T.H.E.'s primary mission is public safety and no more victims. This can only occur when individuals convicted of sexual offenses can effectively manage themselves in the community. Choosing to give to T.H.E. provides money for training and keeps salaries competitive to acquire and retain staff.
After my offense, I felt cut off from friends and alone. The treatment community at Teaching Humane Existence provided me with the support that I needed to succeed in Treatment.
Edwin G.
I am a different man than I was seven years ago. I did the work at Teaching Humane Existence and the rewards were life changing. I love myself, I love life and I have good friends. They have a fantastic staff, great curriculum and the Peer Community enabled me to thrive.
Michael D.
I came to THE in 2012 following an arrest for distribution of child pornography. When I arrived at the agency I was in a hopeless and angry state. I spent the first year of my treatment trying to avoid everything about my life and what I had done. There was a strong possibility that I would go to prison as I seemed unable to be honest about my behavior or my disregard for the emotions or safety of other people.
Yet with the help of several therapists, most notably Kimberly Kline, I was able to begin to recover. It has been a long road between a termination contract and where I am today. In March of 2021 I was granted release from probation nearly 18 months early. Much of this is thanks to the group of remarkable people at this agency. Though ultimately I saw through the changes in myself, the staff and other clients at THE deserve a great deal of credit for their guidance and support. I cannot thank them enough.
Kellen B.
Teaching Humane Existence is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to treating adults who have been convicted of sexual offenses. We devise solutions that address the much avoided problem of "where sex offenders can live." T.H.E. provides the long term, intensive, treatment necessary to change clients thinking and lifestyles, which enables them to develop and maintain healthy relationships. We aspire to expand community involvement and support.
T.H.E. was instrumental in developing treatment principles, testing procedures and treatment methods to ensure accountability and measure progress. These include, but are not limited to, the use of the therapeutic community milieu, weekly individual and group therapy, weekend- peer-led group therapy, various forms of testing including Abel examinations, PPG, polygraphs, and daily journaling. T.H.E. has been a leader in sex offender treatment since it opened in 1983 as an offense specific treatment program. This orientation took its initial inspiration from the new field of Domestic Violence, the introduction of penile plethsymography, and relapse prevention, all oriented towards enhancing public safety.
Organization name
Teaching Humane Existence
other names
T.H.E.
1983
Tax id (EIN)
84-1163689
Category
Crime & Legal-Related
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
9725 E. Hampden Avenue Suite 400Headquarters
9725 E. Hampden Avenue, Suite 400Denver County, CO, US