeutic living situation. The goal of the AYC comprehensive array of services is to design an individualized therapeutic intervention program, stabilize the child, and ultimately return the child to a stable home environment.