Teen Transport Services

While we cannot recommend any one transport service, for safe and caring teen transport, we do recommend that the transport agency belong to the Association of Mediation and Transport Services and adheres to their safety standards:

AMATS Standards of Professional Excellence

Members of the Association of Mediation and Transport Services ascribe to a standard of ethical excellence and safe practice in order to provide a secure pathway for persons in our care as they begin their journey to healing and recovery.

AMATS MEMBERS PLEDGE TO:

  • Uphold the law of the land and strive to maintain the safety and security of those in their care.
  • Provide transparency, open communication, and full disclosure regarding the destination and mode of travel to those in their care.
  • Carry a commercial liability policy and a local business license; conduct criminal backgrounds and safe driving checks on their personnel and engage in business with clients through a written contract describing the scope of the service.
  • Seek the assistance of additional trained professionals when encountering combative behavior, substance abuse and life-threatening behaviors beyond their capability in order to bring the situation under control.
  • Exhibit honesty, integrity and compassion as they seek to preserve the welfare of those seeking support.
  • Will offer food and bathroom breaks at safe intervals as well as offer and chart prescribed medications throughout the transport.
  • Maintain a Zero-Tolerance Policy regarding threats, lies, intimidation or intentional misrepresentation.
  • Ascribe to professional and ethically based interventions and transports with at least one parent, guardian or guardian ad litem on site when the intervention is mediated and transport commences.
  • Refrain from financial quid pro quo and reciprocal arrangements. Provide ongoing training in crisis management intervention, de- escalation, intervention basic training, First-Aid and CPR.
  • Maintain confidentiality standards as set by the United States Federal Government as it applies to all parties involved.

LEARN MORE HERE: https://www.amats.org/

Best Choice is in no way affiliated with AMATS nor its members, and gains no financial remuneration from recommending them or any other transporter.

Disclaimer: Some of the lower-cost behavioral correction or character-building programs we might mention are not be licensed to provide clinical or therapeutic services.  For individuals with mental or psychological disorders, their services should not be considered a substitute for psychological treatment by a licensed mental health professional.

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For safe and caring teen transport to a residential facility, we recommend that the transport agency belong to this ethical association.

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