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 …
Tag Archive: substance abuse treatment
Nov
26
The importance of aftercare once substance abuse treatment is complete
Crossroads is offering an aftercare outpatient therapy group for women who have completed some substance abuse treatment and are taking action to maintain their sobriety. Groups are held at Greater Portland Counseling Center in Scarborough, Maine. The Aftercare Group (TAG) provides supportive aftercare once a week. Themes of the group may include: interrupting relapse warning …
Apr
24
Video: Crossroads (Maine) Residential Treatment Programs for Women
Crossroads’ residential programs for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health issues provide the structure and stability many women need at the beginning of their recoveries from drug and/or alcohol addiction. Our residential services include a short-term residential rehabilitation and children and mothers program (CAMP), as well as a long-term halfway house. While our residential facilities …
May
11
Help Save Crossroads for Women’s Residential Programs
Today, the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the policy committees of the Maine Legislature are holding public hearings in Room 228 of the State House on the Governor’s CHANGE PACKAGE to LD 1043. If passed, this change package will close both of Crossroads for Women’s residential facilities. We asked for your …
Mar
09
Crossroads Needs Your Help
We don’t normally send emails like this, but we need your help. On Friday, Crossroads for Women received the recommendations that the Office of Substance Abuse (OSA), a division of DHHS, is forced to make in an attempt to keep treatment available in our state. These recommendations essentially dismantle Maine’s substance abuse treatment system as …
Feb
28
Women, Addiction and Prison: An Interview with Dr. Stephanie Covington
Stephanie Covington, Ph.D., author of Hazelden Publishing books, A Woman’s Way Through The Twelve Steps, Women and Addiction: A Gender-Responsive Approach and Beyond Trauma, is currently being featured in the new OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network docu-series, “Breaking Down the Bars,” which premiered on Tuesday, February 15. The original seven-episode series follows the journey women prisoners …
Oct
08
Innovative residential services model receives grant in Portland, ME area
A new and innovative residential substance abuse treatment program model was announced this week at The Recovery Center at Mercy Hospital in Westbrook, Maine. Mercy, along with its consortium partners Youth Alternatives Ingraham and Crossroads for Women, were awarded a grant of $1,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to carry …
Sep
24
Crossroads for Women Windham (Maine) Job Fair
Crossroads for Women is expanding its services in Windham! (Stay tuned for details about these services coming out soon.) We’re currently looking to hire Personal Care Coordinators and Fee for Service Clinicians to join our growing residential and outpatient programs at our Windham campus. Qualified candidates are invited to bring their resumes to our Windham …
Jul
01
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
This post was updated on 8/15/12 Crossroads offers an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for substance abuse to women and men at its outpatient locations in Scarborough and Kennebunk, Maine. If you’re not sure about what an IOP is or how the Crossroads IOP might be different from other programs, here are some Frequently Asked Questions …
Feb
11
Bridging the Gap Between Halfway House and Residential Rehab Programs at Crossroads for Women
In an effort to help bridge the gap between our clients beginning their recovery journey and the clients who “know the ropes” here at Crossroads for Women, the women at our halfway house (aka, Back Cove) invited the women at our residential rehabilitation (aka, Res) program to their weekly “All House” meeting. The All House …
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