About Us
About Teen Challenge
Teen Challenge UK is a charity registered in the UK and operates nationally to help young people who have developed life controlling problems, especially drug and alcohol addictions, and also to offer preventative help to those who may be in danger of doing so.
Teen Challenge UK started in the late Seventies and now works in fifteen locations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Teen Challenge London and Teen Challenge Strathclyde grew out of Teen Challenge UK and are now affiliated works.
Teen Challenge UK is a Christian faith based organisation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I get help?
If you are looking to enter the Teen Challenge rehab programme, you will need to complete an application form. (Depending on which centre you require). You can download all application forms by clicking this link. Once the application form has been completed, please fax it to the respective centre, or post it to the address of the centre.
Our History
Teen
Challenge was founded in 1958 by David Wilkerson in New York City, USA.The story of his interaction with street gangs and addicts in the city
is documented in the best selling book, ‘The Cross and the
Switchblade’.
Structure
Teen Challenge UK is an autonomous country in the international Teen Challenge family. It enjoys fellowship links with ninety-three other countries through Global Teen Challenge and it is a member of Teen Challenge Europe.
The UK Board of Directors give oversight to all the charity’s activities and in particular it has direct responsibility for all activities that are of a national nature.
