May
15
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 …
Apr
15
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 …
Mar
18
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 …
Mar
04
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 …
Nov
09
Since Crossroads started offering outpatient services for men, we’ve been asked when an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for substance abuse would be available in York County. We are happy to announce that Crossroads is now offering an IOP for men at our Kennebunk Counseling Center office at 2 Livewell Drive, Suite 202. The men-only group …
Oct
05
The following post was written by Crossroads client, Cat S. It was a day to remember, twelve girls, a fifteen-passenger van, a day at the Fryeburg Fair. The excitement was building days before the excursion. Twelve girls in anticipation for a day to enjoy a beautiful road trip to the fair. What would we do …
Aug
23
September is National Recovery Month, a time to promote the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrate people in recovery, laud the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promote the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Last week, we asked for your recovery stories …
Jun
25
Though Maine is one of the safest places to live in the US, its crime rate rose by more than 5% in 2011, the largest increase in 36 years. This jump, which also occurred the year before, is in contrast to the rest of the nation. According to the FBI, violent crime dropped 4% and …
Apr
24
Crossroads offers a number of outpatient options for men and women, including pregnant women, of all ages and backgrounds seeking evaluation and/or treatment for addiction and behavioral health. Our gender-focused outpatient services are offered at Greater Portland Counseling Center in Scarborough and Kennebunk Counseling Center in Kennebunk, both in Maine. Crossroads’ outpatient services include comprehensive …
Jan
18
New research shows us that the act of binge drinking is more prevalent than initially thought. First, let’s define binge drinking for men and women. For men, binge drinking means drinking 5 or more alcoholic drinks within a short period of time. For women, binge drinking means 4 or more drinks within a short period …
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