I do not recommend the New Horizon Youth Ministries school in Jarabacoa. While living in Jarabacoa for almost a year I met many of the school's "interns" and "supervisors". The school is geared to very troubled kids, with serious emotional problems, including heavy drug adiction, juvenile offenders, and sociopathic personalities. When they escape the premises, the local authorities hunt them down like criminals. However, I never saw evidence of mistreatment. In their supervised visits to town, I noticed some of the interns were obviously medicated with sedatives or other psychoactive drugs. Some of them admitted that they were regularly sedated. However, I never was able to find out the nature (name) of the medication. The "supervisors" act more like prison guards than teachers, and the atmosphere is akin to a juvenile detention center. I understand that many of the interns are referred to the school under plea deals with US juvenile authorities. If your nephew is only having some difficulties at home or school, it may be counterproductive to enclose him in such a facility. It is possible that by sending him there, he may acquire additional and more serious at-risk behavior.