SCAR/Jasper Mountain is a non-profit agency with a mission to help STOP CHILD ABUSE in all its forms and promote the physical, emotional and spiritual health of severely abused children and their families. The residential program, Jasper Mountain Center, began accepting severely abused children in 1982. SCAR, with the specific focus of preventing abuse through community education and training, began in 1983. In response to community needs, an outpatient mental health program began serving children and their families in 1984.

Jasper Mountain Schools has provided on-site schooling for children in residence since 1989.

Jasper Mountain Center is home for some of the most severely abused and emotionally disturbed young children in Oregon. There is a particular focus on sexual abuse. The center is unique in that it provides a family environment where children can begin the long process of healing from the trauma and abuse they have experienced. The program philosophy stresses a holistic approach, healing the body, mind and spirit. The Center accepts both boys and girls between the ages of three and eleven, the most frequently admitted children being between the ages of five or ten. The average length of stay is two years and children may stay at Jasper Mountain up to age thirteen. Jasper Mountain Center is licensed and certified as residential treatment facility by the State of Oregon.