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CHILDREN & ADOLESCENT PROGRAMS
Special Education Services
G. Stanley Hall School
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Stanley Hall School is a year-round, co-educational school
for emotionally disturbed adolescents. The faculty and staff
provide students in academic and personal crises with the skills
and support they need to be re-integrated into a traditional
classroom or to complete graduation requirements at G. Stanley
Hall School. The main school is located on Mann Street in Worcester.
Two satellite classrooms for residential students are housed
at other locations in Worcester. Students are referred to GSHS
by their local school districts, often through recommendations
from parents, guardians, therapists, or caseworkers.
Grove Street Adolescent Residence
This highly structured residential program, located in Westborough,
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.
SchoolHouse Residence
SchoolHouse provides comprehensive treatment and a staff-secure
residence with an on-site school for ten boys and girls, ages
8 to 12, 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 Program
The Ives Program in Worcester 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 Social Service. Students
attend G. Stanley Hall School.
Safe Homes
A program designed to support gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender
and questioning youth, ages 14-23, Safe Homes hosts a weekly
Drop-In Center where GLBTQ youth can receive services from
our professional and volunteer staff. Much of the Safe
Homes programming is led by youth, who help plan and implement
the Drop-In Center. Safe Homes is based in Worcester and serves
youth from across Worcester county & MetroWest.
YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS
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 return to their home or to
the community. A supported living component assists individuals
when they are ready to move from the residence to a more independent
living environment.
Steppingstones Residence and Supported Housing
This intensive-support residence provides a comprehensive, therapeutic
living environment for 14 men and women between the ages of
18 and 25 with mental health challenges. The purpose is to assist
consumers in developing independent living skills, personal
independence, and in managing their illness. The program has
adopted Dialectical Behavior Therapy as a treatment modality
to address mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional
regulation, and distress tolerance. The program has a residence
group home, as well as a supported housing component into which
program clients graduate when ready.
ADULT PROGRAMS - Adults with mental health challenges
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.
Flexible Supported Housing Program
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,
usually in the Southbridge area. 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)
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.
Litchfield Program
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. A supported living component
assists individuals when they are ready to move from the residence
to a more independent living environment.
New Beginnings
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
Bridge House, in Webster, 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
This residence, in Worcester, 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
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 DBT Skills training. There is a program clinician on-site.
A supported living component assists individuals when they
are ready to move from the residence to a more independent
living environment.
Worcester Intensive Supported Housing Program
This program is designed to assist Worcester area clients,
with a major mental illness, who live in their own residence
rather that in a group residence. The purpose of the program
is to provide intensive support to consumers to increase their
independence and enhance their daily living skills. The program
provides individualized treatment to its participants to assist
in stabilizing the client into a community setting (usually
from a group home) while transitioning to a less intensive
level of care. The program is staffed 24-hours a day.
Sigel Street Program
This program is designed to assist 39 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 on-site in apartments and
on-site respite services available.
ADULT PROGRAMS - Adults with developmental disabilities
MetroWest Supported Housing
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 developmental 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
This Marlborough program offers comprehensive community-based
residential services to four individuals with developmental
delays, 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
This Marlborough program specializes in serving women with
developmental 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 Mental Retardation.
Harrison Ave & Holt House - Men’s Residence
Two residential programs in Westborough offer comprehensive
community-based residential services to five individuals with
developmental delays, 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 developmental 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 Mental Retardation.
Chestnut Street Programs
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 Mental Retardation.
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