a wilder research study of 141 former residents who graduated minnesota teen challenge between 2007 and 2009 reported that 74 percent of adult program graduates (10 percent of respondents were teenagers) reported no use in the previous six months, 58 percent had attended school since graduating, 74 percent were employed, and 53 percent rated the overall quality of minnesota teen challenge as “outstanding”. when asked to name what helped most, the faith-based aspects and the staff were mentioned most frequently.