Crossroads

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Date registered: January 2, 2011
URL: http://www.crossroadsme.org

Biography

Crossroads provides gender-responsive addiction and behavioral health treatment services in a safe and respectful environment so individuals and families can lead healthy lives.

Latest posts

  1. Shannon Trainor Talks About Gender-Specific Treatment on Growing Up Chaotic Radio Show — June 6, 2013
  2. Acupuncture for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Recovery — May 22, 2013
  3. Crossroads Teaming Up With The Opportunity Alliance for Medication Management Services — May 15, 2013
  4. April 27th is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day — April 22, 2013
  5. Crossroads on Perspectives — April 15, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. Yogave: Combining 12 Steps and Yoga in Maine — 4 comments
  2. Exciting Changes for Crossroads for Women — 4 comments
  3. Questions to Ask When Deciding if IOP is Right for You — 3 comments
  4. Defining Recovery + a New Recovery Center in Portland — 3 comments
  5. Another Tool for Recovery: The God (or whatever your higher power) Box — 3 comments

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Jun
06

Shannon Trainor Talks About Gender-Specific Treatment on Growing Up Chaotic Radio Show

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Crossroads Clinical Director, Shannon Trainor, LCSW, CCS, was on the Growing up Chaotic Show on BlogTalk Radio yesterday talking about gender-specific substance abuse treatment. The show “provides a 360° view on all topics related to addiction, recovery, abuse, and mental illness.” Shannon talked with the show’s host, Dawn Clancy, about what gender-focused therapy is and Crossroads’ approach …

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May
22

Acupuncture for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Recovery

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As part of the Children And Mothers Program (CAMP) for pregnant and postpartum women at Crossroads, clients receive weekly acupuncture sessions with a licensed acupuncturist. Research has proven that acupuncture relieves some of the health-related issues common in pregnancy, eases the delivery process and assists with the mental, physical and emotional issues in postpartum women. …

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May
15

Crossroads Teaming Up With The Opportunity Alliance for Medication Management Services

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Crossroads is excited to announce a new collaborative relationship with The Opportunity Alliance to provide medication management services as an extension of our existing outpatient services. Crossroads’ assistant clinical director, Mary Anne Roy, Psy.D, CCS says, “We have started collaborating with The Opportunity Alliance in the past month and feel very positive about this new partnership. They are …

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Apr
22

April 27th is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

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The 6th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications. We’ve blogged in the past about …

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Apr
15

Crossroads on Perspectives

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Teresa Bendokas-Heinfeld, Crossroads’ system administrator, was recently a guest on the radio show Perspectives. The local radio show is dedicated to featuring Maine-based non-profit organizations. On the show, Teresa talks to host Sandra Gilly about Crossroads’ gender-responsive addiction treatment and its concentration on the ways in which men and women get better differently. She talks …

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Mar
26

Guest Post: How I Learned to Take Responsibility for my Parents’ Drinking

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The following article is a guest post by Dawn Clancy. I vividly remember sitting across from my stepfather, Joe, at the kitchen table. In his hands were a stack of multiplication flashcards about 2 inches thick. His impatient, beady eyes drilled right into the center of mine as he snapped each card in front of my …

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Mar
20

Social Work Month 2013: Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy

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March is Social Work Month. This year’s theme is Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work” which emphasizes the value of using personal strengths and self-advocacy to manage serious life challenges. In honor of social work month, we’re sharing a neat infographic that gives you information about what social work really is and …

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Mar
18

Family Involvement in Substance Abuse Treatment: A Client’s Perspective

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Crossroads has put a stronger emphasis on family involvement at all levels of treatment over the past year or so. Following is an anonymous quote from a client in our halfway house program, also known as Back Cove, about what it meant for her mother to be involved in her treatment. “It was really nice for …

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Mar
04

Background and Benefits to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

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Crossroads recently started a new Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Group at its Greater Portland Counseling Center office in Scarborough, Maine. DBT is an evidenced-based approach that offers an array of cognitive behavioral strategies to help individuals learn to better manage their emotions, behaviors, relationships and life challenges while developing a stronger connection to the world …

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Feb
21

A Crossroads alumnae visit, from a client’s perspective

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Last week, we shared the story of a former client’s visit back to 525 Forest Avenue, the home of Crossroads’ halfway house program. This week, we’re sharing the impact Ashley’s visit had on one particular client. The following post was written by halfway house client Melissa W. As a client of Crossroads, I often wonder …

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