Youth Dynamics Reopening Glendive Office
June 2006

On June 8, Youth Dynamics, Inc. celebrated 25 years of providing behavioral health services to thousands of Montana children and their families. A variety of events were slated throughout the day, including a review of what the non-profit organization has achieved throughout its history along with projections of what lies ahead.

YDI officially began operating in 1981 when it was known as Volunteers of America. In 1989, Janie McCall of Billings was the organizer of the agency under the YDI name and served as its chief executive officer. The only program offered at that time was therapeutic foster care for children.

YDI has branched out to become a statewide organization with service locations in Bozeman, Livingston, Miles City, Glendive, Helena, Wolf Point, Butte, Sidney, Lame Deer, Great Falls and Boulder. A full continuum of behavioral health care is provided that allows the agency to tailor customized and comprehensive treatment plans that reflect the appropriate level of care for each individual served.

The mission of YDI is to promote partnerships with people for the provision of progressive family and community centered behavioral health services.

“The greatest resource we have is our families and communities we serve,” stated Peter Degel, Executive Director. “We believe that every child deserves a family. Because this philosophy is at the very core of our organization, YDI has become the premier Montana provider of behavioral health services for children and families.”

Including both full-time and part-time staff, YDI employs more than 250 individuals with an annual payroll in excess of $4.5 million. Approximately 900 children receive services on an annual basis.

“In our quarter-century of service in Montana, it is extremely rewarding to see the progress of the people we have served – to watch them graduate from our programs and services helping them to lead rewarding and productive lives,” Degel said. “Our success stories are many, as we believe every child we work with becomes successful, each in their own individual way. Our logo is a rising sun, signifying a rising and bright future for the kids and families we serve. That truly is hat makes everything we do so rewarding.”

YDI is licensed in the following areas: Mental Health Center, Child Placing Agency, Therapeutic Youth Group Home, Youth Shelter Care and Youth Group Home.

Youth Dynamics, Inc. is reopening an office in Glendive to better serve you. Join Laura Reder (Eastern Regional Supervisor), Barb Seitz (Area Manager) and Angie Harper (Youth Case Manager) for an open house to “swap information” on June 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 100 ½ Merrill Avenue, Suite #4. Refreshments will be served. Bring your business cards and brochures so we can trade.