CHILD & ADOLESCENT RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS
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Grove Street Adolescent Residence - Westborough
This highly structured residential program provides comprehensive residential and clinical services to males and females ages 13 – 19. These adolescents have a history of emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric difficulties that have resulted in problems in school, home, or the community. They are referred by the Department of Mental Health and other sources and attend school in the community. The goal of the program is to enhance personal, social, and independent living in order to prepare adolescents for reunification with their families or transition to independent living. Grove Street is a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program with an on-site clinician.

SchoolHouse Residence - Worcester
SchoolHouse provides comprehensive treatment and a staff-secure residence with an on-site school for ten boys and girls, ages 8 to 13, many of whom have a history of psychiatric hospitalizations. SchoolHouse is located in Worcester, and serves children referred from the Department of Mental Health or other referral sources.

Ives Residence - Worcester
The Ives Residence provides comprehensive treatment and a staff-secure residence for ten adolescent males and females, ages 13 through 18, many of who have a history of psychiatric hospitalizations. Youth are referred by the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Children and Families. Youth attend G. Stanley Hall School or other community schools.  The goal is to work collaboratively with the youth and the family to enhance personal, social, and independent living in order to prepare for family reunification or a transition to independent living.

Northborough Community Residence
This residence provides a therapeutic living environment for young men and women between the ages of 18 and 22 with mental health challenges. The purpose is to help young adults referred by the Department of Mental Health to develop independent living skills, healthy relationships, personal independence, and the skills to manage their illness. The goal is to teach the skills necessary for the young adults to live independently. The program has an on-site clinician and vocational day programming.

Transition Age Community Treatment - Marlborough
This program is designed to assist young adults with mental health challenges live in their own residences.  The purpose of the program is to support transition age adults with personal goals by helping to increase their independence, find jobs, live successfully in the community, go to college, and manage skills of daily living.

Non-Residential Transition Age Services (TASI) and Peer Support - Worcester
The TASI program is designed to assist young adults many of whom have graduated from residential care to gain greater independence in the community.   Services range from intensive supported housing to community support. 

The Peer Support program is designed specifically for transition age youth living with mental illness.   The Peer Support workers are trained to utilize their experiences to support others. The foundation of the peer support program is based on the concept of recovery which is a holistic approach to understanding mental illness.  Recovery is the guiding principle of the peer support program, and influences all of the program values and structures.

Peer Achievement Center - Fitchburg
This program is a young adult peer and family support program for 18 - 25 years living in the community.  The young adults participate in groups, activities, peer support, family advocacy, and counseling. The program aims to promote the participant's independence, while assiting them in their transition into adulthood and integration into the community.

ADULT PROGRAMS - Adults with mental health challenges
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Southborough Apartments & Supported Housing
This high intensity residential program is a comprehensively staffed and supervised apartment-style residence serving eight men and women with chronic mental health challenges and a history of substance abuse, and who have had difficulty adjusting to community living. The program goal is to assist adults in managing their illness, developing independent living skills, and managing their sobriety. The Department of Mental Health refers individuals to the program. The Southborough program uses the Illness Management and Recovery therapy program.

Basics - Framingham
This moderately intensive program is funded by the Department of Mental Health and serves adults ages 18 and over.  The congregate and supported housing program is designed to provide varying levels of staff support depending on individual need. The program is also designed to serve individuals that are hearing impaired or have low vision.  The program goal is to increase independence and functioning.

Flexible Supported Housing Program - Southbridge
This program provides supported housing services to 35 or more persons with mental health challenges who opt to live in their own apartments in the community of their choice.  It is flexible in both the types and the intensity of services offered. The Department of Mental Health refers both men and women to the program.

South County Housing Assistance Program (SCHAP) - Southbridge
This program assists 10 homeless adults and/or families with severe mental illness, chronic substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and/or HIV/AIDS in obtaining and maintaining permanent housing.

South County Community Support Program - Southbridge
This program provides low-intensity supported housing services to individuals with mental health challenges who live in the community.  Individuals are seen depending on their level of need. Services include psychiatic rehabilitation, counseling, support, crisis intervention, DBT, IMR, and rep-payee.  The Department of Mental health refers individuals to the program.

Litchfield Program - Southbridge
A residential program in Southbridge which provides two four-bed residential programs for men and women with serious mental health challenges who need intensive rehabilitative support and comprehensive day programming. The Litchfield Program uses the Illness Management & Recovery treatment model.

New Beginnings - Southbridge
This high-intensity program in Southbridge was designed for five men transitioning out of an institutional environment. The purpose of the program is to provide support to individuals with the goal of developing skills and stabilizing them into a community setting. New Beginnings is a DBT program with an on-site clinician. 

Bridge House provides a community residence and rehabilitative services for eight men and women with mental health challenges. The goal is to assist adults, referred by the Department of Mental Health, in developing the skills needed for independent living. Bridge House is a Project Adventure Program.

Oberlin Residence - Worcester
This residence provides a comprehensive, therapeutic living environment for eight men and women with major mental health challenges. Intensive staff support is available 24 hours a day. The purpose is to help individuals manage their illness, develop independent living skills, and live successfully in the community.

Alsada Residence - Worcester
This treatment residence in Worcester provides a comprehensive, therapeutic living environment for eight men and women with mental health and substance abuse challenges. The goal is to assist in managing coexisting illnesses, while helping the adults develop independent living skills, transition to a more independent setting, and maintain their sobriety. The program offers a variety of groups including relapse prevention and Illness Management and Recovery. There is a program clinician on-site.

Sigel Supported Housing Program - Worcester
This program is designed to assist 69 or more Worcester area residents with mental health challenges who live in their own residence rather that in a group residence. The purpose of the program is to support consumers with personal goals by helping them to increase their independence and enhance their daily living skills. The program is staffed 24-hours a day. There are seven residents in clustered apartments, respite services are also available.

Highland Avenue Residence - Fitchburg
This program is a community-based residence for adults with mental health challenges.  The program is designed to foster recovery and to teach the skills necessary for individuals to live successfully in the ommunity and to transition to independent living.  The program has 24 hour staffing.

North County Supported Housing - Gardner
This program provides individualized services to adults with mental health challenges living in the community.  The goal of the program is to meet each individual's unique challenges in order to assist them to live independently in the community.  The program is open daily from 8:00a.m. - 8:00 p..m. with an after hours on-call system.

North County High Intensity Supportive Living - Gardner
This program is an apartment style residence supporting 6 adults with mental illness.  The residents share a kitchen and living room area and have private bedrooms.  The goal of the program is to provide intensive indiiiividualized treatment and support to prepare individuals for transition into a less restrictive setting. Staff is available on site 24 hours daily.

Riverside Road - Templeton
This residential program provides a therapeutic living environmet for adults with mental illness.  The purpose of the program is to teach, advocate for, and support adults to manage their illness.  All individuals are engaged in developing their independent living skills in order to transition to a more independent setting.

ADULT PROGRAMS - Adults with intellectual disabilities
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MetroWest Supported Housing - Westborough
This program operates a network of cooperative and single apartments that meet the needs of 34 people with varying service needs. Individuals are diagnosed with intellectual disabilities, mental health issues, and substance abuse. Apartment sites are located in Westboro, Hudson, Worcester, and Marlboro. The intensity of services is tailored to the individuals' changing needs. The focus of the service is community inclusion and participation.

Sidney Street Program - Marlborough
This Marlborough program offers comprehensive community-based residential services to four individuals with intellectual disabilities, as well as significant behavioral challenges. There is 24-hour staffing in the residence. The focus of the service is the development of social skills and volunteerism.

Hosmer Program- Marlborough
This Marlborough program specializes in serving women with intellectual disabilities, as well as a psychiatric diagnosis and/or eating disorders. This service combines a three-bed home with several single apartments and is staffed 24 hours a day. The focus of this service is mental health stabilization, community inclusion, job development, and relationship development and maintenance. Individuals in the program are referred by the Department of Developmental Services.

Harrison Ave & Holt House - Men’s Residential programs - Westborough
Two residential programs in Westborough offer comprehensive community-based residential services to five individuals with intellectual disabilities, as well as significant behavioral challenges. There is 24-hour staffing in the residence. The focus of the service is the development of social skills and volunteerism.

West Brookfield Supported Housing
This residence, which serves four adults, operates in a duplex building leased from the local housing authority. The service supports older individuals with intellectual disabilities and significant medical challenges. Individuals are placed in residential services, supported housing, or homesharing depending on their needs. The focus of this service is to offer a home to individuals and to avoid nursing home placement. Community inclusion is also a primary focus, as is maintaining relationships with family members and significant others. Residents are referred by the Department of Developmental Services.

Chestnut Street Programs - Gardner
Two programs in Gardner serve adults with developmental disabilities, mental health issues and/or medical issues. The adults live in two homes, which are staffed 24 hours a day, and two supported housing one-person apartments. The focus of this service is mental health stabilization; decrease hospitalizations, community inclusion, job development, and relationship development and maintenance. Individuals in the program are referred by the Department of Developmental Services.

DBT Clinical Services - Worcester and North County
This program provides individualized DBT clinical services to individuals referred by the Department of Developmental Disabilities.  This clinical service supports individuals with developmental disabilites who have a dual diagnosis including personality disorder, impulse control, substance abuse, and/or self-injurious behavior.

ADULT PROGRAMS - Adults with physical and emotional challenges
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Gardner Women's Residence
This program provides residential services to four women referred by Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.  The home is fully accessible and provides residential support to women with physical/medical and emotional challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is the treatment model in the program that focuses on emotion regulation, behavioral stabilization, social skills, and life skills development.

Supported Living Program - Worcester
This program supports individuals with physical disabilities referred by the Mass. Rehabilitation Commission.  The goal  is to provide individualized services to help adults live independently in their own home.  Services include finding accessible housing, coordinating healthcare, supervising PCAs and arranging for transportation.

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Training & Consultation Services
The Bridge Training Institute provides organizations, schools, agencies, and private practitioners with hands-on training. Through workshops, customized consultation and resources, Training Institute services focus on Evidence-Based Practices and Best Practices -treatments that work - in schools, programs, clinics and offices.

Trauma Response Services
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In response to traumatic events, The Bridge provides initials assessment, consultation, and support; intervention through group and indivdual meetings with those involved both directly and indirectly; referrals to resources in the community; and follow-up and further needs assesment.   The Bridge is a partner agency with Riverside Trauma Center.

Supported Employment
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Supported Employment helps individuals with disabilities to become employed in community employment with non-disabled co-workers through support services such as job development, placement, training, and support specific to the unique needs, skills and abilities of the individual.